1. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)
2. The Ukrainian SSR
3. The Belorussian SSR
4. The Estonian SSR
5. The Latvian SSR
6. The Lithuanian SSR
7. The Moldavian SSR
8. The Georgian SSR
9. The Armenian SSR
10. The Azerbaidzhani SSR
11. The Kazakh SSR
12. The Uzbek SSR
13. The Turkmen SSR
14. The Tadzhik SSR
15. The Kirghiz SSR |
The Russian Federation
(The) Ukraine
White Russia
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldavia
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaidzhan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tadzhikistan
Kirghizia |
Moscow
Kiev
Minsk
Tallinn
Riga
Vilnius
Kishinyov
Tbilisi
Yerevan
Baku
Alma-Ata
Tashkent
Ashkhabad
Dushanbe
Frunze
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Russians
Ukrainians
White Russians
Estonians
Latvians
Lithuanians
Moldavians
Georgians
Armenians
Azerbaidzhanis
Kazakhs
Uzbeks
Turkmen
Tadzhiks
Kirghiz |
144.1 m
51.0 m
10.0 m
1.5 m
2.6 m
3.6 m
4.1 m
5.2 m
3.4 m
6.7 m
16.0 m
18.5 m
3.3 m
4.7 m
4.1 m
|
17,075,000
604,000
208,000
45,000
64,000
65,000
34,000
70,000
30,000
87,000
2,717,000
447,000
488,000
143,000
199,000
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| Of these fifteen, the RSFSR is by far the biggest, including a large portion of the European part of the USSR as well as all of Siberia. In several Union Republics, but especially within the Russian Federation, there are smaller administrative units for minority ethnic groups. In order of importance these are: The Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR), the Autonomous Region (Oblast), and the Autonomous District (Okrug). One well-known example is the Autonomous Region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is an area in the Union Republic of Azerbaidzhan with a majority population of Armenians (The Armenians are presently demanding that Nagorno-Karabakh be incorporated into the Union Republic of Armenia.) Other examples of autonomous areas are also mentioned in this prayer manual, such as the Tatar ASSR (page 28), the Buryat ASSR (page 51), and the Jewish Autonomous Region (page 53). |
