Administrative Divisions
of the Russian Federation

Note: Russia is divided into 7 large federal districts (created 13 May 2000) and into 83 smaller entities (21 republics, 9 kraya, 46 oblasti, 2 federal cities, 1 autonomous oblast, and 4 autonomous okruga). 

Party abbreviations: PBL = Party of Beer Lovers' (flippant format unites younger liberals); 
PoP = Party of Primore (Primore/Maritime province regionalist); PRP = People's Republican Party (A.I. Lebed personalist); URP = Yedinaya Rossiya (United Russia Party, Putin personalist)

Plenipotentiaries of the President
18 May 2000 - 14 Nov 2005  Konstantin Borisovich Pulikovsky   (b. 1948)
14 Nov 2005 -  5 Oct 2007  Kamil Shamilyevich Iskhakov        (b. 1949)
 5 Oct 2007 - 30 Oct 2007  Oleg Dmitryevich Antosenko (acting)(b. 1959)
30 Oct 2007 - 30 Apr 2009  Oleg Aleksandrovich Safonov        (b. 1960)
30 Apr 2009 -              Viktor Ivanovich Ishayev           (b. 1948)

Plenipotentiaries of the President
18 May 2000 - 14 Nov 2005  Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko     (b. 1962)
14 Nov 2005 - 14 May 2008  Aleksandr Vladimirovich Konovalov  (b. 1968)
14 May 2008 -              Grigory Alekseyevich Rapota        (b. 1944)

Plenipotentiaries of the President
18 May 2000 - 11 Mar 2003  Viktor Vasilyevich Cherkesov       (b. 1950)
11 Mar 2003 - 15 Oct 2003  Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (f)   (b. 1949)
15 Oct 2003 -  1 Nov 2003  Andrey Grigoryevich Chernenko      (b. 1953)
 1 Nov 2003 -              Ilya Osipovich Klebanov            (b. 1951)

Plenipotentiaries of the President
18 May 2000 -  9 Sep 2004  Leonid Vadimovich Drachevsky       (b. 1942)
 9 Sep 2004 -              Anatoly Vasilyevich Kvashnin       (b. 1946)

Plenipotentiary of the President
18 May 2000 -              Georgy Sergeyevich Poltavchenko    (b. 1953)

Plenipotentiary of the President
18 May 2000 -  2 Dec 2008  Pyotr Mikhailovich Latyshev        (b. 1948 - d. 2008)
 8 Dec 2008 -              Nikolay Aleksandrovich Vinnichenko (b. 1965)

Plenipotentiaries of the President
18 May 2000 -  9 Mar 2004  Viktor Germanovich Kazantsev       (b. 1946)
 9 Mar 2004 - 13 Sep 2004  Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev     (b. 1944)
13 Sep 2004 -  6 Oct 2007  Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak          (b. 1958)
 6 Oct 2007 - 14 May 2008  Grigory Alekseyevich Rapota        (b. 1944) 
14 May 2008 -              Vladimir Vasilyevich Ustinov       (b. 1953)

 3 Jul 1991                Declaration of state sovereignty
                             (Soviet Socialist Republic of Adygeya).
 5 Oct 1991                Adygey Republic

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
23 Mar 1990 -  5 Jan 1992  Aslan Aliyevich Dzharimov          (b. 1939)
Presidents
 5 Jan 1992 -  8 Feb 2002  Aslan Aliyevich Dzharimov          (s.a.)
 8 Feb 2002 - 13 Jan 2007  Hazret Medzhizhovich Sovmen        (b. 1937)
13 Jan 2007 -              Aslanchery Kitovich Tkhakushinov   (b. 1947)

Prime ministers
19 Apr 1995 - 19 Feb 1997  Nikolay Gavrilovich Pedan
19 Feb 1997 - Mar 2001     Mukharby Khadzhiretovich           (b. 1956)
                             Tkharkakhov
Mar 2001 - 14 Feb 2002     Nikolay Vasilyevich Avdienko       (b. 1948)
                             (acting to 19 Apr 2001)
14 Feb 2002 -  6 Mar 2002  Hazret Yunusovich Huade (1st time) (b. 1949)
                             (acting)
 6 Mar 2002 - 24 Jan 2003  Nikolay Vasilyevich Demchuk        (b. 1949)
24 Jan 2003 - 20 Aug 2003  Gennady Ivanovich Mikichura        (b. 1951)
20 Aug 2003 - 17 Nov 2004  Hazret Yunusovich Huade (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Nov 2004 - 30 Dec 2004  Skhatby Salikhovich Vorokov        (b. 1946)
                             (acting)
30 Dec 2004 - 30 May 2006  Asfar Pshikanovich Khagur          (b. 1960)
30 May 2006 - 16 Sep 2006  Yevgeny Alekseyevich Kovalyov      (b. 1962)
                             (acting)
16 Sep 2006 - 15 Jan 2007  Kazbek Ismailovich Paranuk         (b. 1948) 
                             (acting)
15 Jan 2007 - 12 May 2008  Vladimir Mikhailovich Samozhenkov  (b. 1950)
                             (acting to 17 Jan 2007)
12 May 2008 -              Murat Karalbiyevich Kumpilov       (b. 1973)
                             (acting to 28 May 2008)

                Adopted 2 Jul 1992

 3 Jul 1991                Gorno-Altay S.S.R. declared (not recognized).
31 Mar 1992                Republic of Altai 

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
27 Mar 1990 -  3 Jul 1991  Valery Ivanovich Chaptynov         (b. 1945 - d. 1997)
Chairman of the Supreme Council
 3 Jul 1991 -  1 Feb 1994  Valery Ivanovich Chaptynov         (s.a.)
Chairmen of the State Council
 1 Feb 1994 - 30 Jan 1997  Valery Ivanovich Chaptynov         (s.a.)
12 Feb 1997 - 19 Aug 1997  Vladilen Vladimirovich Volkov      (b. 1939)
Heads of the Republic, Chairmen of the Government
19 Aug 1997 - 13 Jan 1998  Vladilen Vladimirovich Volkov      (s.a.)
13 Jan 1998 - 19 Jan 2002  Semyon Ivanovich Zubakin           (b. 1952)
19 Jan 2002 - 20 Jan 2006  Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin          (b. 1934 - d. 2006)
20 Jan 2006 -              Aleksandr Vasilyevich Berdnikov    (b. 1953) 

Prime ministers
 6 Feb 1992 - 30 Jan 1997  Vladimir Ivanovich Petrov          (b. 1942)
30 Jan 1997 - 10 Aug 1997  Valery Ivanovich Chaptynov         (s.a.)

11 Oct 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
25 Feb 1992                Republic of Bashkortostan

Chairman of the Supreme Council
11 Oct 1990 - 17 Dec 1993  Murtaza Gubaidullovich Rakhimov    (b. 1934)
President
17 Dec 1993 -              Murtaza Gubaidullovich Rakhimov    (s.a.)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
Jan 1986 - Nov 1992        Marat Parisovich Mirgazyamov       (b. 1942)
Nov 1992 - 23 Dec 1993     Anatoly Yakovlevich Kopsov         (b. 1942)
Prime Ministers
23 Dec 1993 - Jul 1994     Anatoly Yakovlevich Kopsov         (s.a.)
Jul 1994 - 12 Jan 1999     Rim Sagitovich Bakiyev             (b. 1939)
                             (acting to 12 Oct 1994)
12 Jan 1999 - 10 Apr 2008  Rafael Ibragimovich Baidavletov    (b. 1943)
10 Apr 2008 -              Rail Salikhovich Sarbayev          (b. 1962)   

 8 Oct 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Buryat Republic

Chairmen of the Supreme Council
19 Apr 1990 - 21 Oct 1991  Sergey Nikolayevich Buldayev       (b. 1934)
21 Oct 1991 - 30 Jun 1994  Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov         (b. 1935)
Presidents
 1 Jul 1994 - 10 Jul 2007  Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov         (s.a.)
10 Jul 2007 -              Vyacheslav Vladimirovich           (b. 1956)
                             Nagovitsyn 

Prime minister
1990 - Jun 1994            Vladimir Bizayevich Saganov        (b. 1936 - d. 1999)

24 Oct 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Chuvash Republic

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet
25 Apr 1990 - 28 Aug 1991  Anatoly Mikhailovich Leontiev      (b. 1937)
29 Aug 1991 - 21 Jan 1994  Edouard Aleksyevich Kubarev        (b. 1939)
President
21 Jan 1994 -              Nikolay Vasilyevich Fyodorov       (b. 1958)            PBL

