and the Russian Federation [7] ( Russian : Российская Федерация , tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya , IPA:  [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə]   ( listen ) ), is a country in northern Eurasia . [8] It is a federal semi-presidential republic , comprising 83 federal subjects . From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with