Federal districts of Russia

The nine federal districts ( Russian: Федеральный округ / Federalny okrug ), respectively (ie administrative units ) include several federal subjects of the Russian Federation.

At the federal districts it but this is not an additional or even the highest federal level directly above or beside federal subjects, but an additional administrative structure: Each federal district is headed by a appointed by the President of the Russian Federation of personal and authorized representative, of a controlling interest in exerts the heads of the federal subjects (usually called governor or president ).

The nine federal districts are presented in the article about the Political Structure of Russia in the overall context. The incumbent political leaders of the federal districts ( "authorized representative " of the President ) are included in the list of Governors of the Russian Federation.

North Caucasus - Central Federal District - North West Russia - Volga - Ural - Siberia - Far East -

Far East | North Caucasus | Northwest Russia | Siberia | South Russia | Ural | Volga | Central Russia controversial: Crimea

  • Federal District of the Russian Federation
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