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
1989 - 1992                Nikolay Arkhipovich Zaitsev        (b. 1942)
Feb 1992 - Dec 1993        Valeryan Nikolayevich Viktorov     (b. 1951)
Prime ministers (Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers)
Jan 1994 - 19 Jan 1998     Enver Azizovich Ablyakimov         (b. 1948)
                             (1st time)
19 Jan 1998 - 27 Jul 1998  Lev Pantelymonovich Kurakov        (b. 1943)
27 Jul 1998 - 16 Oct 1998  Nikolay Vasilyevich Fyodorov       (s.a.)               PBL
                             (acting) (1st time)
16 Oct 1998 -  8 Oct 2001  Enver Azizovich Ablyakimov         (s.a.)
                             (acting to 21 Dec 1998)(2nd time)
 8 Oct 2001 - 18 Dec 2002  Nikolay Vasilyevich Fyodorov       (s.a.)               PBL
                             (acting) (2nd time)
18 Dec 2001 - 23 Apr 2004  Natalya Yuryevna Partasova (f)     (b. 1957)
                             (acting to 18 Jan 2002)
23 Apr 2004 -              Sergey Anatoliyevich Gaplikov      (b. 1970)
                             (acting to 27 Apr 2004)

13 May 1991                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Dagestan Republic
 6 Aug 1999 - Sep 1999     Islamic Republic of Dagestan declared in rebellion.

Chairman of the Supreme Council
24 Apr 1990 - 26 Jul 1994  Magomedali Magomedovich Magomedov  (b. 1930)
Chairman of the State Council 
26 Jul 1994 - 20 Feb 2006  Magomedali Magomedovich Magomedov  (s.a.)
11 Aug 1999 - Sep 1999     Shamil Basayev (Emir; in rebellion)(b. 1965 - d. 2006)
President
20 Feb 2006 -              Mukhu Gimbatovich Aliyev           (b. 1940)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers (Prime ministers)
1987 - 20 Aug 1997         Abdurazak Mardanovich Mirzabekov   (b. 1938)
20 Aug 1997 - 13 Oct 2004  Khizri Isayevich Shikhsaidov       (b. 1947) 
                             (acting to 26 Aug 1997)
18 Aug 1999 - Sep 1999     Sirazhuddin Ramazanov              (b. 1956)
                             (in rebellion)
13 Oct 2004 -  6 Mar 2006  Atay Bashirovich Aliyev            (b. 1954)
                             (acting to 14 Oct 2004)
 6 Mar 2006 -              Shamil Magomedovich Zaynalov       (b. 1946)

22 Jun 1994 - 11 Jul 1999

Adopted 11 Jul 1999

15 Sep 1991                Ingushetia approves declaration on formation of 
                             Ingush Republic within R.S.F.S.R.
 1 Nov 1991                Chechnya declares independence (Chechen Republic).
 1 Dec 1991                Referendum approves creation of an Ingush Republic 
                             within Russia.
 4 Jun 1992                Ingush Republic
 2 Nov 1992 -  1 Aug 1993  State of emergency declared by Russia in
                             territories of North Ossetia and Ingush Republic.
 3 Dec 1993                Republic of Ingushetia.

Heads of the Provisional Administration on the territories of
the North-Ossetic S.S.R. and Ingush Republic
 2 Nov 1992 -  9 Nov 1992  Georgy Stepanovich Khizha          (b. 1938)
 9 Nov 1992 - Dec 1992     Sergey Mikhaylovich Shakhray       (b. 1956)
Jun 1993 - 1 Aug 1993      Viktor Petrovich Polyanichko       (b. 1937 - d. 1993)

Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Congress of People's
Deputies of All Levels of Ingushetia
15 Sep 1991 - 199.         Isa Kodzoyev ?
Chairman of the People's Council of Ingushetia (in opposition to separation)
 7 Oct 1991 - 199.         Beksultan Magomedovich Seynaroyev  (b. 1938)
Plenipotentiary of Russia in the Ingush Republic
 6 Jul 1992 - 28 Nov 1992  Aslanbek Akhmedovich Aslakhanov    (b. 1942)
Heads of the Provisional Administration
28 Nov 1992 - 21 Dec 1992  Ruslan Sultanovich Aushev          (b. 1954)
Dec 1992 -  9 Mar 1993     Magomed Akhmedovich Sultygov       (b. 1944) 
                             (acting) 
Presidents
 9 Mar 1993 - 28 Dec 2001  Ruslan Sultanovich Aushev          (s.a.)
Presidents
 7 Mar 1993 - 28 Dec 2001  Ruslan Sultanovich Aushev          (s.a.)
28 Dec 2001 - 23 May 2002  Akhmed Isayevich Malsagov (interim)(b. 1960)
23 May 2002 - 30 Oct 2008  Murat Magometovich Zyazikov        (b. 1957)
30 Oct 2008 -              Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov (b. 1963)
                             (acting to 31 Oct 2008)       

Prime ministers (Chairmen of the government)
Mar 1993 - Jul 1993        Ruslan Tatiyev
Jul 1993 - Mar 1994        Tamerlan Didigov
Mar 1994 - Dec 1996        Mukharbek Ilyasovich Didigov       (b. 1952)
Dec 1996 - Aug 1998        Belan Bagaudinovich Khamchiev      (b. 1960)
Aug 1998 - 25 Nov 1999     Magomet-Bashir Darsigov
25 Nov 1999 - 15 Jun 2002  Akhmed Isayevich Malsagov          (s.a.)
15 Jun 2002 - 26 Aug 2002  Sultan Alaudinovich Giryev (acting)(b. 1947)
26 Aug 2002 - 19 Jun 2003  Viktor Andreyvich Aleksentsev      (b. 1948)
                             (acting to 30 Sep 2002)
19 Jun 2003 - 30 Jun 2005  Timur Akhmetovich Mogushkov        (b. 1962)
30 Jun 2005 - 12 Mar 2008  Ibragim Solsayevich Malsagov       (b. 1961)
12 Mar 2008 - 14 Mar 2008  Khava Isakovna Yevloyeva (f)       (b. 1954)
                             (acting)
14 Mar 2008 - 13 Nov 2008  Kharum Magometovich Dzeytov        (b. 1951)
13 Nov 2008 -              Rashid Yakhyayevich Gaysanov       (b. 1972) 

30 Jan 1991                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Kabardino-Balkar Republic 
17 Nov 1996 - 30 Nov 1996  Balkariya declares sovereignty. 

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet
30 Mar 1990 - 17 Sep 1991  Valery Mukhamedovich Kokov         (b. 1941 - d. 2005)
17 Sep 1991 -  9 Jan 1992  Khachim Mukhamedovich Karmokov     (b. 1941)
Presidents
 9 Jan 1992 - 28 Sep 2005  Valery Mukhamedovich Kokov         (s.a.)
28 Sep 2005 -              Arsen Bashirovich Kanokov          (b. 1957)            URP

Prime Ministers (Chairmen of the government)
Sep 1991 - Jan 1997        Georgy Mashtayevich Cherkesov      (b. 1938)
Jan 1997 -  2 Feb 2004     Khusein Dzhabrailovich Chechenov   (b. 1942)
 2 Feb 2004 - 19 Jun 2006  Gennady Sergeyevich Gubin          (b. 1944)
                             (acting to 3 Feb 2004)
19 Jun 2006 - 22 Jun 2006  Anuar Akhmetovich Chechenov        (b. 1950)
                             (acting)
22 Jun 2006 -              Andrey Veniaminovich Yarin         (b. 1970)

17 Nov 1996                Congress of Balkar people proclaims the Republic of Balkaria.
30 Nov 1996                Suppressed by Kabardino-Balkar Republic.

