Russian Remedy

Russia only scored one goal against Spain's 4.

But knocked Greece out with a score of 1-0.

The History of the Russian Federation is brief, dating back to the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991. Since gaining it's independence, Russia was recognized as the legal successor to the Soviet Union on the international stage. However, Russia lost it's superpower status as it faced serious challenges in its efforts to forge a new post-Soviet political and economic system. Scrapping the central planning and state ownership of property of the Soviet era, Russia attempted to build an economy with elements of market Capitalism, with painful results. Even today, Russia shares many continuities of political cultural and social structure with it's Tsarist and Soviet past.