Republics of Russia
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The republics are one type of federal subject of the Russian Federation. Twenty-one republics are internationally recognized as part of Russia; another is under its de facto control. The original repu
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on the incorporation of Tuva into the Soviet Union as an autonomous oblast, 11 October 1944. Tuva would not become an ASSR until 1961.
Republics of the Soviet Union in 1954–1991
A Chechen fighter near the burned-out presidential palace during the battle of Grozny, January 1995. The building became a symbol of resistance for the supporters of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Vladimir Putin with local people in the Siberian republic of Tuva, 2007
Dagestan
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Dagestan, officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a pa
Republics of Russia
…Čăvaš Respubliki) Cheboksary Russian: Чебоксары Chuvash: Шупашкар (Šupaškar) Chuvash (63.7%) 4.0% 30.7% 3.8% 1,186,909 18,343 km2 (7,082 sq mi) Republic of Dagestan Russian: Республика Дагестан (Respublika Dagestan) Other official names Aghul: Республика Дагъустан (Respublika Daġustan) Avar: Дагъистаналъул Жумгьурият…
The Sulak river flowing through the Sulak Canyon
Kakhib, one of many abandoned auls in Dagestan
Abandoned Lezgin village of Grar