when did russia form?

Answer 1

A long time ago.

Answer 2

That is complicated. Slavic princedoms were conquered by the Mongols lead by the infamous Genghis Khan ( his real name was Temujin ) in the XIII century. It took the Russians two centuries to eliminate the Mongols.
In the XVI century, around 1547, Ivan, ruler of Moscou, conquered the state of Kazan, and took the title of Czar, an equivalent of Caesar in Russian. The unification of the European part of Russia kept progressing slowly.
At the end of the XVII century, around 1689, the czar Peter, called the Great, unified most of the European region, defeating the Swedish army and building Saint Petersburg as the capital.
Peter died in 1725.
Years later, the czarina Catherine, also called the Great, seized the Crimea from the Turks.
Approximately in the midst of the XIX century the czar conquered the rest of the territory, reaching the coast of the Pacific ocean.
This included Alaska, called then the Russian America.
Alaska was sold to the USA government by the czar Alexander II. The secretary of State Seward was very interested in acquiring Alaska and was the one that promoted the purchase

Answer 3

What we now know as Russia is very old and grew from many points that were always inhabited but only rarely organized.

The name comes from a group of Vikings called the Russe who established trading centers across the northern area now named after them. Moscow was one of their biggest centers.

Answer 4

It has formed in 862, when to main east Slavonic cities Novgorod and Kiev made a union with the same ruler knez (Russian князь, knyaz') Ryuric.
I know it cause I'm Russian

Answer 5

the below site may help you
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia