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The '''Russian Federation''' is a [[Bourgeois state|bourgeois]] republic | The '''Russian Federation''' is a [[Bourgeois state|bourgeois]] republic established in December 12th, 1991 that was established during the [[Overthrow of the Soviet Union|counter-revolution in the Soviet Union]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]] declared sovereignty on December 12, 1991<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=1991-12-12|title=Постановление Верховного Совета РСФСР от 12.12.1991 № 2015-I|url=https://www.lawmix.ru/abrolaw/13907|newspaper=Сейчас.ру|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>, even though 73% of the population had voted to remain in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]] earlier that year.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2020-10-07|title=Sowjetunion, 17. März 1991 : Weiterbestand der UdSSR als Föderation gleichberechtigter und souveräner Staaten|url=https://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=su011991|newspaper=Database and Search Engine for Direct Democracy|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2021-12-29}}</ref> On December 25, [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachev]] resigned and the Soviet Union was dissolved the next day.<ref>{{Citation|author=Zbigniew K. Brzezinski|year=1997|title=Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States: Documents, Data, and Analysis|chapter=|section=|page=50|quote=|pdf=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vt5OLD3vp4UC&q=26+december+1991+ussr&pg=PR5#v=snippet&q=26%20december%201991%20ussr&f=false|city=London|publisher=Center for Strategic and International Studies|isbn=1563246376|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> | |||
In 2014, Russia annexed [[Crimea]], a peninsula that was previously administered by [[Ukraine]]. | |||
In 2014, Russia annexed [[Crimea]], a peninsula that was previously administered by Ukraine | |||
=== Russo-Ukrainian War === | === Russo-Ukrainian War === | ||
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The United Nations does not recognize the referendum. | The United Nations does not recognize the referendum. | ||
In spite of so-called "crushing" sanctions from the NATO bloc and exclusion from the [[SWIFT]] system, Russian political stability and the economy are doing well<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ACKr20dAE|channel=DW News|title=Russia‘s economy is growing, why aren't sanctions stopping it?|date=2024-03-15}}</ref> as the Russian Federation racks up victories in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and throughout the Donetsk region.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Joshua Keating|newspaper=Vox|title=Are Ukraine’s defenses starting to crumble?|date=2024-02-22|url=https://www.vox.com/2024/2/22/24079595/avdiivka-ukraine-russia-war-artillery|retrieved=2024-03-16 | In spite of so-called "crushing" sanctions from the NATO bloc and exclusion from the [[SWIFT]] system, Russian political stability and the economy are doing well<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ACKr20dAE|channel=DW News|title=Russia‘s economy is growing, why aren't sanctions stopping it?|date=2024-03-15}}</ref> as the Russian Federation racks up victories in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and throughout the Donetsk region.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Joshua Keating|newspaper=Vox|title=Are Ukraine’s defenses starting to crumble?|date=2024-02-22|url=https://www.vox.com/2024/2/22/24079595/avdiivka-ukraine-russia-war-artillery|retrieved=2024-03-16}}</ref> | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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=== Russian "imperialism" === | === Russian "imperialism" === | ||
Russia does not fit [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s definition of [[imperialism]] and lacks finance capital and division of the world's resources. It only has 4 of the top 100 corporations in the world and 6 of the top 500. 82% of Russian exports are raw materials, including 58% oil, 11% metal, and 6% food. In 2017, Russia imported $106.2 billion worth' of machine goods and only exported $12.8 billion. Russia does not have any of the top 100 corporations in terms of [[capital]] export, and most Russian capital export is capital flight to tax havens. Russia only controls 0.7% of the world's wealth and has much less wealth per adult than the [[United States of America|United States]] ($8,843 vs $336,528). Russia has intervened militarily in other countries such as [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2006)|Yugoslavia]], Georgia, Ukraine, and [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]], but not to seize natural resources like imperialist countries do.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stansfield Smith|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Is Russia imperialist?|date=2019-01-02|url=https://mronline.org/2019/01/02/is-russia-imperialist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315020644/https://mronline.org/2019/01/02/is-russia-imperialist/|archive-date=2023-03-15|retrieved=2023-03-22}}</ref> | Russia does not fit [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s definition of [[imperialism]] and lacks finance capital and division of the world's resources. It only has 4 of the top 100 corporations in the world and 6 of the top 500. 