First of all Russia is a superpower, they have the world's largest nuclear weapon arsenal, 10 times greater than the US, Russia's economy is stronger than the US, BBC news reported this recently. Third they are an energy super giant and their military has been continuing to update in all forces of the 21 century weapons compared to the US and they have every domain of power in ideological, diplomatic and technological fronts. Russia is a superpower because they have the economics, the wealth, the diplomatic power, ideological, technological advances than any other country besides the US, they have the cultural sector and lets not forget their military levels (supreme). The US is on the mist of a recession and several the US government agencies such as NASA are going bankrupt. Russia is on the raise and I main raise, the country is becoming super rich and now are being placed at the 5th fastest growing country in the world. This is many reasons, the US has announced this several times and new agencies such as CNN news, Russia is a Superpower but the USA is still the leader but no longer the sole superpower, it is now 2 Superpowers; Russia and the USA.
Washington Acknowledges Russia as Superpower
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=76 8929
Also Russia is an energy super giant of the world as well.
Russia Super energy power
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?
storyID=4883
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe /12/12/russia.oil/index.html
http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pa geid=CDI+Russia+Profile+List&articleid=2 015
http://www.strategypage.com/on_point/200 41130.aspx
http://www.warpeace.org/article.php?stor y=20070414073647506
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:W9TV ovUnRK8J:se2.isn.ch/serviceengine/FileCo ntent%3FserviceID%3DESDP%26fileid%3D7BC1 A58B-6D27-B7C1-9CAA-9E2793253DB2%26lng%3 Den+Washington+Acknowledges+Russia+as+Su perpower&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=25&gl=us
http://www.russophile.com/russia_blog/52 05-russias_superpower_membership_card_re turned.html
Washington Acknowledges Russia as Superpower
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=76 8929
http://bhtimes.blogspot.com/2007_05_28_a rchive.html
http://www.spacewar.com/Superpowers.html
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Analysis _SCO_energy_ties_999.html
Russia Dangerous Superpower (??)
http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catal ogue.asp?isbn=9780521545297&ss=fro
A Former Superpower Rises Again
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spie gel/0,1518,426393,00.html
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spie gel/0,1518,druck-426393,00.html
Russia: A superpower rises again
POSTED: 1203 GMT (2003 HKT), December 13, 2006
Says Russia was always a Superpower
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe /12/12/russia.oil/index.html
http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_
list.asp?discussionID=580084
Does Europe Need Protection?
Two superpowers between Russia and USA over missile shield to Iran
http://mnweekly.ru/columnists/20070719/5 5262837.html
Russia on the march - again
By Con Coughlin
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 13/04/2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.
jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/04/13/do1303.xml
Russia - Economic Superpower
http://lightworker.com/store/product_inf o.php?products_id=58
In the playground of the superpowers
By Harun Karcic
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asi a/II21Ag01.html
Russia, an obstinate super power
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/july 2007/russia_superpower2.html
Condoleezza Rice Worries About Russia's "Assertive Military"
By: Nicole Belle on Monday, October 15th, 2007 at 9:46 AM - PDT
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/10/15 /condoleezza-rice-worries-about-russias-
assertive-military/#respond
The Return of Russia as a Superpower
current event by VnutZ79 on 13 September 2007, tagged as worldaffairs, politics, and military
http://www.omninerd.com/news/The_Return_
of_Russia_as_a_Superpower
Russia: Rebranding The Nation
Russian flag planted at the South Pole symbolizes the restoration of Russia's superpower status
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/200 7/02/01743cd3-2f57-49d6-91d0-15d2e62cc15 f.html
Russian strategic bombers are resuming regular patrols (superpower confrontation)
http://www.america-russia.net/eng/securi ty/158191695