Russia in WorldMusic Song Contest

Russia can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Europe debuted in the first edition.

History
Russia was announced as participating country at the first edition. Russia 1 was invited to participate and selected Yulianna Karaulova to represtent the country. However she was one of the favorites to win the contest, the Russian entry finished at the seventh place. In Hong Kong, they finihsed out of the top ten. The Tolmachevy Sisters finished at the second place in Sydney.

Ekaterina Ryabova was selected to represent the nation at the fourth edition. She brought Russia at the fourth place at the scoreboard of the end of the show. The country finished in the fifth edition at the 11th place. It was decided not to have a new edition. This was due to the ungoing international political deadlock.