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The Gini coefficient figure is from 2020, I think it should be updated.CmsrNgubaneArise (talk08:51, 6 June 2025 (UTC)(
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@Swoonfed I think that it is not worth correcting the ranking because it is too much of a simplification. I think better to remove the ranking, because they are spending the forex they can access but another part of it is frozen (seehttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-is-the-status-of-russias-frozen-sovereign-assets/) This can be better explained in a more detailed article. PerhapsNabiullina is more valuable than the forex so should be mentioned instead?Chidgk1 (talk)15:32, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am going to implement a compromise version of our edits because although User: Ramsense made some valid criticism (too many footnotes in my version) which I am going to heed and incorporate in my new edit, my version had some merit as well which I am going to explain below. As far as the compromise version, I am going to pare down the number of citations I put in my version plus keep more of the original wording.
The reversion notes by User: Remsense atReversion of my edit related to Russia's brain drain which stated "Restored revision 1298838364 by Citation bot (talk): There is really nothing added here! what else was meant to be communicated by "shrinking labor force", brain drain is also plainly noted in the atlantic council paper already cited. there's almost zero possible value heaping on a couple news articles for these claims".
In the reversion, one of the dead links was put back into the article that I replaced with a live link. This is the good link:https://web.archive.org/web/20241215195325/https://zenodo.org/records/8409563/files/RUJEC_article_113503.pdf This is the dead link that was put back into the articlehttps://zenodo.org/records/8409563/files/RUJEC_article_113503.pdf
Also, if you look at one of my footnotes it indicates that Russia's brain drain is called the most severe problem that Russia faces. The citation is:Russia's brain drain has become its economy's biggest problem, London Business School, September 2, 2024. This makes perfect sense. There is a big difference between a general labor shortage and abrain drain in our technological age as society and the individuals themselves spend a lot on advanced training to produce workers such as engineers, scientists, software engineers, doctors, etc, and to have these people leave a country is very damaging to a country if they are in short supply. It more damaging than say losing a restaurant cook because "brain drain" positions require more training. For example, Russiais short 25,000 people in the gas/oil industry and it cannot fill engineers easily because these positions require expertise. Russia is very dependent on its oil sales so this is very harmful to its economy.
Also, there are over 700 footnotes to this article and its not realistic to expect people to read all of the footnotes. It's better to have it in the text.Knox490 (talk)05:42, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Many historians write that RUS is the history of Ukraine and Russia claims the history of this "State" as a pseudo successor, it is not so. This is all just Russian propaganda, Ukrainian-Russian specialists, candidates of historical sciences, historians refute this myth.
Tatiana Gennadiivna Tairova-Yakovleva (before marriage Yakovlev), (born May 5, 1967, Leningrad) is a Russian scientist, historian, doctor of historical sciences, professor. Specialist in the field of history of Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine of the early modern period. Researcher of the political, social and economic history of Ukraine of the XVI-XVIII centuries, biographies of leading figures of the Ukrainian Cossack state, its international situation and foreign policy[1]
Oleksiy Petrovych Tolochko (born June 7, 1963, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian historian-medialist, doctor of historical sciences, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Http://www.irbis-nbuv.gov.ua/cgi-bin/ua/elib.exe? Z21ID=&I21DBN=UKRLIB&P21DBN=UKRLIB&S21STN=1&S21REF=10&S21FMT=online_book&C21COM=S&S21CNR=20&S21P01=0&S21P02=0&S21P03=FF=&S21STR=eng0001359
Https://vsviti.com.ua/society/31910
Dmytro HORDIENKO, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Ukrainian Archeology and Source Studies named after M. Hrushevsky National University of Ukraine.
Https://www.golos.com.ua/article/376911
Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Alferov (born November 30, 1983, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian historian, radio presenter, public and political figure, candidate of historical sciences, researcher at the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Chairman of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory
Ihor Mykolaiovych Danilevsky (rus. Igor Nikolaevich Danilevsky (born May 20, 1953, Rostov-on-Don, USSR) is a Russian historian, specialist in Kyivan Rus (until the end of the 16th century), doctor of historical sciences, professor.
https://www.lants.ru/books/History/Danilevsky%20I.N. %20-%20Ancient%20Rus%20eyes%20contemporaries%20s%20potoms.pdf
Danilevsky writes: Kyiv region, Pereyaslav region, Chernihiv region - these lands belonged to the "state" Rus page 171188.191.76.47 (talk)08:28, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Kievan Rus' is not part of Russian history; it's a part of Ukrainian history, of a different state – therefore any mention of Kievan Rus' as part of Russian history should be removed. Kievan Rus' is actually Kyivan Rus'.Incraine (talk)21:53, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a"change X to Y" format and provide areliable source if appropriate.Day Creature (talk)02:31, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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The lead should be easy to understand. This sentence is not:
It is apermanent member of the United Nations Security Council; a member state of theG20,SCO,BRICS,APEC,OSCE, andWTO; and the leading member state of post-Soviet organisations such asCIS,CSTO, andEAEU.
The SCO should stay in as important but most of the others should be relegated to the body of the article I think: for example the WTO is powerless nowadays.Chidgk1 (talk)06:25, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. I quite agree with you that this alphabet soup is not necessary for the lead.Lova Falk (talk)14:59, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply] | Thisedit request has been answered. Set the|answered= parameter tono to reactivate your request. |
Put the wikimedia commons file of the flag on the infobox because the one on the infobox is for the Wikipedia image file of the flag or Russia2600:4040:2821:D500:85D3:187D:633:4D4C (talk)22:27, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not done for now: Why are you requesting it be changed? The image is uploaded here "to ensure protection because it is one of the 100 most-used files on the English Wikipedia."Nubzor[T][C]23:11, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]The redirect@Russia has been listed atredirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets theredirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 October 11 § @Russia until a consensus is reached.1234qwer1234qwer404:12, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The redirectRussianFederation has been listed atredirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets theredirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 October 11 § RussianFederation until a consensus is reached.1234qwer1234qwer404:13, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The status of regions annexed by Russia are "internationally unrecognized" according to the infobox template and various other sections of the article. However, there are several countries that recognize the2022 annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts and more countries that recognize the2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, even if they make up a small minority. The status could be changed to "partially recognized", "mostly unrecognized", or "annexed regions by Russia that are partially recognized" instead, however I am interested in seeing other opinions and what other people have to say about this topic.KeymasterOne (talk)22:52, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Remove references to the Union State in the "Formation" (history) section of the infobox, as the Union State is not relevant to the formation of Russia.TheodoresTomfooleries (talk)07:01, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The description of Russia as an "authoritarian dictatorship" is both clumsy and redundant. It should be changed in the article lead and in the infobox. The reason for this is, is there a dictatorship which isn't authoritarian? Of course, there is none. Rather replace it with "dictatorship" or "authoritarian state" or "authoritarian regime". Or simply "autocracy".Adonnus (talk)10:05, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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