Secession in Russia

Secession in Russia typically refers to state secession, which is the withdrawal of one or more states from the Republic of Russia.[1][2]

Summary

This table shows only the list of movements. The source of each movement is cited in its own section. The population of each area is provided for information only.

Number Land Capital Area Population Ethnic Main Political Party
Ural Federal District of European Russia
1   Ural Republic Yekaterinburg 194,800 4,300,000 Russian people Ural Democratic Foundation
Volga Federal District of European Russia
2   Idel-Ural Kazan 321,400 11,000,000 Volga people Free Idel-Ural
3   Bashkortostan Ufa 143,600 4,050,000 Bashkir people The Heavenly Wolf
4   Tatarstan Kazan 68,000 4,000,000 Tatar people All-Tatar Public Center
5   Udmurtia Izhevsk 42,100 1,500,000 Udmurt people Udmurt Republican National Party
6   Mordovia Saransk 26,200 800,000 Mordvin people Democracy and Independence Mordvin Front
7   Mari El Yoshkar-Ola 23,200 700,000 Mari people Mari Ushem
8   Chuvashia Cheboksary 18,300 1,250,000 Chuvash people Chuvash National Movement
Northwestern Federal District of European Russia
9   Komi Republic Syktyvkar 415,900 850,000 Komi people Komi People's Congress
10   Nenetsia Naryan-Mar 176,700 45,000 Nenets people Nenet National Movement
11   Karelia Petrozavodsk 172,400 600,000 Karelian people
12   Kaliningrad Kaliningrad 84,500 1,800,000 Russian people
13   Permyakia Kudymkar 32,770 120,000 Komi people Komi People's Congress
14   Leningrad Leningrad 15,100 1,000,000 Ingrian people Free Ingria
Southern Federal District of European Russia
15   Don Republic Rostov 100,800 4,200,000 Donian people Free Cossack Movement (Rostov Oblast)
16   Kuban Krasnodar 76,000 5,300,000 Kubanian people Free Cossack Movement (Krasnodar Krai)
17   Kalmykia Elista 76,000 300,000 Kalmyk people
North Caucasian Federal District of European Russia
18   Circassia Sochi 50,000 1,000,000 Circassian people Circassian nationalism
19   Chechnya Grozny 17,300 1,500,000 Chechen people Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
20 Lezgistan Derbent 10,000 800,000 Lezgin people Lezgin nationalism
21   Karachay-Balkaria Karachayevsk 10,000 300,000 Turkic people Balkar and Karachay nationalism
22   Ingushetia Magas 3,000 500,000 Ingush people Ingush People Council
23   Rutulstan Rutul 2,170 20,000 Rutul people Rutul National Revival Front
24   Abazinia Adlersky 2,000 50,000 Abkhaz people World Congress of Abkhaz-Abazin people
25   Lakistan Kumukh 1,500 200,000 Lak people Lak National Council
26   Tabasaranstan Khuchni 1,400 75,000 Tabasaran people Tabasaran National Movement
27   Avaria Khunzakh Unknown 850,000 Avar people Avar National Union
28   Darginstan Levashi Unknown 500,000 Dargin people Free Society of Dargo
29   Kumykia Tarki Unknown 500,000 Kumyk people Tenglik
30   Nogaia Erken Unknown 100,000 Nogai people Association of Nogais of Dagestan
31   Aghulistan Aguldere Unknown 25,000 Aghul people Agul Gelinbatan
Total   Secession in European Russia 1,900,000 40,000,000 Ethnic Groups Dissolution of Russia
Total   European Russia Moscow 4,000,000 110,000,000 Russian people Russian nationalism
 
Tatarstan
 
Map of Ingria/Leningrad Oblast claimed by the advocacy group of Free Ingria, which also likely comprises another federal subject, Saint Petersburg.

Asian Russia

  Siberia or Siberian Federal District[3][4]

Far Eastern Federal District

  Chukotka

  Koryakia

  Far Eastern Republic

  Sakha Republic

  Buryatia[6]

  • Ethnic group: Buryats
    • Proposed state:   Buryatia
    • Political party:All-Buryat Association for the Development of Culture

  Evenia

  Jewish Autonomous Oblast

  Nanaia

Siberian Federal District

  Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District[7][8]

  Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug

  Altai Republic

  • Ethnic group: Altai people
    • Proposed state:   Confederated Republic of Altai
    • Movement: Altai-Sayun United Movement
    • Organizations: Altai Turks Associstion, Kurualtai of the Altai People
    • Political parties: Confederal Nation of the Altai Tribes, Ene-Bayat

  Evenkia

  Khakassia

  Selkupia

  Shor Mountain

  Tuva

  • Ethnic group: Tuvans
  • Proposed state:   Tuva
    • Political parties: People's Party of Sovereign Tuva, People's Front "Free Tuva", Tiva Turu

  Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug

Ural Federal District

  Sverdlovsk Oblast[10][11][12]

European Russia

Volga Federal District

  Idel-Ural[13][14]

  Mari El

  Mordovia

  Tatarstan[16][17][18]

  Udmurtia[19]

  Bashkortostan[16]

  • People: Bashkir
    • Advocacy groups: Bashkort Public Organization, Bashkir Human Rights Movement, Council of Aksakals of Bashkortostan, Bashkir Social Movement
      • Political party: The Heavenly Wolf
    • Proposed state:   Bashkortostan

  Chuvashia[20]

  • People: Chuvash
    • Proposed state:   Chuvashia
      • Movements: Chuvash National Movement, Chuvash Republican Youth
      • Organization: Chuvash Ireklekh Society of National-Cultural Rebirth

Northwestern Federal District

  Nenetsia

  Komi Republic[21]

  • People: Komi
    • Proposed state:   Komi Republic
      • Political organizations: Komi Republican Organization
      • Advocacy movements: Komi Voityr, Finno-Ugric Peoples Consultative Committee
      • Organization: Komi People's Congress

  Leningrad Oblast[22][23]

  Komi-Permyak Okrug[24]

    Karelia

  Kaliningrad Oblast

Southern Federal District

  Kuban [26][27]

  Don Republic[28][29]

  Kalmykia [30][31]

North Caucasian Federal District

 
A map of list federal subjects and districts that has separatist movements in North Caucasus Federal District.

  Chechnya

 
Greater Sochi map (Abazinia)/Adlersky City District and Khostinsky City District

  Abazinia[36][37][38]

  Circassia

  Aghulistan

  Avaria[40]

  Darginstan

  Ingushetia

  • People: Ingush
    • Advocacy groups: Zaschita
    • Militant organizations: Ingush Self Defense Force, Ingush National Front
    • Political party: Ingush People Council
 
Ethnic map of Kabardino-Balkaria, 2002.
 
Ethnic map of Karachay-Cherkessia, 2010

  Karachay-Balkaria

  Kumykia

  Lakistan

Lezgistan

  Nogaia

  Rutulstan

  Tabasaranstan

Maps

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