Russia is divided into several types and levels of subdivisions.
Ural Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 12,080,523 according to the 2010 Census.
The federal districts are groupings of the federal subjects of Russia. Federal districts are not mentioned in the nation's constitution, and do not have competences of their own and do not manage regional affairs. They exist solely to monitor consistency between the federal and regional bodies of law, and ensuring governmental control over the civil service, judiciary, and federal agencies, operating in the regions.
Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin was a Russian military officer, who served as the Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces from 1997 to 2004, when he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. In the period 2004–2010, he was the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in the Siberian Federal District.
Farit Mubarakshevich Mukhametshin is a Russian politician and diplomat. He has served as a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly as the representative of Samara Oblast since 2018. He has previously been head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo), and as ambassador of Russia to Moldova, and to Uzbekistan.
The 150th Idritsa-Berlin Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Ground Forces is a tank and artillery division that was re-instituted in 2016. It is part of the 8th Guards Army, which was reformed in 2017, in the Southern Military District.
The City of Military Glory is an honorary title bestowed upon the citizenry of Russian cities, where soldiers had displayed courage and heroism during the Second World War. The award, which to date has been bestowed upon 45 cities, is similar to the Hero City title awarded during the era of the Soviet Union and no city has yet received both awards.
The North Caucasian Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It is located in extreme southern Russia, in the geographical area of the North Caucasus. The federal district was split from the Southern Federal District on 19 January 2010. The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 10,171,434 according to the 2021 Census, living in an area of 170,400 square kilometers (65,800 sq mi). The current Envoy is Yury Chaika.
Mikhail Viktorovich Babich is a Russian politician and diplomat. Russian Ambassador to Belarus in 2018–2019.
The Central Military District is a military district of Russia.
Colonel General Vladimir Valentinovich Chirkin is a Russian military officer and a former commander of Russian Ground Forces.
Kaliningrad Special Region was a military district of the Russian Armed Forces from 1997 to 2010. It was tasked with the defense of the Kaliningrad Oblast and protection of national interests in the southern Baltic. The area of the KDA was unique in Russia, as separate branches of the armed forces existed under a single command. In recent years, the Kaliningrad Special Region played an important role in countering the U.S. missile defense system in Europe. On September 1, 2010, the district was merged with the Leningrad and Moscow military districts to create the Western Military District.
Sergey Ivanovich Menyaylo is a Russian military figure and statesman. He has been Head of the Republic of North Ossetia since 9 April 2021.
General Nikolay Yevgenyevich Rogozhkin is a Russian politician and military commander who last served as the 4th Presidential Envoy of the Siberian Federal District from 2014 to 2016. Before that, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia from 2004 to 2014. He was the general of the army since 23 February 2007.
Konstantin Borisovich Pulikovsky, is a Russian military commander and statesman, a lieutenant general of the reserve. He was the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District from 18 May 2000 to 14 November 2005. He last served as the Head of Rostekhnadzor from 5 December 2005 to 2 September 2008. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
Sergey Alimovich Melikov, is a Russian statesman and military leader, who has served as the 5th Head of the Republic of Dagestan since 14 October 2021.
Aleksandr Viktorovich Galkin, is a Russian military leader, a colonel general as of 2011, who was the Commander of the Southern Military District from 2010 to 2016.
Andrey Valeryevich Kartapolov is a Russian politician and former army officer of the Russian Army. From 30 July 2018 to October 2021 he served as Deputy Defence Minister, and headed the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces. He had commanded the Western Military District from 2015 to 2016, and again from 2017 to 2018. Kartapolov has held the rank of colonel general since 2015. He is currently a member of parliament, a deputy of the State Duma, elected on 19 September 2021.
Viktor Nikolayevich Liina is an officer of the Russian Navy. He holds the rank of admiral and has served as the commander of the Pacific Fleet since 2023. Previously, he served as the commander of the Baltic Fleet from 2021 to 2023.
Anatoly Ipatovich Sergeyev, is a Russian military leader who was the only commander of the Volga Military District from 1992 to 2001. He was ranked as a colonel general as of 1991.
