Secession in Russia
hypothetical disintegration of 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]
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Asian Russia
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changeThis 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.
Asian Russia
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Siberia or Siberian Federal District[3][4]
- Ethnic group: Sibiryak
- Proposed state:
Siberian Republic - Advocacy movements: Siberskoye Zemlyachestvo (Autonomy Movement), Sibir, Free Siberia, Democratic Siberia
- Movement: Siberian regionalism
- Political parties: Monstration for Siberian Federalization, All-Siberian Democratic Union, Siberian Republican Alliance, Roar of the Taiga (Zov Taugi)
- Organizations: Siberian Agreement, Siberian Regional Organization (Siberskoye Zemlyachestvo)
- Militant organization: Siberian Liberation Army
- Proposed state:
Far Eastern Federal District
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- Ethnic group: Chukchis
- Proposed state:
Chukchi Republic[5]
- Advocacy group: Chukchi National Revival Movement
- Political party: Chukchi National Republican Party
- Militant organization: Chukot Front
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic group: Koryaks
- Proposed state:
Koryakia
- Advocacy groups: Narodovlastie, Chav, Tshsanom
- Movement: Koryak Republican Movement
- Organization: Association of the People of North Kamchatka, Association of the People's of the North Association of Indigenous People of Koryak Autonomous Region
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic groups: Russians, Udeges, Nanais and other various ethnic groups
- Proposed state:
- Socialist:
Far Eastern Republic - Federalist/Democratic:
Far Eastern Republic
- Socialist:
- Proposed entity: Far Eastern Republic, including all territories from the Far Eastern Republic and/or modern-day federal subjects associated within the former lands of the aforementioned Far Eastern Republic (Note: This includes the modern-day federal subjects such as: Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Amur Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai and Buryatia, sometimes federal subjects such as: Magadan Oblast, Kamchatka Krai and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Green Ukraine are included based on maximum extent from 1920. It may rarely or sometimes include all federal subjects in Far Eastern economic region and/or Far Eastern Federal District.)
- Advocacy movements: Far East Forum, Zemyak, Regional Association of the Far East
- Movements: Republican Movement, Far East Independence Movement
- Political party: Alliance of the Pacific Peoples
- Militant organization: Far Eastern People's Front
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic group: Yakuts
- Proposed state:
Sakha Republic - Political party: Sakha-Amuk
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic group: Buryats
- Proposed state:
Buryatia - Political party:All-Buryat Association for the Development of Culture
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic group: Ashkenazi Jews
- Proposed state:
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic group: Nanai
- Proposed state:
Nanaia
- Advocacy group: Nanai Cultural Assembly
- Political party: Nanai People's Platform
- Proposed state:
Siberian Federal District
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Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District[7][8]
- Ethnic groups: Dolgans, Nenets, Russians
- Proposed federal subject:
Taymyr Autonomous Okrug
- Proposed federal subject:
- Ethnic group: Buryats
- Proposed state:
Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug or unification with Buryatia
- Proposed state:
- 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
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic group: Evenks
- Proposed state:
Evenkia[9]
- Advocacy group: Evenki Homeland
- Militant organization: Evenki National Front
- Organization: Evenki Cultural Council
- Proposed state:
- Advocacy group: Khakas Cultural Centre
- Pressure group: Chas Khanat, Khaidzhi
- Organization: Abakan Tun Association of The Khakas, Congress of The Khakas People, Khakas Council of Elders
- 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
- Ethnic group: Buryats
- Proposed state:
Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug or unification with Buryatia
Ural Federal District
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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug [10][11][12]
- Ethnic group: Khanty people and Mansi people
- Proposed state:
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Advocacy movements: Association to Save Yurga, Khanty Way, Mansi Way, Ob-Ugrian Union, Society for the Survival and Socio-Economic Development of the Mansi People, Ugrian Association, Youth Public Organization, Yurga Restoration
- Proposed state:
Yamalia/Nenets Autonomous Okrug
- Ethnic group: Nenets
- Proposed state:
Yamalia/East Nenetsia - Advocacy group: Yamal for Future Generations (Association of the Indigenous People of Yamal-Nenets Autonomus Region)
- Proposed state:
European Russia
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Ural Federal District
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- People: Russians
- Proposed state:
Ural Republic
- Advocacy groups: Ural Democratic Foundation, Free Ural
- Proposed state:
Volga Federal District
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- People: Bashkirs, Chuvash, Erzya, Mari, Mokshas, Tatars, Udmurts
- Proposed state:
Idel-Ural Republic
- Advocacy group: Free Idel-Ural.
