A Russion team named Mikoyan/Gurevich made this aircrft. Mi=Mikoyan & G=Gurevich(MiG)

MIG was a Soviet Union era jet aircraft makerMIG stands for Mikoyan-Gurevich

Named after the Soviet design bureau of Mikoyan-Gurevich (abbreviated MiG). The YAK's were named after Yakovlev, and the LA's after Lavochkin.

The word MIG stands for Mikoyan Gurivech, an aerospace and defense aircraft company and was founded by Artem Mikoyanand Mikhail Gurevich, two Russians, as "Mikoyan and Gurevich." And, the company's headquarters are in Moscow, Russia's capital. so yes the MIG-29 is definitely a Russian airplane.

The MiG (Mikoyan-Gurevich) aircraft are designed and built in Russia. India operates several types of MiG aircraft purchased from Russia.

The People's Republic of China produces copies of several MiG designs under license.