Russian citizenship law details the conditions by which a person holds citizenship of Russia. The primary law governing citizenship requirements is the...

term citizenship to refer to nationality, these two notions being conceptually different dimensions of collective membership. Generally citizenships have...

Soviet form of government), established citizenship of Russia and stated that the RSFSR shall retain the right of free secession from the USSR. On 12 June...

Immigration to Russia involves foreign citizens (or people without any citizenship) seeking permanent residence in the territory of the Russian Federation...

natural-born citizenship of Russia, available upon request, as provided by the law "On the RSFSR Citizenship" in force up to the end of 2000. Historically...

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. It is organized into three service...

naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations excludes citizenship that is automatically acquired (e.g. at birth) or is acquired...

and citizenship law as a national or citizen of that country. There is no international convention that determines the nationality or citizenship status...

Depardieu is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite. He was granted citizenship of Russia in January 2013 (officially...

acquired foreign citizenship or applied for such status were deprived of Russian/Soviet citizenship by decree in 1933. The first piece of legislation governing...