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic group: Maris
- Proposed state:
Mari El
- Advocacy group: Mari Ushem
- Proposed state:
- Ethnic group: Mordvins
- Proposed state:
Mordovia[18]
- Advocacy groups: Democracy and Independence Mordvin Front, Moksha Self-Determination Front
- Proposed state:
- People: Tatars
- Militant organisation: All-Tatar Public Center
- Advocacy groups: The Union of Tatar Youth, Tatar Patriotic Front Altyn Urda, Tatar Social Center
- Government in exile: Tatar Government in Exile
- Organization: Ittifaq Party
- Proposed state:
Tatarstan
- Militant organisation: All-Tatar Public Center
- People: Udmurts
- Proposed state:
Udmurtia
- Movement: Congress of the Peoples of Udmurtia
- Advocacy groups:Udmurt Kenesh, Udmurt National Centre, Udmurt National Progress, Odmort
- Political parties: Udmurt Republican National Party, Udmurt National Progress
- Proposed state:
- 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
- Advocacy groups: Bashkort Public Organization, Bashkir Human Rights Movement, Council of Aksakals of Bashkortostan, Bashkir Social Movement
- People: Chuvash
- Proposed state:
Chuvashia
- Movements: Chuvash National Movement, Chuvash Republican Youth
- Organization: Chuvash Ireklekh Society of National-Cultural Rebirth
- Proposed state:
Northwestern Federal District
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- Ethnic group: Nenets
- Proposed state:
West Nenetsia
- Movements: Nenet National Movement, Hasava United Movement
- Advocacy groups: Yasavei, National Association of Nenets
- Proposed state:
- 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
- Proposed state:
- People: Komi and Komi-Permyaks
- Proposed federal subject:
Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug
- Proposed federal subject:
- People: Russian
- Proposed state:
Kaliningrad[28] - Proposed autonomous area: Kaliningrad[source?]
- Proposed state:
Southern Federal District
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- People: Kuban Cossacks
- Advocacy movements: Community of the Don-Kuban-Terek Citizens, Klin-Yar, Kuban Cossack Host, Kuban Cossacks of the Kuban Host Autonomy Movement, Kuban Cossack Youth, New Kuban Cossack Association, Southern Regional Resource Center, Union of Cossack Republics of Southern Russia
- Militant organization: Kuban Cossack Army
- Political parties: Free Cossack Movement, Lapin, Movement for the Federalizations of Kuban, Union of the Cossack Hosts of Russia, Union of the Cossack Hosts of Russia and Abroad, Committee for the Liberation of the Kuban
- Political organizations: Cossack Congress, Cossacks of the Kuban Rada
- Proposed state:
Kuban People's Republic (proclaimed in 1918), Kuban Republic (attempted to proclaim in 1991 as part of Union of Cossack Republics in Southern Russia in Union of Sovereign States that never founded both) Currently asking for federalisation (Now consist of Krasnodar Krai and accommodates the republics of Adygea, Karachay-Cherkessia, and parts of Stavropol Krai).
- Advocacy movements: Community of the Don-Kuban-Terek Citizens, Klin-Yar, Kuban Cossack Host, Kuban Cossacks of the Kuban Host Autonomy Movement, Kuban Cossack Youth, New Kuban Cossack Association, Southern Regional Resource Center, Union of Cossack Republics of Southern Russia
- People: Don Cossacks
- Proposed state:
Don Republic / Rostov Oblast
- Proposed state:
- People: Kalmyk people
- Proposed state:
Kalmykia
- Proposed state:
North Caucasian Federal District
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- People: Chechens
- Militant organisation: Chechen separatists
- Proposed state:
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (government in exile)[35][36][37][38]
- People: Abazins
- Advocacy groups: Abaza Adkilra, Abaza Yurdu, Abzanhara, Unity (Adgylara)
- Organization: World Congress of Abkhaz-Abazin People
- Proposed state:
Abazinia - Proposed entity: Abazinia, including all ethnic Abazin parts and/or districts of Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai and Kabardino-Balkaria or solely the rural locality of Psyzh
- People: Circassians
- Movement: Circassian nationalism; Circassian Congress; Circassian Youth Initiative; Adyge Djegi; Adyghe Khase; International Circassian Association (member of UNPO)
