Russia has competed at the Paralympic Games as different nations in its history. The nation competed as part of the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer and Winter Games, while after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia competed as part of the Unified Team in 1992. The nation competed for a first time as "Russia" at the 1994 Winter Paralympics and since then they participated in every summer and winter edition up until the 2014 Winter Paralympics.