Chairman of State Council 
17 Nov 1996 - 30 Nov 1996  Sufyan Beppayev

31 Mar 1992                Republic of Kalmykia-Khalmg Tangch
10 Feb 1996                Republic of Kalmykia

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet
1990 - 1992                Vladimir Mantsinovich Basanov        (b. 1948)
1992 - 23 Apr 1993         Ilya Yerdyevich Bugdayev             (b. 1938)
President
23 Apr 1993 - 24 Oct 2005  Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov      (b. 1962)
Head of the Republic 
24 Oct 2005 -              Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov      (s.a.)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
Aug 1989 - Oct 1992        Batyr Chimidovich Mikhailov          (b. 1941)
Oct 1992 - 1993            Maksim Bembyevich Mukubenov (acting) (b. 1940)
1993 -  8 Nov 1995         Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov      (s.a.)
                             (acting)
Prime Ministers (Chairmen of the government)
 8 Nov 1995 - 16 Feb 1998  Valery Petrovich Bogdanov            (b. 1941)
16 Feb 1998 -  2 Nov 1998  Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov      (s.a.)
 2 Nov 1998 - 17 Jan 1999  Viktor Nikolayevich Baturin          (b. 1956)
18 Feb 1999 - 16 Aug 1999  Rafail Aleksandrovich Metrikin
                             (acting to 29 Apr 1999)
16 Aug 1999 -  4 Jan 2003  Aleksandr Vladimirovich Dorzhdeyev   (b. 1958)
                             (acting to 27 Aug 1999) 
 4 Jan 2003 - 19 Dec 2003  Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov      (s.a.)
19 Dec 2003 -  5 Dec 2007  Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kozachko        (b. 1949)
                             (acting to 23 Dec 2003)
 5 Dec 2007 -              Vladimir Borisovich Sengleyev        (b. 1967)
                             (acting to 12 Dec 2007)

                       Adopted 3 Feb 1994

27 Nov 1990                Karachayevo-Cherkess S.S.R. declared.
30 Nov 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
10 Aug 1991                Batalapshinsk (Batalapshinskaya) Republic unilaterally
                             proclaimed by Cossacks (Russians).
17 Oct 1991                Republic of Karachay proclaimed by Karachay.
24 Oct 1991                Republic of Cherkisiya
Oct 1991                   Abasa (Abasinskaya) Republic unilaterally proclaimed
                             by Abasa people, then joins Republic of Cherkesiya.
30 Nov 1991                Urupsk-Zelenchuk (or Zelenchuk-Urupsk) Republic 
                             unilaterally proclaimed by Cossacks (Russians).
31 Mar 1992                Republic of Karachayevo-Cherkisiya

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
Mar 1979 - 13 Jan 1992     Vladimir Islamovich Khubiyev       (b. 1932 - d. 2004)
Heads of the Republic
13 Jan 1992 - 24 May 1999  Vladimir Islamovich Khubiyev       (s.a.)
24 May 1999 - 24 Jul 1999  Igor Vladimirovich Ivanov (acting) (b. 1937)
24 Jul 1999 - 14 Sep 1999  Valentin Stepanovich Vlasov        (b. 1946)
                             (acting)
14 Sep 1999 - Sep 2000     Vladimir Magomedovich Semyonov     (b. 1940)
Presidents
Sep 2000 -  4 Sep 2003     Vladimir Magomedovich Semyonov     (s.a.)
 4 Sep 2003 -  4 Sep 2008  Mustafa Azret-Aliyevich Batdyev    (b. 1950)
 4 Sep 2008 -              Boris Safarovich Ebzeyev           (b. 1950)

Prime Ministers (Chairmen of the government)
22 Mar 1990 - 12 Jan 1992  Vladimir Islamovich Khubiyev       (s.a.)
Sep 1995 - 24 May 1999     Anatoly Galimzhanovich Ozov        (b. 1942)
Oct 1999 - 27 Oct 2000     Vasily Ivanovich Neshchadimov      (b. 1949)
27 Oct 2000 -  6 Sep 2003  Alik Husinovich Kardanov (1st time)(b. 1954)
 6 Sep 2003 - 19 Jan 2005  Ruslan Ogurlyevich Kazanokov       (b. 1958)
                             (acting to 26 Sep 2003)
19 Jan 2005 - 17 Sep 2008  Alik Husinovich Kardanov (2nd time)(s.a.)
                             (acting to 28 Jan 2005)
17 Sep 2008 -              Vladimir Grigoryevich Kaishev      (b. 1954)

 9 Aug 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Karelian Republic

Chairman of the Supreme Council
18 Apr 1990 - 17 May 1994  Viktor Nikolayevich Stepanov       (b. 1947)
Chairmen of the Government
17 May 1994 -  1 Jun 1998  Viktor Nikolayevich Stepanov       (s.a.)
 1 Jun 1998 - 12 May 2002  Sergey Leonidovich Katanandov      (b. 1955)
Head of the Republic
12 May 2002 -              Sergey Leonidovich Katanandov      (s.a.)

Prime ministers
27 Dec 1989 - 14 Jul 1994  Sergey Petrovich Blinnikov         (b. 1945)
14 Jul 1994 -  1 Jan 2003  None
 1 Jan 2003 -              Pavel Viktorovich Chernov          (b. 1950)

 3 Jul 1991                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Republic of Khakassia (Khakasiya)

Chairmen of the Supreme Council 
1991 - 1992                Vladimir Nikolayevich Shtygashev   (b. 1939)
                             (1st time)
30 Jan 1992 -  4 Feb 1992  Valery Vasilyevich Shavyrkin       (b. 1951)
 4 Feb 1992 -  9 Jan 1997  Vladimir Nikolayevich Shtygashev   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
President
 9 Jan 1997 -  15 Jan 2009 Aleksey Ivanovich Lebed            (b. 1955)
Chairman of the Government
15 Jan 2009 -              Viktor Mikhailovich Zimin          (b. 1962)

Chairman of the Council Ministers
 6 Feb 1992 - Dec 1996     Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Smirnov     (b. 1937)

29 Aug 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Komi Republic

Chairman of the Supreme Council
25 Apr 1990 -  7 Jun 1994  Yury Alekseyevich Spiridonov       (b. 1938)
Heads of the Republic
 7 Jun 1994 - 15 Jan 2002  Yury Alekseyevich Spiridonov       (s.a.)
15 Jan 2002 -              Vladimir Aleksandrovich Torlopov   (b. 1949)

Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Mar 1987 - 1994            Vyacheslav Ivanovich Khudyayev     (b. 1946)

22 Oct 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Republic of Mari-El

Chairman of the Supreme Council
22 Aug 1991 - 24 Dec 1991  Vladislav Maksimovich Zotin        (b. 1942)
Presidents
24 Dec 1991 - 14 Jan 1997  Vladislav Maksimovich Zotin        (s.a.)
14 Jan 1997 - 14 Jan 2001  Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich          (b. 1948)
                             Kislitsyn 
14 Jan 2001 -              Leonid Igorevich Markelov          (b. 1963)

Chairman of the Council of Ministers
1990 - Mar 1992            Gennady Semyonovich Petrov         (d. 1992) 

25 Jan 1994                Mordovia Republic

Chairman of the Supreme Council
Dec 1990 - Jan 1992        Nikolay Vasilyevich Biryukov       (b. 1944)
                             (1st time)
President
Jan 1992 - Apr 1993        Vasily Dmitriyevich Guslyannikov   (b. 1949)
Chairman of the Supreme Council
Apr 1993 - 24 Jan 1995     Nikolay Vasilyevich Biryukov       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
Chairman of the State Council
24 Jan 1995 - 22 Sep 1995  Nikolay Ivanovich Merkushkin       (b. 1951)
Head of the Republic
22 Sep 1995 -              Nikolay Ivanovich Merkushkin       (s.a.)

Prime Ministers (Chairmen of the government)
Apr 1993 - Sep 1995        Valery Nikolayevich Shvetsov       (b. 1939 - d. 1995)
Oct 1995 -                 Vladimir Dmitriyevich Volkov       (b. 1954)

20 Jul 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Republic of North Ossetia
 2 Nov 1992 -  1 Aug 1993  State of emergency declared by Russia in
                             territories of North Ossetia and Ingush Republic
                             (see provisional administration under Ingushetia).
12 Nov 1994                Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

Chairman of the Supreme Council
21 Mar 1990 - 21 Jan 1994  Akhsarbek Khadzimurzayevich        (b. 1929)
                             Galazov
Presidents
21 Jan 1994 - 30 Jan 1998  Akhsarbek Khadzimurzayevich        (s.a.)
                             Galazov
30 Jan 1998 -  7 Jun 2005  Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dzasokhov    (b. 1934)
Head of the Republic
 7 Jun 2005 -              Taimuraz Dzambekovich Mamsurov     (b. 1954)

Prime Ministers (Chairmen of the government)
Apr 1990 - 1995            Sergey Valentinovich Khetagurov    (b. 1942)
Feb 1995 -  5 Feb 1998     Yury Grigoryevich Biragov          (b. 1938)
 5 Feb 1998 - Oct 2000     Taimuraz Dzambekovich Mamsurov     (s.a.)
Oct 2000 - 19 Feb 2002     Kazbek Georgiyevich Karginov
                             (acting)
19 Feb 2002 - 10 Sep 2004  Mikhail Mikhailovich Shatalov      (b. 1942)
10 Sep 2004 - 11 Jun 2005  Alan Georgievich Boradzov          (b. 1957 - d. 2007)
11 Jun 2005 - 29 Aug 2006  Aleksandr Viktorovich Merkulov     (b. 1954)
 1 Dec 2005 - 200.         Oleg Soltanbekovich Khatsayev      (b. 1963)
                             (acting for Merkulov)
29 Aug 2006 -  6 Sep 2006  Oleg Soltanbekovich Khatsayev      (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 6 Sep 2006 -              Nikolay Aleksandrovich Khlyntsov   (b. 1948)

