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Civilization VII
Civ 7 Russia Civilization Guide
★ Start Here: How to Play | Early Game
★ See the Best Leaders and Civs
★ Tech, Civics, Buildings, Units, & Wonders
★ Economic, Military, Science, Culture Victories
★Recommended Guides: Treasure Fleets
┗ Map Types | Trade Routes | Migrants
Russia is a playable Civilization from the Modern Age in Civilization VII (Civ 7). Read on to learn Russia's unique ability, starting biases, civics, best leader to choose, how to unlock it, and strategies to play as the Russia.
List of Contents
Russia Overview
Attributes, Ability, and Starting Biases
| Russia | Age |
|---|---|
 Russia
|
Modern |
| Attributes | |
|
Cultural Scientific |
|
| Age Unlock | Starting Biases |
| None |
Tundra Furs |
| Unique Ability | |
| Prosveshchenie: Increased Culture on Urban Districts in Cities. Increased Science on Urban Districts in Cities on Tundra tiles. | |
Russia Unique Civics
| Unique Civic | Effects |
|---|---|
| Serfdom | Unlocks the Obshchina Unique Improvement. Increased Food on Farms in Towns. Increased Production on Farms in Towns on Tundra tiles. Unlocks the 'Emancipation Reform' Tradition. |
| Table of Ranks | Increased Gold on Urban Districts in Cities. Unlocks the Hermitage Wonder. Increased Culture on Urban Districts in Cities on Tundra tiles. Increased Settlement Limit. Unlocks the 'Westernization' Tradition. |
| Samoderzhaviye | Your Units are immune to damage from Blizzards. Enemy Units in your territory take increased damage from Blizzards. Unlocks the 'General Moroz' Tradition. Increase total Culture for every City, increased further if the City Center is on a Tundra tile. |
Russia Unique Units and Infrastructure
| Unique Units |
・Cossack (Military) ・Katyusha Rocket Launcher (Military) |
|---|---|
| Unique Infrastructure |
・Obshchina |
Russia's Wonders
| Wonder | Effect |
|---|---|
 Hermitage
|
+4 Culture. +10% Culture in Cities that have a Great Work on display. Has 3 Artifact Slots. Ageless. Must be placed on Tundra. |
Leader Choices for Russia
Recommended Leaders
| Leader Choices for Russia |
|---|
|
・
 Catherine the Great (Historic Choice) ・
 Machiavelli (Geographic Choice) ・
 Xerxes (King of Kings) (Strategic Choice) ・
 Xerxes (The Achaemenid) (Geographic Choice) |
The table above shows the recommended Leaders to play as in terms of strategic pairing, historical accuracy, and geographic advantages when choosing Russia as your civilization.
Civ 7 Leaders List and All Abilities
How to Unlock Russia
Russia Unlock Conditions
| Unlock Requirements | |
|---|---|
|
・Play as Catherine or Mongolia.
・Have three Settlements on Tundra. |
|
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