Presidential Academy — RANEPA General Academic Faculty Interuniversity competitionRussia on the Map · 2026

A student-made guide to Russia

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Russia on the Map: interactive region map Select a region to explore student guides. Map geometry by Natural Earth. See SOURCES.txt for map sources and coverage. Made with Natural Earth. Public domain. See SOURCES.txt. Generated with tools/build-map.py. Altai Republic Pskov Oblast Krasnodar Krai Karachay-Cherkess Republic Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Republic of Ingushetia Chechen Republic Republic of Dagestan Murmansk Oblast Republic of Karelia Leningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast Smolensk Oblast Bryansk Oblast Kursk Oblast Belgorod Oblast Luhansk People's Republic Voronezh Oblast Rostov Oblast Donetsk People's Republic Republic of Buryatia Tuva Republic Zabaykalsky Krai Amur Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai Tyumen Oblast Kurgan Oblast Omsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast Chelyabinsk Oblast Altai Krai Orenburg Oblast Saratov Oblast Astrakhan Oblast Volgograd Oblast Republic of Crimea Kherson Oblast Magadan Oblast Sakhalin Oblast Zaporizhzhia Oblast Sevastopol Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Nenets Autonomous Okrug Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Saint Petersburg Arkhangelsk Oblast Krasnoyarsk Krai Republic of Kalmykia Kamchatka Krai Republic of Bashkortostan Sverdlovsk Oblast Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra Lipetsk Oblast Tambov Oblast Tomsk Oblast Republic of Tatarstan Ulyanovsk Oblast Penza Oblast Kemerovo Oblast – Kuzbass Oryol Oblast Irkutsk Oblast Republic of Khakassia Republic of Mordovia Kaluga Oblast Kostroma Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast Vladimir Oblast Ryazan Oblast Ivanovo Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Tula Oblast Chuvash Republic Vologda Oblast Novgorod Oblast Tver Oblast Moscow Oblast Moscow Mari El Republic Kirov Oblast Udmurt Republic Komi Republic Perm Krai Samara Oblast Stavropol Krai Republic of Adygea
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Altai KraiAltai RepublicAmur OblastArkhangelsk OblastAstrakhan OblastBelgorod OblastBryansk OblastChechen RepublicChelyabinsk OblastChukotka Autonomous OkrugChuvash RepublicDonetsk People's RepublicIrkutsk OblastIvanovo OblastJewish Autonomous OblastKabardino-Balkarian RepublicKaliningrad OblastKaluga OblastKamchatka KraiKarachay-Cherkess RepublicKemerovo Oblast – KuzbassKhabarovsk KraiKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – YugraKherson OblastKirov OblastKomi RepublicKostroma OblastKrasnodar KraiKrasnoyarsk KraiKurgan OblastKursk OblastLeningrad OblastLipetsk OblastLuhansk People's RepublicMagadan OblastMari El RepublicMoscowMoscow OblastMurmansk OblastNenets Autonomous OkrugNizhny Novgorod OblastNovgorod OblastNovosibirsk OblastOmsk OblastOrenburg OblastOryol OblastPenza OblastPerm KraiPrimorsky KraiPskov OblastRepublic of AdygeaRepublic of BashkortostanRepublic of BuryatiaRepublic of CrimeaRepublic of DagestanRepublic of IngushetiaRepublic of KalmykiaRepublic of KareliaRepublic of KhakassiaRepublic of MordoviaRepublic of North Ossetia-AlaniaRepublic of Sakha (Yakutia)Republic of TatarstanRostov OblastRyazan OblastSaint PetersburgSakhalin OblastSamara OblastSaratov OblastSevastopolSmolensk OblastStavropol KraiSverdlovsk OblastTambov OblastTomsk OblastTula OblastTuva RepublicTver OblastTyumen OblastUdmurt RepublicUlyanovsk OblastVladimir OblastVolgograd OblastVologda OblastVoronezh OblastYamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugYaroslavl OblastZabaykalsky KraiZaporizhzhia Oblast

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Colourful city buildings spread below snow-covered volcanic peaks and a narrow band of clouds.

Kamchatka Krai Demo

Kamchatka: Where the Earth Breathes

Demo · Pacific Sparks
A wide view across blue water towards the wooden churches, bell tower and buildings of Kizhi Island.

Republic of Karelia Demo

Karelia: A Notebook of Lakes and Wooden Stories

Demo · Northern Notebook
The white Kul Sharif Mosque with turquoise domes and four minarets in Kazan.

Republic of Tatarstan Demo

Tatarstan: Two Rivers, Many Stories

Demo · Volga Voices

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