27 Sep 1990                 Declaration of state sovereignty (Yakut-Sakha A.S.S.R.).
31 Mar 1992                 Republic of Sakha

Chairman of the Supreme Council
25 Apr 1990 - 27 Dec 1991   Mikhail Yefimovich Nikolayev      (b. 1937)
Presidents
27 Dec 1991 - 27 Jan 2002   Mikhail Yefimovich Nikolayev      (s.a.)
27 Jan 2002 -               Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Shtyrov   (b. 1953)

Prime Ministers (Chairmen of the government)
29 Dec 1990 - 25 Dec 1991   Kliment Yegorovich Ivanov         (b. 1936) 
Jan 1992 - May 1993         Mikhail Yefimovich Nikolayev      (b. 1937)
May 1993 - Dec 1994         Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Sthyrov   (s.a.)
Dec 1994 - 14 Jan 1997      Yury Vasilyevich Kaidyshev        (b. 1940)
14 Dec 1997 - Feb 1998      Valentin Petrovich Fyodorov       (b. 1939)
Feb 1998 -  8 Feb 2002      Vasily Mikhailovich Vlasov        (b. 1945)
 8 Feb 2002 -  6 Feb 2003   Semyon Nikolayevich Nazarov       (b. 1953)
 6 Feb 2003 -               Yegor Afanasyevich Borisov        (b. 1954)

30 Aug 1990                  Declaration of state sovereignty.
Jun 1991                     Republic of Tatarstan
Mar 1992                     Tatars refuse to sign new federation treaty.
Nov 1992                     Tatarstan declares itself a sovereign state freely 
                               associated with Russia (not recognized).
15 Feb 1994                  Republic of Tatarstan formally joins Russian 
                               Federation by treaty.

Chairman of the Supreme Council
11 Apr 1990 - Jun 1991       Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiyev   (b. 1937)
President
Jun 1991 -                   Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiyev   (s.a.)

Prime Ministers
 5 Jul 1991 - 17 Jan 1995    Mukhammat Gallyamovich Sabirov   (b. 1932)
17 Jan 1995 - 27 May 1998    Farid Khairullovich Mukhametshin (b. 1947)
27 May 1998 - 10 Jul 1998    Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiyev   (s.a.)
                               (acting)
10 Jul 1998 -                Rustam Nurgalyevich Minnikhanov  (b. 1957)

12 Dec 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Republic of Tuva
Nov 1993                   Official spelling changed to Tyva.

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
 2 Oct 1991 - 19 Mar 1992  Kaadyr-ool Alekseyevich Bicheldey  (b. 1950) 
President
19 Mar 1992 - 11 Apr 2002  Sherig-ool Dizizhikovich Oorzhak   (b. 1942)
Chairmen of the government
11 Apr 2002 -  6 Apr 2007  Sherig-ool Dizizhikovich Oorzhak   (s.a.)
 6 Apr 2007 -              Sholban Valeryevich Kara-ool       (b. 1966)

Prime minister
Apr 1990 - Mar 1992        Sherig-ool Dizizhikovich Oorzhak   (s.a.)

20 Sep 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.
31 Mar 1992                Udmurt Republic

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Apr 1990 - 31 Mar 1992     Valentin Kuzmich Tubylov           (b. 1935)
Chairman of the Supreme Council
31 Mar 1992 - 1995         Valentin Kuzmich Tubylov           (s.a.)
Chairman of the State Council
19 Apr 1995 -  3 Nov 2000  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov    (b. 1951)
President
 3 Nov 2000 -              Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov    (s.a.)

Prime Ministers (Chairmen of the government)
Apr 1990 - 1993            Nikolay Yefimovich Mironov         (b. 1936)
26 Jun 1993 - 26 Apr 1995  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov    (s.a.)
26 Apr 1995 - 23 Apr 1999  Pavel Nikolayevich Vershinin       (b. 1949)
23 Apr 1999 - Oct 2000     Nikolay Alekseyevich Ganza         (b. 1946)
Oct 2000 -                 Yury Stepanovich Pitkevich         (b. 1951)
                             (acting to 28 Nov 2000)

                Adopted 29 Jun 2000

28 Sep 1937                Altay kray

Heads of the Administration
 8 Oct 1991 - 20 Jan 1994  Vladimir Fyodorovich Raifikesht    (b. 1951)
20 Jan 1994 - Dec 1996     Lev Aleksandrovich Korshunov       (b. 1946)
Governors
Dec 1996 - 14 Apr 2004     Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Surikov   (b. 1940)
14 Apr 2004 -  7 Aug 2005  Mikhail Sergeyevich Yevdokimov     (b. 1957 - d. 2005)
 7 Aug 2005 - 25 Aug 2005  Mikhail Sergeyevich Kozlov (acting)(b. 1951)
25 Aug 2005 -              Aleksandr Bogdanovich Karlin       (b. 1951)

Kamchatka

                  Adopted 1 Jul 2007

 1 Jul 2007                Kamchatka kray created by merger of Kamchatka oblast
                             and Koryakia A.O. 

20 Oct 1938                Khabarovsk kray
1992 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             (not recognized).

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 - 30 Apr 2009  Viktor Ivanovich Ishayev           (b. 1948)
30 Apr 2009 -              Vyacheslav Ivanovich Shport        (b. 1954)
                             (acting to 6 May 2009)

13 Sep 1937                Krasnodar kray 

Heads of the Administration
24 Aug 1991 - 26 Nov 1992  Vasily Nikolayevich Dyakonov       (b. 1946)
Dec 1992 -  2 Aug 1994     Nikolay Dmitriyevich Yegorov       (b. 1951 - d. 1997)
                             (1st time)
 2 Aug 1994 - 15 Jul 1996  Yevgeny Mikhailovich Kharitonov    (b. 1946)
15 Jul 1996 -  5 Jan 1997  Nikolay Dmitriyevich Yegorov       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 5 Jan 1997 -  5 Jan 2001  Nikolay Ignatyevich Kondratenko    (b. 1940)
 5 Jan 2001 -              Aleksandr Nikolayevich Tkachev     (b. 1960)

               Adopted 16 Apr 2000

 7 Dec 1934                Krasnoyarsk kray
1992 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             as Yenissey Republic (not recognized).
 1 Jan 2007                Merger of Evenkia A.O and Taymyr A.O into Krasnoyarsk kray.

Heads of the Administration
Jan 1992 - 27 Jan 1993     Arkady Filimonovich Veprev        (b. 1927 - d. 2006)
27 Jan 1993 -  5 Jun 1998  Valery Mikhailovich Zubov         (b. 1953)
 5 Jun 1998 - 28 Apr 2002  Aleksandr Ivanovich Lebed         (b. 1950 - d. 2002) PRP
28 Apr 2002 -  3 Oct 2002  Nikolay Ivanovich Ashlapov        (b. 1962)
                             (acting)
 3 Oct 2002 -              Aleksandr Gennadyevich Khloponin  (b. 1965)
                             (acting to 17 Oct 2002)

     (1 Dec 2005 - 15 May 2007  de facto)
                 Adopted 15 May 2007

 1 Dec 2005                Perm kray formed by merger of Perm oblast and Komi-Permyak
                             autonomous okrug.

Governor
 1 Dec 2005 -              Oleg Anatolyevich Chirkunov       (b. 1958) 

20 Oct 1938                Primorsky kray 
1992 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             (not recognized).

