Jewish Autonomous Oblast
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The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the far east of the country, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China. Its administrative c
The Chapel of St. Dmitry Donskoy.
A monument to the Battle of Volochayevka.
A Yiddish-Russian sign on the JAO government headquarters.
Market near the village of Nikolaevka.
Maria Kostyuk
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Maria Fyodorovna Kostyuk is a Russian politician serving as governor of Jewish Autonomous Oblast since September 2025. She served as acting governor from November 2024 to September 2025.
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
…Far Eastern Economic region Far Eastern Established 7 May 1934 Administrative center Birobidzhan Government • Body Legislative Assembly • Governor Maria Kostyuk Area • Total 36,271 km2 (14,004 sq mi) • Rank 61st Population (2021 census) • Total 150,453 • Estimate (2018) 162,014 • Rank 80th • Density 4.1480/km2…
Kostyuk in 2025