The post-Soviet Russia has been referred as such in the book Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, and by Mark Steyn in his 2006 book America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It.
Betegnelsen blev brugt om Rusland i bogen Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution af Peter Baker og Susan Glasser, og af Mark Steyn i hans bog fra 2006 America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It.