Heads of the Administration 
15 Oct 1991 - 24 May 1993  Vladimir Sergeyevich Kuznetsov     (b. 1954)            1993: PBL
24 May 1993 - Dec 1995     Yevgeny Ivanovich Nazdratenko      (b. 1949)            PoP
Governors
Dec 1995 -  5 Feb 2001     Yevgeny Ivanovich Nazdratenko      (s.a.)               PoP
 5 Feb 2001 - 13 Feb 2001  Konstantin Borisovich Tolstoshein  (b. 1952)
                             (1st time) (acting)
13 Feb 2001 - 26 Apr 2001  Valentin Stepanovich Dubinin       (b. 1946)
                             (acting)
26 Apr 2001 -  7 May 2001  Igor Lvovich Belchuk (acting)      (b. 1947)
 7 May 2001 - 25 Jun 2001  Konstantin Borisovich Tolstoshein  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) (acting)
25 Jun 2001 -              Sergey Mikhailovich Darkin         (b. 1963)

                Adopted 30 May 1997

12 Jan 1943                Stavropol kray 

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 - 20 Jul 1995  Yevgeny Semyonovich Kuznetsov      (b. 1938 - d. 2005)
20 Jul 1995 - Nov 1996     Pyotr Petrovich Marchenko          (b. 1948)
Governors
Nov 1996 - 16 May 2008     Aleksandr Leonidovich Chernogorov  (b. 1959)
16 May 2008 -              Valery Veniaminovich Gayevsky      (b. 1958)
                             (acting to 23 May 2008)

Zabaikalsky

               Adopted 1 Mar 2009

 1 Mar 2008                Zabaikalsky kray formed by merger of Chita oblast
                             and Agin-Buryat autonomous okrug.

Governor
 1 Mar 2008 -              Ravil Faritovich Geniatullin       (b. 1955)

                Adopted 26 Apr 1996

20 Oct 1932                Amur oblast

Heads of the Administration
 8 Oct 1991 - Apr 1993     Albert Arkadyevich Krivchenko      (b. 1935)
25 Apr 1993 -  5 Oct 1993  Aleksandr Vladimirovich Surat      (b. 1947)
 5 Oct 1993 -  3 Dec 1994  Vladimir Pavlovich Polevanov       (b. 1949)
                             (acting to 18 Dec 1993)
 3 Dec 1994 -  3 Jun 1996  Vladimir Nikolayevich Dyachenko    (b. 1948)
 3 Jun 1996 - Mar 1997     Yury Gavrilovich Lyashko           (b. 1943)
Mar 1997 - 21 Apr 2001     Anatoly Nikolayevich Belonogov     (b. 1939)
21 Apr 2001 - 10 May 2007  Leonid Viktorovich Korotkov        (b. 1965)
10 May 2007 -  1 Jun 2007  Aleksandr Vasilyevich Nesterenko   (b. 1947)
                             (acting)
 1 Jun 2007 - 16 Oct 2008  Nikolay Aleksandrovich Kolesov     (b. 1956)
16 Oct 2008 -              Oleg Nikolayevich Kozhemyako       (b. 1962)
                             (acting to 20 Oct 2008)

                     Unofficial Flag

23 Sep 1937                Arkhangelsk oblast

Heads of the Administration
 1 Oct 1991 - 21 Feb 1996  Pavel Nikolayevich Balakshin       (b. 1936)
21 Feb 1996 -  4 Mar 1996  Valentin Stepanovich Vlasov        (b. 1946)
                             (acting)
 4 Mar 1996 - 14 Apr 2004  Anatoly Antonovich Yefremov        (b. 1952)
14 Apr 2004 - 18 Apr 2008  Nikolay Ivanovich Kiselyov         (b. 1950)
18 Apr 2008 -              Ilya Filippovich Mikhalchuk        (b. 1957)

                Adopted 26 Dec 2001

27 Dec 1943                Astrakhan oblast

Heads of the Administration
28 Aug 1991 - 17 Aug 2004  Anatoly Petrovich Guzhvin          (b. 1946 - d. 2004)
17 Aug 2004 -  2 Nov 2004  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zhilkin   (b. 1959)
                             (1st time)(acting) 
 2 Nov 2004 - 23 Dec 2004  Aleksandr Pavlovich Glazkov        (b. 1961)
                             (acting) 
23 Dec 2004 -              Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zhilkin   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)

                Adopted 6 May 2000

 6 Jan 1954                Belgorod oblast

Heads of the Administration
30 Nov 1991 - 11 Oct 1993  Viktor Ivanovich Berestovoy        (b. 1948)
11 Oct 1993 -              Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko      (b. 1950)
                             (acting to 18 Dec 1993)

               Adopted 20 Nov 1998

 5 Jul 1944                Bryansk oblast

Heads of the Administration
14 Dec 1991 - Apr 1993     Vladimir Aleksandrovich Barabanov  (b. 1951)
                             (acting to 22 Jan 1992)(1st time)
Apr 1993 - 25 Sep 1993     Yury Yevgenyevich Lodkin           (b. 1938)
                             (1st time)
25 Sep 1993 - 16 Aug 1995  Vladimir Aleksandrovich Karpov     (b. 1948)
                             (acting to 18 Dec 1993)
16 Aug 1995 - 29 May 1996  Vladimir Aleksandrovich Barabanov  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
29 May 1996 - Dec 1996     Aleksandr Mikhailovich Semernev    (b. 1958)
Dec 1996 - 28 Dec 2004     Yury Yevgenyevich Lodkin           (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
28 Dec 2004 -              Nikolay Vasilyevich Denin          (b. 1958)             URP

17 Jan 1934                Chelyabinsk oblast
1992 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             (not recognized).

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 -  5 Jan 1997  Vadim Pavlovich Solovyev           (b. 1947)
 5 Jan 1997 -              Pyotr Ivanovich Sumin              (b. 1946)

           23 Dec 1995 - 29 Feb 2008

26 Sep 1937                Chita oblast
 1 Mar 2008                Merged into Zabaikalsky kray.

Heads of the Administration
30 Nov 1991 -  1 Feb 1996  Boris Petrovich Ivanov             (b. 1941)
 1 Feb 1996 - 29 Feb 2008  Ravil Faritovich Geniatullin       (b. 1955)

                Adopted 10 Sep 1997

26 Sep 1937                Irkutsk oblast
 1 Jan 2008                Merger of Ust-Ordynsky Buryat A.O. into Irkutsk oblast.

Head of the Administration
19 Sep 1991 - Mar 1994     Yury Abramovich Nozhikov           (b. 1934)
Governors
Mar 1994 - May 1997        Yury Abramovich Nozhikov           (s.a.)
May 1997 - 21 Aug 1997     Vitaly Innokentyevich Ivanov       (b. 1946)
                             (acting)
21 Aug 1997 -  8 Sep 2005  Boris Aleksandrovich Govorin       (b. 1947)
 8 Sep 2005 - 15 Apr 2008  Aleksandr Georgiyevich Tishanin    (b. 1966)
15 Apr 2008 - 10 May 2009  Igor Eduardovich Yesipovsky        (b. 1960 - d. 2009)
                             (acting to 13 Dec 2008)
11 May 2009 -  8 Jun 2009  Sergey Mikhailovich Sokol (acting) (b. 1970)
 8 Jun 2009 -              Dmitry Fyodorovich Mezentsev       (b. 1959)    

                Adopted 19 Mar 1998

11 Mar 1936                Ivanovo oblast

Heads of the Administration
24 Dec 1991 - 23 Jan 1996  Adolf Fyodorovich Laptev           (b. 1935 - d. 2005)
 1 Feb 1996 - Dec 2000     Vladislav Nikolayevich Tikhomirov  (b. 1939)
Dec 2000 - 23 Dec 2005     Vladimir Ilyich Tikhonov           (b. 1947)
23 Dec 2005 -              Mikhail Aleksandrovich Men         (b. 1960) 

               Adopted 9 Jun 2006

 4 Jul 1946                Kaliningrad oblast.

Heads of the Administration
25 Sep 1991 - Oct 1996     Yury Semyonovich Matochkin         (b. 1931 - d. 2006)
Oct 1996 -  9 Dec 2000     Leonid Petrovich Gorbenko          (b. 1939)
 9 Dec 2000 - 28 Sep 2005  Vladimir Grigoryevich Yegorov      (b. 1938)
28 Sep 2005 -              Georgy Valentinovich Boos          (b. 1963) 

               Adopted 30 Jan 2004

 5 Jul 1944                Kaluga oblast

Heads of the Administration
25 Sep 1991 - 22 Jan 1996  Aleksandr Vasilyevich Deryagin     (b. 1941)
22 Jan 1996 -  7 Mar 1996  Viktor Stepanovich Pakhno (acting) (b. 1938) 
 7 Mar 1996 - Nov 1996     Oleg Vitalyevich Savchenko         (b. 1948)
Governors
Nov 1996 - 18 Nov 2000     Valery Vasilyevich Sudarenkov      (b. 1940)
18 Nov 2000 -              Anatoly Dmitriyvich Artamonov      (b. 1952)

             7 May 2004 - 30 Jun 2007 

20 Oct 1932                Kamchatka oblast
 1 Jul 2007                Date for merger of Kamchatka oblast and Koryakia A.O to form 
                             Kamchatka kray.

