Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. It is located in the extreme southwest, between Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Its northern portions are part of the Pontic-Caspian steppe, while the southern parts include the Forecaucasus and the Northern Caucasus. Its population was 22,907,141 in the 2002 census, living on an area of 589,200 sq km. The largest cities of the district are Rostov-on-Don and Volgograd with just above one million inhabitants each.
Historically, the region was part of Scythia. Major rivers are the Don, the lower Volga, and the Kuban. It was also inhabited by the Khazars, and the city of Astrakhan was likely named for a Khazar general, Ras Tarkhan.
The current Envoy is Vladimir Ustinov, former Justice Minister of Russia.
Vladimir Ustinov
Category: File - :Russia cropped G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meeting member 20040511.jpg|thumb|200px|Rashid Nurgaliyev and Vladimir Ustinov (May 11, 2004, Washington, D.C.)
Vladimir Vasilyevich Ustinov () (born 25 February 1953 in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur) is the current Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District and former Minister of Justice in Russia.
He is married, has a son and a daughter.
1, Republic of Adygea* : Maykop
2. Astrakhan Oblast : Astrakhan
3. Chechen Republic*: Grozny
4. Republic of Dagestan* : Makhachkala
5. Republic of Ingushetia* : Magas
6. Kabardino-Balkar Republic* : Nalchik
7. Republic of Kalmykia* : Elista
8. Karachay-Cherkess Republic* : Cherkessk
9. Krasnodar Krai : Krasnodar
10. Republic of North Ossetia-Alania* : Vladikavkaz
11. Stavropol Krai : Stavropol
12. Rostov Oblast : Rostov on Don
13. Volgograd Oblast : Volgograd
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'States' in the Southern Federal District
The designation here is of members of Russia's North Caucasus Economic Region, which includes the Rostov Oblast. There are 12 Economic Regions. They are not congruent with the 7 Federal Districts.-
North Caucasus: Republic of Ingushetia
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North Caucasus: Rostov Oblast
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North Caucasus: Stavropol Krai
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At one time Stavropol and its hinterland (the Stavropol Krai) was a very important location in the Tsarist campaigns to conquer the North and South Caucasus. It is now an important manufacturing center, administrative center, and promoter of the Nort...
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North Caucasus: Republic of Dagestan
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North Caucasus: Chechen Republic
The Republic of Adygea is a wholly-contained enclave within Krasnodor Krai.
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North Caucasus: Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
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North Caucasus: The Republic of Adygea
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The Adyghe (their name) or Circassian (our name) people live in several of the North Caucasian republics. In Adygea itself they are now less than 1/3 of the population, (60% Russian) and are totally surrounded by Krasnodar Krai.
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North Caucasus: Krasnodar Krai
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North Caucasus: Karachay-Cherkess Republic
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North Caucasus: Kabardino-Balkar Republic
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Volgograd Oblast
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Astrakhan
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Astrakhan is on the north coast of the Caspian sea. It is the capital of the Astrakahn Oblast, a "federal subject" of Russia. Astrakhan has been home to, conquered by, destroyed by, rebuilt by Cossacks, the Golden Horde, Kalmyks, Nogay, Tatars, and o...
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Eveything You Ever Wanted To Know About Kalmykia
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Kalmykia is remarkable for being the only country in Europe within which the dominant religion has been Buddhism. It has also become famous because its current government has made it the chess center of the world.
Blog on the Southern Federal District
- CB sent commissioners into 43 banks
- Authorized representatives appointed by the Central Bank of Russia to the credit organizations, which received funds from the Bank's, the Bank of Russia (including in the form of loans without collateral) of the RF Finance Ministry and the Agency ... Southern Federal District Krasnodar Territory ? CB ?Kuban Credit Bank Ltd. Krasnodar. Eastern Federal District Nizhegorodskaya Oblast ? GB OAO ?Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, ZAO Nizhegorodpromstroybank?. Penza region ? ...
- Medvedev's Questionable Plan to Form a Government Post in Charge ...
- Gutseriev is currently on the run from the Russian justice system in Great Britain. It is entirely possible that Dmitry Kozak, who has already been in charge of the Southern Federal District, will be in demand again. ...
- Window on Eurasia: Kadyrov Aide Calls for Establishing 'Radio ...
- Second, Nikolay Fedoryak, the deputy Presidential plenipotentiary to the Southern Federal District, said he very much supported the idea of a new official to oversee the North Caucasus, ?especially if he receives control over financial ...
- VCIOM: Press-release
- PEOPLE VERSUS VIRUS: SWINE FLU IN RUSSIA AND HOW TO FIGHT IT. VCIOM is the leading Russian research organization in the field of public opinion studies. The priority sphere of VCIOM is conducting socio-economic, socio-political and ... CFD - Central Federal District. NWFD - North-Western Federal District. SFD - Southern Federal District. PFD - Volga Federal District. UFD - Urals Federal District. SFD - Siberian Federal District. DFD - Far-Eastern Federal District ...
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