Russia

Russia (ロシア), also known as the Russian Federation, is the largest country in the world, covering most of northern Asia and part of eastern Europe.

Background
In the early part of the 20th century, the actions of caused a corruption in Russia's government. Following this, certain types of Magic were banned amongst Russia's Magic Side, however organizations such as Annihilatus would still use them.

During the, Russia (then part of the ) was in competition with the United States of America to develop esper powers, with both sides pouring money into the research of esper development for military use some time later during the conflict.

An Academy City cooperative institution was present in Russia, running the world’s largest shopping mall, but was disbanded following a failed attempt to destroy Academy City and the decapitation of its leaders.

Russia is one of the earliest of the currently increasing number of countries which have a space program.

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS2: Shopping Mall Demonstration
In early July of the current year of the story timeline, Misaka Mikoto was sent to a Russian shopping mall, run by an Academy City cooperative institution, to perform a demonstration and got involved in a series of events due to a plot by the shopping mall's higher-ups to detonate a SoIntse hydrogen bomb in Academy City.

Tree Diagram Remnant Arc
Russia was one of the countries that launched spacecraft to retrieve the remains of the destroyed Tree Diagram.

World War III
Due to the machinations of Fiamma of the Right and Nikolai Tolstoy, Russia declares war on Academy City, leading to an eleven day conflict between the two factions and their allies.

List of known characters from Russia

 * Antseka S. Kfark
 * Caliche I. Niknosh
 * Digurv
 * Ekalielya A. Pronskaya
 * Enirya G. Algonskaya
 * Glickin
 * Krans R. Tsarskiy
 * Nikolai Tolstoy
 * Saronia A. Irivika
 * Sasha Kreutzev
 * Sellick G. Kirnov
 * Skogsfru
 * Soldier I. Krainikov (President, World War III)
 * Vasilisa
 * Vodyanoy