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21Chechen–Ingush Autonomous Oblast — Chechen Ingush Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Чечено Ингушская автономная область) was an autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, created on January 15, 1934 by merging Chechen and Ingush Autonomous Oblasts. It was elevated in… …
22Polish Autonomous District — Polish Autonomous Districts (called in Russian полрайоны , polrajony, an abbreviation for польские районы , Polish raions ) were national raions in the interbellum period possessing some form of a national autonomy in the Ukrainian and… …
23Udmurtia — /ʊdˈmʊətiə/ (say ood moouhteeuh) noun a federal republic in western central Russia; formerly the Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in Russia within the Soviet Union. 42 100 km2. Capital: Izhevsk. Also, Udmurt Republic …
24Mari El — ▪ republic, Russia republic within Russia, in the basin of the middle Volga River. Extending north from the left bank of the Volga and drained by its tributaries, the Vetluga, Bolshaya and Malaya Kokshaga, and Ilet, the republic… …
25Tatarstan — This article is about the republic in Russia. For the ship, see Gepard class frigate. Republic of Tatarstan Республика Татарстан (Russian) Татарстан Республикасы (Tatar)   Republic …
26Bashkortostan — This article is about a federal subject of Russia. For the newspaper, see Bashkortostan (newspaper). Republic of Bashkortostan Республика Башкортостан (Russian) Башҡортостан Республикаһы (Bashkir)    …
27Udmurtiya — An ethnic republic of the Russian Federation. Situated in the Upper Kama Highlands, Udmurtiya is the ethnic homeland of the Udmurts, a Finnic people formerly known as the Votyaks. Originally created by the Soviets as the Votsk Autonomous… …
28Kazan — This article is about the capital city of Tatarstan. For other uses, see Kazan (disambiguation). Kazan (English) Казань (Russian) Казан …
29Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
30Introduction — All countries are unique, but Russia particularly contemporary Russia is undoubtedly sui generis. Underscoring this point, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once described the country as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” …