Head of the Administration 
16 Nov 1991 - Dec 1996     Vladimir Afanasyevich Biryukov     (b. 1933)
Governors
Dec 1996 - 28 Dec 2000     Vladimir Afanasyevich Biryukov     (s.a.)
28 Dec 2000 - 23 May 2007  Mikhail Borisovich Mashkovtsev     (b. 1947)
23 May 2007 - 30 Jun 2007  Aleksey Alekseyevich Kuzmitsky     (b. 1967)

                         Adopted 7 Jun 2002

26 Jan 1943                Kemerovo oblast

Heads of the Administration
27 Aug 1991 -  1 Jul 1997  Mikhail Borisovich Kisluyk         (b. 1951)
 1 Jul 1997 - Feb 2001     Aman-geldy Moldagazyevich Tuleyev  (b. 1944)
                             (1st time)
Feb 2001 -  4 May 2001     Valentin Petrovich Mazikin (acting)(b. 1945)
 4 May 2001 -              Aman-geldy Moldagazyevich Tuleyev  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)

                Adopted 26 Jun 2003

 5 Dec 1936                Kirov oblast 

Head of the Administration
11 Dec 1991 - Oct 1996     Vasily Aleksyevich Desyatnikov     (b. 1942)
Governors
Oct 1996 - 14 Jan 2004     Vladimir Nilovich Sergeyenkov      (b. 1938)
14 Jan 2004 - 15 Jan 2009  Nikolay Ivanovich Shaklein         (b. 1943)
15 Jan 2009 -              Nikita Yuryevich Belykh            (b. 1975)

13 Aug 1944                Kostroma oblast

Heads of the Administration
14 Dec 1991 -  5 Jan 1997  Valery Petrovich Arbuzov           (b. 1939)
 5 Jan 1997 - 20 Sep 2007  Viktor Andreyevich Shershunov      (b. 1950 - d. 2007)
20 Sep 2007 - 25 Oct 2007  Yury Fyodorovich Tsikunov (acting) (b. 1947)
25 Oct 2007 -              Igor Nikolayevich Slyunyayev       (b. 1966)            

                       Adopted  1 Dec 1997

 6 Feb 1943                Kurgan oblast

Heads of the Administration
24 Dec 1991 - 15 Aug 1995  Valentin Pavlovich Gerasimov       (b. 1940)
15 Aug 1995 - Dec 1996     Anatoly Nikolayevich Sobolev       (b. 1940)
Dec 1996 -                 Oleg Aleksyevich Bogomolov         (b. 1950)

               Adopted 17 Dec 1996

13 Jun 1934                Kursk oblast

Heads of the Administration
11 Dec 1991 - Oct 1996     Vasily Ivanovich Shuteyev          (b. 1942)
Oct 1996 - 18 Nov 2000     Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rutskoy    (b. 1947)
18 Nov 2000 -              Aleksandr Nikolayevich Mikhailov   (b. 1951)

                Adopted 31 Dec 1997

 1 Aug 1927                Leningrad oblast

Heads of the Administration
20 Oct 1991 - Sep 1996     Aleksandr Semyonovich Belyakov     (b. 1945)
Sep 1996 - 18 Sep 1998     Vadim Anatolyevich Gustov          (b. 1948)
18 Sep 1998 -              Valery Pavlovich Serdyukov         (b. 1945)
                             (acting to Sep 1999)

 6 Jan 1954                Lipetsk oblast

Heads of the Administration
23 Oct 1991 - 23 Dec 1992  Gennady Vasilyevich Kuptsov        (b. 1940)
23 Dec 1992 - Apr 1993     Vladimir Vasilyevich Zaitsev       (b. 1951)
Apr 1993 - Apr 1998        Mikhail Tikhonovich Narolin        (b. 1933)
Apr 1998 -                 Oleg Petrovich Korolev             (b. 1952)

               Adopted 28 Dec 2001

 2 Dec 1953                Magadan oblast

Head of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 - Nov 1996     Viktor Grigoryevich Mikhailov      (b. 1936)
Governors
Nov 1996 - 18 Oct 2002     Valentin Ivanovich Tsvetkov        (b. 1948 - d. 2002)
18 Oct 2002 -              Nikolay Nikolayevich Dudov         (b. 1952)
                             (acting to 28 Feb 2003)

                Adopted 3 Dec 1997

 3 Jun 1929                Moscow oblast

Heads of the Administration
16 Oct 1991 -  6 Jan 2000  Anatoly Stepanovich Tyazhlov       (b. 1942 - d. 2008)
 6 Jan 2000 -  9 Jan 2000  Vasily Yuryevich Golubev (acting)  (b. 1957)
Governor
 9 Jan 2000 -              Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov         (b. 1943)

               Adopted 1 Jul  2004

28 May 1938                Murmansk oblast

Heads of the Administration
10 Nov 1991 -  7 Dec 1996  Yevgeny Borisovich Komarov         (b. 1942)
 7 Dec 1996 - Dec 1997     Yury Alekseyevich Yevdokimov       (b. 1946)
Governors
Dec 1997 - 21 Mar 2009     Yury Alekseyevich Yevdokimov       (s.a.)
21 Mar 2009 -              Dmitry Vladimirovich Dmitriyenko   (b. 1963)
                             (acting to 25 Mar 2009)

               Adopted 11 May 2005

 5 Dec 1936                Gorkiy oblast
22 Oct 1990                Renamed Nizhegorod (Nizhniy Novgorod) oblast.

Head of the Administration
30 Nov 1991 - Dec 1995     Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov           (b. 1959)
Governors 
Dec 1995 - Mar 1997        Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov           (s.a.)
Mar 1997 - Jul 1997        Yury Isakovich Lebedev (acting)    (b. 1951)
Jul 1997 -  8 Aug 2001     Ivan Petrovich Sklyarov            (b. 1948 - d. 2007)
 8 Aug 2001 -  8 Aug 2008  Gennady Maksimovich Khodyrev       (b. 1942)
 8 Aug 2005 -              Valery Pavlinovich Shantsev        (b. 1947)

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 -  3 Aug 2007  Mikhail Mikhailovich Prusak        (b. 1960)
 3 Aug 2007 -              Sergey Gerasimovich Mitin          (b. 1951)
                             (acting to 7 Aug 2007)

                Adopted 25 Jul 2003

28 Sep 1937                Novosibirsk oblast

Heads of the Administration
26 Nov 1991 -  5 Oct 1993  Vitaly Petrovich Mukha (1st time)  (b. 1936 - d. 2005)
Oct 1993 - Dec 1995        Ivan Ivanovich Indinok             (b. 1938)
Dec 1995 - 17 Jan 2000     Vitaly Petrovich Mukha (2nd time)  (s.a.)
Governor
17 Jan 2000 -              Viktor Aleksandrovich Tolokonsky   (b. 1953)

               Adopted 13 Jun  2003

17 Dec 1934                Omsk oblast

Head of the Administration
11 Nov 1991 - Dec 1995     Leonid Konstantinovich Polezhayev  (b. 1940)
Governor
Dec 1995 -                 Leonid Konstantinovich Polezhayev  (s.a.)

               Adopted 17 Nov 1997

 4 Dec 1957                Orenburg oblast

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 - 29 Dec 1999  Vladimir Vasilyevich Yelagin       (b. 1955)
29 Dec 1999 -              Aleksey Andreyevich Chernyshev     (b. 1939)

                Adopted 1 Aug 2002

27 Sep 1937                Oryol oblast

Heads of the Administration
 5 Dec 1991 - Apr 1993     Nikolay Pavlovich Yudin            (b. 1938)
Apr 1993 - 16 Feb 2009     Yegor Semyonovich Stroyev          (b. 1937)
16 Feb 2009 -              Aleksandr Petrovich Kozlov         (b. 1949)
                             (acting to 27 Feb 2009)

 4 Feb 1939                Penza oblast

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 - Apr 1993     Aleksandr Andreyevich Kondratyev
Apr 1993 - Apr 1998        Anatoly Fyodorovich Kovlyagin      (b. 1938)
Apr 1998 -                 Vasily Kuzmich Bochkarev           (b. 1949)

            14 May 2003 - 1 Dec 2005

 2 Oct 1957                Perm oblast
1992 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             (not recognized).
 1 Dec 2005                Merged with Komi-Permyak autonomous okrug
                             as Perm kray. 