82% of Russian exports are raw materials, including 58% oil, 11% metal, and 6% food. In 2017, Russia imported $106.2 billion worth' of machine goods and only exported $12.8 billion. Russia does not have any of the top 100 corporations in terms of [[capital]] export, and most Russian capital export is capital flight to tax havens. Russia only controls 0.7% of the world's wealth and has much less wealth per adult than the [[United States of America|United States]] ($8,843 vs $336,528). Russia has intervened militarily in other countries such as [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2006)|Yugoslavia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], Ukraine, and [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]], but not to seize natural resources like imperialist countries do.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stansfield Smith|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Is Russia imperialist?|date=2019-01-02|url=https://mronline.org/2019/01/02/is-russia-imperialist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315020644/https://mronline.org/2019/01/02/is-russia-imperialist/|archive-date=2023-03-15|retrieved=2023-03-22}}</ref> | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
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=== LGBT discrimination === | === LGBT discrimination === | ||
In November 30, a law prohibiting "[[LGBT+|LGBT]] propaganda" was unanimously approved by the Russian [[Federal Council]] after the bill was passed in [[State Duma]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=TASS Russian News Agency|title=State Duma passes bill banning LGBT, pedophilia propaganda|date=2022-11-23|url=https://tass.com/politics/1541001}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|url=https://tass.com/politics/1543895|newspaper=TASS Russian News Agency|date=2022-11-23|title=Federation Council unanimously approves law banning LGBT propaganda}}</ref> The bill implicitly associates LGBT people with [[pedophilia]] and introduces a ban on "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships."<ref>{{Web citation|url=https://tass.com/politics/1543895|newspaper=TASS Russian News Agency|date=2022-11-23|title=Federation Council unanimously approves law banning LGBT propaganda|quote=The law introduces a ban on propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships, pedophilia and the dissemination of information about LGBT people in the media, the Internet, ads, literature and movies. It also bans calls for gender transition among teenagers: on the Internet, in the media, books, audiovisual sources, movies and advertisements.}}</ref> | In November 30, a law prohibiting "[[LGBT+|LGBT]] propaganda" was unanimously approved by the Russian [[Federal Council]] after the bill was passed in [[State Duma]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=TASS Russian News Agency|title=State Duma passes bill banning LGBT, pedophilia propaganda|date=2022-11-23|url=https://tass.com/politics/1541001}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|url=https://tass.com/politics/1543895|newspaper=TASS Russian News Agency|date=2022-11-23|title=Federation Council unanimously approves law banning LGBT propaganda}}</ref> The bill implicitly associates LGBT people with [[pedophilia]] and introduces a ban on "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships."<ref>{{Web citation|url=https://tass.com/politics/1543895|newspaper=TASS Russian News Agency|date=2022-11-23|title=Federation Council unanimously approves law banning LGBT propaganda|quote=The law introduces a ban on propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships, pedophilia and the dissemination of information about LGBT people in the media, the Internet, ads, literature and movies. It also bans calls for gender transition among teenagers: on the Internet, in the media, books, audiovisual sources, movies and advertisements.}}</ref> | ||
=== Foreign relations === | === Foreign relations === | ||
[[File:Russian relations poll.png|thumb|Poll showing attitudes towards Russia in the West compared to [[Republic of India|India]], China, and [[Republic of Turkey|Turkey]]]] | [[File:Russian relations poll.png|thumb|Poll showing attitudes towards Russia in the [[Imperial core|West]] compared to [[Republic of India|India]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], and [[Republic of Turkey|Turkey]]]] | ||
The majority of people in India, China, and Turkey see Russia as an ally or necessary partner, but most westerners see it as an enemy.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]|title=West is out of touch with rest of world politically, EU-funded study admits|date=2023-02-25|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/25/west-rest-world-eu-study/|retrieved=2023-02-25}}</ref> | The majority of people in India, China, and Turkey see Russia as an ally or necessary partner, but most westerners see it as an enemy.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]|title=West is out of touch with rest of world politically, EU-funded study admits|date=2023-02-25|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/25/west-rest-world-eu-study/|retrieved=2023-02-25}}</ref> | ||