Russia became independent of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Finland
No, Cuba is an independent nation.
Soviet Russia
wenever it wanted to
Belarus
The country that is between Russia and China that borders no other countries is Mongolia. Mongolia became independent in the year 1912 after the Qing empire was overthrown.
Russia became a democracy in 1991 under the leadership of Vladimir Putin. They changed from being a communist nation and became a democratic country with Yeltsin becoming the first president.
Yes, Russia did not have an elected legislature until 1906. Spain set one up as a result of the 1848 revolution. Italy formed a legislature when it unified in 1861 and Serbia when it became an independent nation in 1878.
Nation bording Sweden that was formerly part of Russia
It is a republic within the Russian Federation. It is not, however, an independent nation - it is still part of Russia.
Finland has been a part of both Russia and Sweden before it became independent on the 6th of December 1917.