Russia is divided into several types and levels of subdivisions.
Chukotka,officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,is the easternmost federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East,and shares a border with the Republic of Sakha to the west,Magadan Oblast to the south-west,and Kamchatka Krai to the south,as well as a maritime border on the Bering Strait with the U.S. state of Alaska to the east. Anadyr is the largest town and the capital,and the easternmost settlement to have town status in Russia.
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya,as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea. Arkhangelsk Oblast also has administrative jurisdiction over the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO). Including the NAO,Arkhangelsk Oblast has an area of 587,400 square kilometres (226,800 sq mi),it's the largest of first-level administrative divisions in Europe. Its population was 1,227,626 as of the 2010 Census.
Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities,including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa,are located in the oblast. The historic monuments of Veliky Novgorod and surroundings have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Population:583,387.
The federal subjects of Russia,also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation or simply as the subjects of the federation,are the constituent entities of Russia,its top-level political divisions according to the Constitution of Russia. Kaliningrad Oblast is the only federal subject geographically separated from the rest of the Russian Federation by other countries.
The Federation Council,or Senate,is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia,according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Russia,the largest country in the world,has international land borders with 14 sovereign states as well as 2 narrow maritime boundaries with the United States and Japan. There are also two breakaway states bordering Russia,namely Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The country has an internationally recognized land border running 22,407 kilometres (13,923 mi) in total,and has the second-longest land border of any country in the world,after China. The borders of the Russian Federation were mostly drawn since 1956,and have remained the same after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 2014,Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in a move that remains internationally unrecognized.
Roman Valentinovich Kopin is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug from 2008 to 2023. He succeeded Roman Abramovich in July 2008. On 15 March 2023,Kopin was dismissed and replaced by Vladislav Kuznetsov.
The highest official of the subject of the Russian Federation, also known as the holder of the highest office of subject of the Russian Federation or the head of the highest executive body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation and colloquially and collectively referred to as the title Governor or head of region,is the head and the chief executive of each of the federal subjects of Russia,not directly subordinate to the federal authorities,but the political and ceremonial head of the federal subject,all of which are equal constituent entities of Russia.
The Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is the regional parliament of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,a federal subject of Russia in the far east of the country. Together with the executive and judicial branches,the okrug's duma (assembly) is vested with power to control the okrug's own affairs with high levels of autonomy from Moscow. All members are elected by public vote and are titled as deputies. Deputies currently have a five-year term.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Vladimirov,is a Russian politician who has served as the governor of Stavropol Krai since 27 September 2014. He is the Chairman of the Government of the Stavropol Krai since 10 October 2013.
Yelena Aleksandrovna Yevtyukhova is a Russian politician and Member of the State Duma from Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Valentina Vasilyevna Rudchenko is a Russian politician and current Speaker of the Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. She is a former Member of the State Duma from Chukotka AO (2016-2021).
Tatyana Gennadyevna Nesterenko is a Russian politician and stateswoman. Nesterenko led Federal Treasury for nine years (1998-2007) and in her position as First Deputy Minister of Finance in 2012-2021 was the highest-ranking woman in the Ministry. She has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
Maya Ivanovna Ettyryntyna was a Soviet and Russian politician and former Member of the Federation Council from Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (1994–1996).
Lyudmila Stepanovna Kotesova is a Russian politician and jurist. She served as Member of the Federation Council from Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in 1994–1996.
Anna Ivanovna Otke,is a Russian politician,who is a member of the Federation Council of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug on executive authority since 25 September 2013.
Larisa Nikolayevna Ponomaryova is a Russian politician. She is a former representative of the government of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Federation Council,serving from 2005 to 2013.
Yelena Gennadyevna Zlenko,is a Russian politician who is a member of the Federation Council from the executive authority of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug since 18 September 2018.
Aramas Dzhaganovich Dallakyan,is an Armenian-Russian politician who had served as the Senator from the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug on legislative authority from 2015 to 2021.
