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Who won the second chechen war?

The First Russian-Chechen war began in 1994 and ended in 1996 when Chechen rebels captured Grozny,the capital of Chechen republic.Chechens won the first war. Russian leaved the republic and for almost three years Chechnya was an independent state,although it wasn't recognized by the UN and the world community, except by Taliban ruled Afghanistan. But after three years a Chechen warlord Shamil Basave invaded Dagestan in 1999 what caused second Russian-Chechen war. Which is still going on.


When did Russian citizens first tried to revolt in?

In Russia the first revolution was in 1905.


Who was the first US President to address the Russians on Russian television?

Nixon


When was Russia discovered?

Russia had been populated for many years prior to its "discovery". Vikings from the north used to travel to the area we presently call Russia for trade. Eventually, a Viking Lord called settled down and founded Novgorod in about 862 AD. This is generally considered to be the birth of the Russian State and the beginning of the Dynasty which ended in 1610 (when the Romanov Dynasty was established).


Was Russia always called Russia?

The present day Russian Federation originated from Slavic Tribes and the first Slavic State had been founded in 882 under the name of Kievan Rus'. Ivan III the Great later United independent villages and cities of modern day Russia under one State and expelled the Tatars from his land. During this time the area which is now Russia was already referred to as Russia, but not officially. From then on it had always been called Russia. Immediately after the Russian Revolution, it was referred to as the Russian Republic, the Soviet Republic or the Russian Soviet Republic. A constitution was adopted in November 1917 with the formal name the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. It kept this name as one of the republics of the Soviet Union which was created in 1922. In 1937, it was renamed the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. It was renamed the Russian Federation in 1991 after the break down of the Soviet Union.