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General Information: ITS FREEZING COLD!!!!

Basic Facts:
 * Geographic
 * Located in Northern Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean to the north, Europe to the west, and the North Pacific Ocean to the east.
 * Geographic Coordinates: 60N and 100E
 * Moscow, St. Petersburg,
 * Capital City: Moscow
 * Brief History
 * It was founded in the 12th century as the Principality of Muscovy, over the over 200 years of former Mongol rule. Under the rule of Peter I the hegemony expanded to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. Territorial acquisitions continued to occur until around 1900. The devastation of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities and to the overthrow of the Russian Empire in 1917.Communist Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. In the attempt to modernize The USSR's Communism inadvertently splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics we know today.