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Encyclopedia > Soviet Far East

The term Russian Far East (Russian: Да́льний Восто́к Росси́и; English transliteration: Dalny Vostok Rossii) refers to the extreme south-east parts of Russia, between Siberian Federal District and the Pacific. Russian (русский язык  listen?) is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. ... There exist many possible systems for transliterating the Cyrillic alphabet of the Russian language to English or the Latin alphabet. ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... Siberian Federal District is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ...


The Russian Far East includes the territories of Amur Oblast, Chukotka, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Kamchatka Oblast, Koryakia, Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, and Sakhalin Oblast. Major cities in the Russian Far East include Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Nikolayevsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The Amur Oblast (363,700 km², pop. ... Chukotka Autonomous District ( Russian: Чуко́тский автоно́мный о́круг; tr. ... The Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть - Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast; formerly Jewish Autonomous Republic) is situated in the Far Eastern federal district of Russia, bordering China. ... For other uses of Kamchatka, see Kamchatka (disambiguation). ... Categories: Stub | Autonomous Districts of Russia ... Khabarovsk Krai (Хаба́ровский кра́й) (1995 pop. ... Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia ... The Primorsky Krai (Russian: Примо́рский край), also known as Primorye (Примо́рье), is one of Russias 89 federal subjects (also referred to as members of the Federation). Krai is a term used to refer to several of Russias administrative units. ... The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Саха́ (Яку́тия); Yakut: Саха Республиката) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Categories: Russia geography stubs | Oblasts of Russia | History of Manchuria ... Vladivostok Train Station Vladivostok (Russian: Владивосто́к) is a city in Russia. ... Khabarovsk (Хабаровск) (population 582,700) is the capital city of the Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, some 30 km from the Chinese border. ... Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Ю́жно-Сахали́нск) is a city in Sakhalin, Russia, administrative center of the Sakhalin Oblast. ... Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russian: Комсомо́льск-на-Аму́ре; often transliterated directly as Komsomolsk-na-Amure) is a city located in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia on the left bank of Amur River. ...


According to most reference sources, the Russian Far East should not be confused with Siberia, which does not stretch all the way to the Pacific. Siberian federal subjects of Russia Siberia ( Russian: Сиби́рь, common English transliterations: Sibir, Sibir; possibly from the Mongolian for the calm land) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ...


Another possible confusion is with the international meaning of the term Far East, especially when translating from Russian language, where the Russian Far East is called simply Far East. Far East is a term often used for East Asia and Southeast Asia combined, sometimes including also the easternmost territories of Russia, i. ... Russian (русский язык  listen?) is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. ...


Russian Far East also is used as the name of Russian Far Eastern Federal District. Far Eastern Federal District (Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. ...


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