The Russian Federation emerged as a great power in the early twenty-first century, also considered to be an energy superpower. The country is considered the Soviet Union’s successor state in diplomatic matters, and is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

The name Russia is derived from Rus’, a medieval state populated mostly by the East Slavs.However, this proper name became more prominent in the later history, and the country typically was called by its inhabitants “Русская Земля” (russkaja zemlja), which can be translated as “Russian Land” or “Land of Rus'”.

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and collapse of Russia’s controlled economy, a new Russian Federation was created under Boris Yeltsin in 1991. The Russian Federation had multiple economic reforms, including privatization and market and trade liberalization, due to collapse of communism.

28 April 2018 Meeting of the Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment Dmitry Medvedev: The Commission was established 10 years ago. Since then, it has reviewed 229 investment proposals.

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