Heads of the Administration
24 Dec 1991 - 12 Jan 1996  Boris Yuryevich Kuznetsov          (b. 1935)
12 Jan 1996 - 14 Dec 2000  Gennady Vyacheslavovich Igumnov    (b. 1936)
14 Dec 2000 - 11 Mar 2004  Yury Petrovich Trutnev             (b. 1956)
11 Mar 2004 - 12 Mar 2004  Anatoly Arkadyevich Temkin         (b. 1955)
                             (acting)
12 Mar 2004 -  1 Dec 2005  Oleg Anatolyevich Chirkunov        (b. 1958) 
                             (acting)

                     Unofficial Flag

23 Aug 1944                Pskov oblast

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 - 22 May 1992  Anatoly Alekseyevich Dobryakov     (b. 1939)
22 May 1992 - Nov 1996     Vladislav Nikolayevich Tumanov     (b. 1958)
Nov 1996 - 17 Dec 2004     Yevgeny Eduardovich Mikhailov      (b. 1963)             2003: URP
17 Dec 2004 - 16 Feb 2009  Mikhail Varfolomeyevich Kuznetsov  (b. 1968)
16 Feb 2009 -              Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak        (b. 1975)
                             (acting to 27 Feb 2009)

                 Adopted 31 Oct 1996

13 Sep 1937                Rostov oblast

Head of the Administration
 8 Oct 1991 -              Vladimir Fyodorovich Chub          (b. 1948)

                Adopted 2 Jun 2000

26 Sep 1937                Ryazan oblast

Heads of the Administration
25 Sep 1991 - 23 Jan 1994  Lev Polyevktovich Bashmakov        (b. 1938)
23 Jan 1994 - 15 Oct 1996  Gennady Konstantinovich Merkulov   (b. 1940)
15 Oct 1996 -  6 Jan 1997  Igor Aleksandrovich Ivlev (acting) (b. 1941)
 6 Jan 1997 - 12 Apr 2004  Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Lyubimov   (b. 1947)
12 Apr 2004 - 12 Apr 2008  Georgy Ivanovich Shpak             (b. 1943)
12 Apr 2008 -              Oleg Ivanovich Kovalev             (b. 1948)

               Adopted 27 Apr 1997

 2 Jan 1947                Sakhalin oblast

Heads of the Administration
 8 Oct 1991 -  8 Apr 1993  Valentin Petrovich Fyodorov        (b. 1939)
 8 Apr 1993 - 24 Apr 1995  Yevgeny Alekseyevich Krasnoyarov   (b. 1939)
24 Apr 1995 - Oct 1996     Igor Pavlovich Farkhutdinov        (b. 1950 - d. 2003)
Governors
Oct 1996 - 20 Aug 2003     Igor Pavlovich Farkhutdinov        (s.a.)
20 Aug 2003 -  7 Aug 2007  Ivan Pavlovich Malakhov            (b. 1953)
                             (acting to 30 Dec 2003)
 7 Aug 2007 -              Aleksandr Vadimovich Khoroshavin   (b. 1959)
                             (acting to 11 Aug 2007)

               Adopted 13 Oct 1998 

 5 Dec 1936                Kuybyshev oblast
1990                       Renamed Samara oblast.
1992 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             (not recognized).

Heads of the Administration
31 Aug 1991 -  6 Apr 2000  Konstantin Alekseyevich Titov      (b. 1944)
                             (1st time)
 6 Apr 2000 -  9 Jul 2000  Yury Mikhailovich Logoido (acting) (b. 1938)
 9 Jul 2000 - 27 Aug 2007  Konstantin Alekseyevich Titov      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
27 Aug 2007 -              Vladimir Vladimirovich Artyakov    (b. 1959)
                             (acting to 29 Aug 2007)

 5 Dec 1936                Saratov oblast

Heads of the Administration
1989 - 1991                Nikolay Pavlovich Grishin          (b. 1936) 
25 Feb 1992 - 21 Feb 1996  Yury Vasilyevich Belykh            (b. 1941)
                             (acting to 30 Jun 1992)
21 Feb 1996 - 15 Apr 1996  Leonid Yefimovich Vashenkov        (b. 1933)
                             (acting)
15 Apr 1996 - Sep 1996     Dmitry Fyodorovich Ayatskov        (b. 1950)
Governors
Sep 1996 -  2 Apr 2005     Dmitry Fyodorovich Ayatskov        (s.a.)
 2 Apr 2005 -              Pavel Leonidovich Ipatov           (b. 1950) 

               Adopted 30 Dec 1998

27 Sep 1937                Smolensk oblast

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 - Apr 1993     Valery Petrovich Fateyev           (b. 1946)
Apr 1993 - May 1998        Anatoly Yegorovich Glushenkov      (b. 1942)
May 1998 -  7 Jun 2002     Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Prokhorov   (b. 1953)
 7 Jun 2002 - 19 Dec 2007  Viktor Nikolayevich Maslov         (b. 1950)
19 Dec 2007 -              Sergey Vladimirovich Antufyev      (b. 1955)
                             (acting to 24 Dec 2007)

17 Jan 1934                Sverdlovsk oblast
1993 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             as Ural Republic (not recognized).

Heads of the Administration
16 Oct 1991 - 10 Nov 1993  Eduard Yergartovich Rossel         (b. 1937) 
10 Nov 1993 -  6 Jan 1994  Valery Georgiyevich Trushnikov     (b. 1950 - d. 2008)
                             (acting)
 6 Jan 1994 - Aug 1995     Aleksey Leonidovich Strakhov       (b. 1942)
Governor
Aug 1995 -                 Eduard Yergartovich Rossel         (s.a.)

               Adopted 22 Feb 2005

27 Sep 1937                Tambov oblast

Heads of the Administration
11 Dec 1991 - 24 Mar 1995  Vladimir Dmitryevich Babenko       (b. 1931 - d. 1996)
Mar 1995 - Dec 1995        Oleg Ivanovich Betin (1st time)    (b. 1950)
Dec 1995 - Dec 1999        Aleksandr Ivanovich Ryabov         (b. 1936)
Dec 1999 -                 Oleg Ivanovich Betin (2nd time)    (s.a.)

               Adopted 29 May 1997

13 Aug 1944                Tomsk oblast

Head of the Administration
20 Oct 1991 - Dec 1995     Viktor Melkhiorovich Kress         (b. 1948)
Governor
Dec 1995 -                 Viktor Melkhiorovich Kress         (s.a.)

               Adopted 25 Nov 2005

26 Sep 1937                Tula oblast

Heads of the Administration
20 Oct 1991 - 31 Mar 1997  Nikolay Vasilyevich Sevryugin      (b. 1939 - d. 2002)
31 Mar 1997 - 29 Apr 2005  Vasily Aleksandrovich Starodubtsev (b. 1931)
29 Apr 2005 -              Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Dudka      (b. 1960)

               Adopted 28 Nov 1996

29 Jan 1935                Kalinin oblast
17 Jul 1990                Renamed Tver oblast.

Head of the Administration
Oct 1991 - Dec 1995        Vladimir Antonovich Suslov         (s.a.)
Governors
Dec 1995 - 30 Dec 2003     Vladimir Ignatievich Platov        (b. 1946)
30 Dec 2003 -              Dmitry Vadimovich Zelenin          (b. 1962)

                   Adopted 24 Mar 1995

14 Aug 1944                Tyumen oblast
1992 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             (not recognized).

Heads of the Administration
27 Sep 1991 - 12 Feb 1993  Yury Konstantinovich Shafranik     (b. 1952)
12 Feb 1993 - 26 Jan 2001  Leonid Yulianovich Roketsky        (b. 1942)
26 Jan 2001 - 14 Nov 2005  Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin        (b. 1958)
14 Nov 2005 - 24 Nov 2005  Sergey Ivanovich Smetanyuk (acting)(b. 1962) 
24 Nov 2005 -              Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev    (b. 1968) 

               Adopted 26 Feb 2004

19 Jan 1943                Ulyanovsk oblast

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 -  9 Jan 1992  Valentin Vasilyevich Malafeyev     (b. 1938)
 9 Jan 1992 -  6 Jan 2001  Yury Frolovich Goryachev           (b. 1938)
 6 Jan 2001 - 22 Nov 2004  Vladimir Anatolyevich Shamanov     (b. 1957)
22 Nov 2004 - 14 Jan 2005  Mariya Grigoryevna Bolshakova (f)  (b. 1947)
                             (acting) 
14 Jan 2005 -              Sergey Ivanovich Morozov           (b. 1959)

                        Adopted 11 May 1999

14 Aug 1944                Vladimir oblast

Heads of the Administration
25 Sep 1991 - Dec 1996     Yury Vasilyevich Vlasov            (b. 1961)
Dec 1996 -                 Nikolay Vladimirovich Vinogradov   (b. 1947)

                Adopted 13 Oct 2000

10 Nov 1961                Volgograd oblast

Heads of the Administration
19 Sep 1991 -  6 Jan 1997  Ivan Petrovich Shabunin            (b. 1935 - d. 2006)
 6 Jan 1997 -              Nikolay Kirillovich Maksyuta       (b. 1947)

               Adopted 5 Dec 1997

23 Sep 1937                Vologda oblast
1992 - 1993                Unilateral attempt to upgrade status to republic
                             (not recognized).

