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Main article: Sport in Russia
The Ice Palace in Moscow was a venue for the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The Ice Palace in Moscow was a venue for the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

Russians have been successful at a number of sports and continuously finishing in the top rankings at the Olympic Games. During the Soviet era, the national team placed first in the total number of medals won at 14 of its 18 appearances;[195] with these performances, the USSR was the dominant Olympic power of its era.[196] Since the 1952 Olympic Games, Soviet and later Russian athletes have always been in the top three for the number of gold medals collected at the Summer Olympics. The 1980 Summer Olympic Games were held in Moscow while the 2014 Winter Olympics will be hosted by Sochi.

Soviet gymnasts, track-and-field athletes, weight lifters, wrestlers, cross country skiers, and boxers were consistently among the best in the world. Even since the collapse of the Soviet empire, Russian athletes have continued to dominate international competition in these areas. As in most of the world, Association football enjoys wide popularity in Russia. Although ice hockey was only introduced during the Soviet era, the national team soon dominated the sport internationally, winning gold at almost all the Olympics and World Championships they contested, most recently in the 2008 World Championship.[197]

Figure skating is another popular sport; in the 1960s, the Soviet Union rose to become a dominant power in figure skating, especially in pair skating and ice dancing. At every Winter Olympics from 1964 until the present day, a Soviet or Russian pair has won gold, often considered the longest winning streak in modern sports history.[198] Since the end of the Soviet era, tennis has grown in popularity and Russia has produced a number of famous tennis players. Chess is a widely popular pastime; from 1927, Soviet and Russian chess grandmasters have held the world championship almost continuously.

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Countries bordering the Baltic Sea

Flag of Denmark Denmark · Flag of Estonia Estonia · Flag of Finland Finland · Flag of Germany Germany · Flag of Latvia Latvia · Flag of Lithuania Lithuania · Flag of Poland Poland · Flag of Russia Russia · Flag of Sweden Sweden
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Countries bordering the Black Sea
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria · Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia · Flag of Romania Romania · Flag of Russia Russia · Flag of Turkey Turkey · Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
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Countries bordering the Caspian Sea
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan  ·   Flag of Iran Iran  ·   Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan  ·   Flag of Russia Russia  ·   Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
 
International organisations
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Members of the Council of Europe
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Group of Eight (G8)
Members: Flag of Canada Canada • Flag of France France • Flag of Germany Germany • Flag of Italy Italy • Flag of Japan Japan • Flag of Russia Russia • Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom • Flag of the United States United States
Additional representative: Flag of Europe European Union
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BRIC countries
Flag of Brazil Brazil  ·  Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China  ·  Flag of India India  ·  Flag of Russia Russia
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Member states of the East Asia Summit (EAS)
Potential future members      Flag of East Timor Timor-Leste   Flag of Russia Russia
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Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
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Eurasian Economic Community (EURASEC)
Map of EURASEC countries
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Slavic-speaking states




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