Definition: The Russian Federation is a federal subject state located in Central Asia, consisting of 51 oblasts (districts) and ten republics. The capital city is St. Petersburg. Russia is the world's largest country by total area. The name "Russian Federation" was used for over 200 years before World War II. It comes from the Russian word "Россия" which means "Russia". This has been the official Russian name of the country ever since its foundation in 1721 and was retained until 1991 when the name "Republic of Russia" (Russian Federation) was adopted. The term 'Russian Federation' was coined by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in an address delivered on September 3, 1945 to the U.S. Congress at the end of World War II. He said that "[w]e have reached a moment when we are going to enter into relations which shall last for generations." The term has been used to express "the Russian Federation" in various ways since then. The term 'Russian Federation' was first used by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in an address delivered on September 3, 1945, at the end of World War II. It came to be widely used as a title for Russia's foreign policy and relations with other countries. The Russian Federation is a federal subject state located in Central Asia, consisting of 51 oblasts (districts) and ten republics. The capital city is St. Petersburg. Russia is the world's largest country by total area. The term 'Russian Federation' was used for over 200 years before World War II. It comes from the Russian word "Россия" which means "Russia". This has been the official Russian name of the country ever since its foundation in 1721 and was retained until 1991 when the name "Republic of Russia" (Russian Federation) was adopted. The term 'Russian Federation' is used to express "the Russian Federation" in various ways since then. It has been used as a title for Russia's foreign policy and relations with other countries.

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