- Proposed entity: Circassia, including all regions historically included in Circassia and/or inhabited by Circassians (note: this includes Adygea as well as north Kabardino-Balkaria, north Karachay–Cherkessia, south-east Krasnodar Krai, and south Stavropol Krai)
- People: Aghuls
- Advocacy groups: Agul Gelinbatan, Arhaval
- Proposed state:
Aghulistan[42] - Proposed entity: Aghulistan, including all ethnic Aghul parts and/or districts of Dagestan
- Aghulistan coverage area: Aghulsky
- People: Avars
- Advocacy groups: High-landers (Maarulal)
- Political party: Avar National Union-Iman Shamil
- Proposed state:
- Republican:
Avar Republic - Monarchist:
Avar Khanate
- Republican:
- Proposed entity: Avaria, including all ethnic Avar parts and/or districts of Dagestan
- Avaria coverage area : Kazbekov, Gergebil, Shamil, Akhvakh, Kunzakh, Gunib, Charodin, Tlyaratin, Tsuntin, Tsumadin, Gumbetov, Untsukulsky, Kizilyurt, Botlikh, Khasavyurt, Bezhtin, Tarumov, Kizlyar
- Advocacy groups: High-landers (Maarulal)
- People: Dargins
- Proposed state:Darginstan[44][45]
- Advocacy group: Free Society of Dargo
- Proposed entity:
Darginstan, including all ethnic Dargin parts and/or districts of Dagestan - Darginstan coverage area: Dakhadayev, Sergokalin, Kaytag, Akushin, Levashin
- Proposed state:Darginstan[44][45]
- People: Ingush
- Advocacy groups: Zaschita
- Militant organizations: Ingush Self Defense Force, Ingush National Front
- Political party: Ingush People Council
- Proposed state:
Ingushetia[46]
- Proposed state:
- People: Balkars, Karachays
- Movement: Various nationalist organisations in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia
- Goals: Autonomy for the
Karachay and 
Balkaria, rather than in biethnic republics where they must share power with Russians and Circassians (division of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia into smaller units, also popular for Circassian nationalists). Then, the unification of Karachay and Balkar units is advocated by some but not all nationalists (see Balkar and Karachai nationalism) - Proposed autonomous republic: Karachay-Balkar Republic (includes south Kabardino-Balkaria and south Karachey-Cherkessia)
- People: Kumyks
- Proposed state:
Kumykia - Proposed entity: Kumykia, including all ethnic Kumyk parts and/or districts of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia.
- Kumykia coverage area: Babayurt, Kumtorkalin, Buynak,Karabudakhkent, Kayakent, Makhachkala
- Proposed state:
- People: Laks
- Proposed state:
Lakia[47] - Proposed entity: Lakia, including all ethnic Lak parts and/or districts of Dagestan
- Movements: Kazi Kumuk, Lakistan, Lak Language Group, Lak National Movement (New Star/Tsu Barz), Lakral Sharhurdu, New Lak Popular Movement (Novo-Lak), Tariqat (Movement)/Tariqat, Tsudahar
- Political organizations: Lak National Council
- Lakistan coverage area: Kulin, Laksky, New Lakia
- Proposed state:
- People: Lezgins
- Proposed state: Lezgistan[48]
- Proposed entity: Lezgistan, including all ethnic Lezgin parts and/or districts of Dagestan
- Movement: Lezgin nationalism, Lezgin Movement of Caucasian Albania
- Advocacy movement: Lezgin National Center
- Political party: Lezgin Patriotic Union
- Organization: Federal Lezgin National Cultural Autonomy (member of UNPO)
- Lezgistan coverage area: Suleiman-Stal, Magaramkent, Kurakh, Dokuzparin, Akhtyn, Derbent
- People: Nogais
- Proposed state:
Nogaia[49] - Proposed entity: Nogaia, including all ethnic Nogai parts and/or districts of Dagestan, Chechnya and Astrakhan Oblast
- Movement: Association of Nogais of Dagestan
- Political party: Birlik
- Organization: Assembly of Turkic Peoples
- Nogaia coverage area: Eastern Nogaia, Western Nogaia
- Proposed state:
- People: Rutuls
- People: Tabasaran
- Proposed state:
Tabasaranstan[52]
- Movement: Tabasaran National Movement
- Militant organization: Tabasaran Republican Front
- Proposed entity: Tabasaranstan, including all ethnic Tabasaran parts and/or districts of Dagestan
- Tabasaranstan coverage area: Khiv, Tabasaransky
- Proposed state:
Maps
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Мапа Росії без республік та неліквідованих національних округів -
Проголошення республік у 1990-х роках у Росії -
Національні автономії та розселення національних меншин в Росії
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