No,never.
Japan, Italy, and for a little bit Russia, and most especially, Germany.
Yes. It was the capital of Kievan Rus' the birthplace of the Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Finland was never part of Soviet Union but it gained it's Independency from Russia.
Yes, Tallinn has a history of being part of Russia. It was under Russian rule from 1710 to 1918, first as part of the Russian Empire and later as part of the Soviet Union. Tallinn regained independence in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
1984. The 1984 Winter Games were held in Sarajevo.
Finland is not in Russia.
Technically Russia and Canada were once connected by a thin strip of land called a straight but at that time neither place was actually a country or had a known name
In European part of Russia.
Novaya Zemlya is a part of Russia.
Both the part in Europe and the part in Asia are named Russia.
Yes. Snow is common in Russia.
It is part of Russia.