Modern day Russia is sitll torn by the remineants of the its past. Before the recent establishment of the Republic of Russia, the land was controled by Soviet rule. However the Soviets within themselves were also fairly young as a governement. The Beggining of communist rule started around 1917, but had it roots since the turn of the century. The Czars of Russia had grown corrupt and inefficiant. While the working peoples were starving, the Upper …showed first 75 words of 800 total…

…showed last 75 words of 800 total…the Soviet Union emerged more powerful than ever. With Russia now a world super-power tensions grew between the U.S. whom had also came out stronger than ever after the creation of the atomic bomb. Thus came an ere nknown as the Cold War wich lasted until the fall of the Berlin Wall. After the Communist regime had been desroyed the nation suffrerd greatly form starvation and an economic plunge and remained so until recently.