The list omits Latvia (1940). The would-be scholar who claims there's a difference between the USSR and the Russian Federation is legally correct and practically, very naïve.

Correction: 2014 ruzzia invades Ukraine

Betty, I understand that you think this list means something, but, to be nice, it is at best a poorly thought out homage to Cold War propaganda. For large portions of this timeline Russia was produced by three very different economic, political, and social systems. Try the same list w USA.