They have fought off invaders through the centuries and built their state into one of the world's greatest empires. The main concentrations are in the Russian Republic, the eastern part of Ukraine, and northern Kazakhstan. Russia is the largest republic in the Commonwealth of Independent States stretching across two continents. The vast majority were peasants working the land for rye and other crops.
Many today continue in agriculture.
Almost all the industry has closed down and many people are unemployed now. The language is Russian with various dialects-North Russian, South Russian, Central Russian. The primary religion is Russian Orthodox. Pray that God's people will have a burden to evangelize others. They live along the Northern border of Azerbaijan with Dagestan.