| Volga-Ural Military District (5984 words) |
 | The Volga-Urals Military District lies within the administrative borders of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Mariy El, the Republic of Mordovia, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Udmurt Republic, the Chuvash Republic, Kirov, Kurgan, Orenburg, Penza, Perm, Samara, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, and Chelyabinsk Oblasts, and the Komi-Permyak, Khanty-Mansiysk, and Yamalo-Nenetsk Autonomous Okrugs. |
 | However, the administrative staff of old military districts, including Kazan', in every way possible sabotaged measures for the creation of parts and connections of the Red Army; therefore on 31 March, 1918, the highest military council of republic makes decision about a change in the military-administrative division of the country. |
 | For the past decade of control and the divisions, the deputy commanders of formations, parts and subdivisions according to educational work accumulated big enough experience of training soldiers, civil personnel, members of families in the patriotic spirit, faithfulness to military duty, and also experience of performing information and kul'turno-dosugovoy work with the personnel. |