Shura (Russian : Шура) is the name of several rural localities in Russia:
Russian is an East Slavic language, which is official in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely used throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia. It was the de facto language of the Soviet Union until its dissolution on 25 December 1991. Although, nowadays, over two decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russian is used in official capacity or in public life in all the post-Soviet nation-states, as well as in Israel and Mongolia, the rise of state-specific varieties of this language tends to be strongly denied in Russia, in line with the Russian World ideology.
The classification system of the types of inhabited localities in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with the classification systems in other countries.
- Shura, Kirov Oblast, a village in Podgortsevsky Rural Okrug of Yuryansky District in Kirov Oblast; 59°1′N49°12′E / 59.017°N 49.200°E
- Shura, Mari El Republic, a village in Pektubayevsky Rural Okrug of Novotoryalsky District in the Mari El Republic; 57°7′N48°19′E / 57.117°N 48.317°E
- Shura, Republic of Tatarstan, a selo in Arsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan
Yuryansky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,031 square kilometers (1,170 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Yurya. Population: 20,128 (2010 Census); 22,893 ; 34,311 (1989 Census). The population of Yurya accounts for 28.2% of the district's total population.
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312.
Novotoryalsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 920 square kilometers (360 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Novy Toryal. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,124, with the population of Novy Toryal accounting for 38.7% of that number.
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