The Russian Empire (known commonly as Russia) is a large transcontinental country spanning most of northern Eurasia and, in this timeline, OTL Russia, Kazakhstan and most of Belarus. It is a member of the United Nations, sitting as a permanent member of the Security Council (prior to the veto's abolition in 1995 it held power of absolute veto), as well as the Council of Europe, the Pan-Slavic Conference and the Commonwealth of Former Russian States.