Heads of the Administration
24 Oct 1991 - 23 Mar 1996  Nikolay Mikhailovich Podgornov     (b. 1949)
23 Mar 1996 - Oct 1996     Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Pozgalev   (b. 1946)
                             (acting to 3 Jun 1996)
Governor
Oct 1996 -                 Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Pozgalev   (s.a.)

7 Jul 1997 - 5 Jul 2005

5 Jul 2005 - Oct 2007

Adopted Oct 2007

13 Jun 1934                Voronezh oblast

Heads of the Administration
16 Oct 1991 - 18 Mar 1992  Viktor Kirillovich Kalashnikov 
10 Apr 1992 - 24 Sep 1996  Aleksandr Yakovlevich Kovalev      (b. 1942)
24 Sep 1996 - 18 Dec 1996  Aleksandr Nikolayevich Tsapin      (b. 1949)
18 Dec 1996 - 29 Dec 2000  Ivan Mikhailovich Shabanov         (b. 1939)
29 Dec 2000 - 12 Mar 2009  Vladimir Grigoryevich Kulakov      (b. 1944)
12 Mar 2009 -              Aleksey Vasilyevich Gordeyev       (b. 1955)

11 Mar 1936                Yaroslavl oblast

Head of the Administration
 3 Dec 1991 - Dec 1995     Anatoly Ivanovich Lisitsyn         (b. 1947)
                             (acting to 10 Sep 1992)
Governors
Dec 1995 - 19 Dec 2007     Anatoly Ivanovich Lisitsyn         (s.a.)
19 Dec 2007 -              Sergey Alekseyevich Vakhrukov      (b. 1958)
                             (acting to 25 Dec 2007)

               Adopted 23 Aug 1994

Mayors
Jun 1991 -  6 Jun 1992     Gavril Kharitonovich Popov         (b. 1936)
 6 Jun 1992 -              Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov          (b. 1936)

                 Adopted 8 Jun 1992

26 Jan 1924                Leningrad
 6 Sep 1991                Saint Petersburg

Mayor
Jun 1991 -  5 Jun 1996     Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak     (b. 1937 - d. 2000)
Governors
 5 Jun 1996 - 16 Jun 2003  Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev     (b. 1944)
16 Jun 2003 - 15 Oct 2003  Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Beglov      (b. 1956)
                             (acting)
15 Oct 2003 -              Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (f)   (b. 1949)

                Adopted 1 Oct 1996

 7 May 1934                Yevreyskaya (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast

Head of the Administration
14 Dec 1991 -              Nikolay Mikhailovich Volkov        (b. 1951)

 7 Oct 1977                Agin-Buryat autonomous okrug
 1 Mar 2008                Merged with Chita oblast as Zabaikalsky kray.

Heads of the Administration
26 Dec 1991 - 13 Jan 1996  Gurodarma Tsedashiyevich           (b. 1954)
                             Tsedashiyev
13 Jan 1996 - Feb 1997     Bolot Vandanovich Ayushiyev        (b. 1949)
Feb 1997 - 29 Feb 2008     Bair Bayaskhalanovich Zhamsuyev    (b. 1959)

 7 Oct 1977                Chukotka autonomous okrug

Heads of the Administration
11 Nov 1991 - 17 Jan 2001  Aleksandr Viktorovich Nazarov      (b. 1951)
17 Jan 2001 -  3 Jul 2008  Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich       (b. 1966)
 3 Jul 2008 -              Roman Valentinovich Kopin          (b. 1974)
                             (acting to 24 Jul 2008)

            23 Mar 1995 - 31 Dec 2006

 7 Oct 1977                Evenkia autonomous okrug
 1 Jan 2007                Merged into Krasnoyarsk kray.

Heads of the Administration
18 Dec 1991 -  4 Apr 1997  Anatoly Mikhailovich Yakimov       (b. 1949) 
 4 Apr 1997 - Apr 2001     Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bokovikov (b. 1956)
Apr 2001 - 31 Dec 2006     Boris Nikolayevich Zolotarev       (b. 1953)

                       Adopted 6 Dec 1995

 7 Oct 1977                Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug
25 Jul 2003                Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug-yugra
 

Head of the Administration
18 Dec 1991 - Oct 1996     Aleksandr Vasilyevich Filipenko    (b. 1950)
Governor
Oct 1996 -                 Aleksandr Vasilyevich Filipenko    (s.a.)

                     12 Feb 1996 - 1 Dec 2005

 7 Oct 1977                Komi-Permyak autonomous okrug
 1 Dec 2005                Merged with Perm oblast as Perm kray. 
 

Heads of the Administration
14 Dec 1991 - Dec 2000     Nikolay Andreyevich Poluyanov      (b. 1952)
Dec 2000 -  1 Dec 2005     Gennady Petrovich Savelev          (b. 1945)

             28 Jul 1999 - 30 Jun 2007

 7 Oct 1977                Koryakia autonomous okrug
 1 Jul 2007                Merger of Koryakia A.O and Kamchatka oblast to form 
                             Kamchatka kray.

Head of the Administration
16 Nov 1991 - 26 Nov 1996  Sergey Gennadyevich Leushkin       (b. 1950)
Governors
26 Nov 1996 - 16 Dec 2000  Valentina Tadeyevna Bronevich (f)  (b. 1956)
16 Dec 2000 -  9 Mar 2005  Vladimir Aleksandrovich Loginov    (b. 1960)
 9 Mar 2005 - 30 Jun 2007  Oleg Nikolayevich Kozhemyako       (b. 1962)
                             (acting to 15 Apr 2005)

                Adopted 3 Oct 2003

 7 Oct 1977                Nenets autonomous okrug
 

Heads of the Administration
30 Nov 1991 - 22 Feb 1996  Yury Vladimirovich Komarovsky      (b. 1952)
21 Mar 1996 - Dec 1996     Vladimir Viktorovich Khabarov      (b. 1951)
Dec 1996 - 18 Feb 2005     Vladimir Yakovlevich Butov         (b. 1958)
18 Feb 2005 - 21 Jul 2006  Aleksey Viktorovich Barinov        (b. 1951)            URP
                             (suspended 2 Jun 2006)
23 May 2006 -  2 Jun 2006  Aleksandr Nikolayevich Sharenkov 
                             (acting for Barinov)
 2 Jun 2006 - 16 Feb 2009  Valery Nikolayevich Potapenko      (b. 1958)
                             (acting [for Barinov to 21 Jul 2006] to 7 Aug 2006)
16 Feb 2009 -              Igor Gennadiyevich Fyodorov        (b. 1964)
                             (acting to 24 Feb 2009)

             23 Jun 2000 - 31 Dec 2006

 7 Oct 1977                Taymyr (Dolgano-Nenets) autonomous okrug 
 1 Jan 2007                Merged into Krasnoyarsk kray. 
 

Heads of the Administration
18 Dec 1991 - 21 Feb 2001  Gennady Pavlovich Nedelin          (b. 1938)
21 Feb 2001 - 10 Oct 2002  Aleksandr Gennadyevich Khloponin   (b. 1965)
10 Oct 2002 - 17 Feb 2003  Sergey Vladimirovich Nauman        (b. 1972)
                             (acting)
17 Feb 2003 - 31 Dec 2006  Oleg Mikhailovich Budargin         (b. 1960)

 7 Oct 1977                Ust-Ordynsky Buryat autonomous okrug
 1 Jan 2008                Merged into Irkutsk oblast.

Heads of the Administration
26 Dec 1991 - Nov 1996     Aleksey Nikolayevich Batagayev     (b. 1950)
Nov 1996 - 26 Jan 2007     Valery Gennadyevich Maleyev        (b. 1964)
26 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2007  Aleksandr Georgiyevich Tishanin    (b. 1966)

               Adopted 9 Dec 1998

 7 Oct 1977                Yamalo-Nenets autonomous okrug

Heads of the Administration
Oct 1991 - 12 Feb 1994     Lev Sergeyevich Bayandin           (b. 1942)
12 Feb 1994 - Oct 1996     Yury Vasilyevich Neyelov           (b. 1952)
                             (acting to 4 Aug 1994)
Governor
Oct 1996 -                 Yury Vasilyevich Neyelov           (s.a.)