| Russia is a country in Eurasia bordered by [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]], [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]], [[Estonia Genealogy|Estonia]], [[Latvia Genealogy|Latvia]], [[Lithuania Genealogy|Lithuania]], [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]], [[Belarus Genealogy|Belarus]], [[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukraine]], [[Georgia (country) Genealogy|Georgia]], [[Azerbaijan Genealogy|Azerbaijan]], [[Kazakhstan Genealogy|Kazakhstan]], [[Chinese Genealogy|China]], [[Mongolia Genealogy|Mongolia]], and [[North Korea Genealogy|North Korea]]. It was known as the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991. The official language is Russian.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Russia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia, accessed 28 March 2016.</ref> | | Russia is a country in Eurasia bordered by [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]], [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]], [[Estonia Genealogy|Estonia]], [[Latvia Genealogy|Latvia]], [[Lithuania Genealogy|Lithuania]], [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]], [[Belarus Genealogy|Belarus]], [[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukraine]], [[Georgia (country) Genealogy|Georgia]], [[Azerbaijan Genealogy|Azerbaijan]], [[Kazakhstan Genealogy|Kazakhstan]], [[Chinese Genealogy|China]], [[Mongolia Genealogy|Mongolia]], and [[North Korea Genealogy|North Korea]]. It was known as the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991. The official language is Russian.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Russia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia, accessed 28 March 2016.</ref> |