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Secession in Russia typically refers to state secession, which is the withdrawal of one or more states from the Republic of Russia.

Summary

This table shows only the list of movements. The source of each movement is cited in its own section. The population of each area is provided for information only.

Number Land Capital Area Population Ethnic Main Political Party
All of Asian Russia
1 Siberian flag.svg Siberian Republic Novosibirsk 13,100,000 40,000,000 Sibiryak people Siberian regionalism
Far Eastern Federal District of Asian Russia
2 Flag of Sakha.svg Sakha Republic Yakutsk 3,083,523 1,000,000 Yakut people Sakha-Amuk
3 Flag of Far Eastern republic.svg Far Eastern Republic Chita 1,900,000 3,000,000 Nanai people Alliance of the Pacific Peoples
4 Flag of Chukotka.svg Chukotka Anadyr 737,700 50,000 Chukchi people
5 Flag of Buryatia.svg Buryatia Ulan-Ude 351,300 1,000,000 Buryat people All-Buryat Association
6 Flag of Koryakia.svg Koryakia Palana 292,600 15,000 Koryak people
7 Flag of Momsky rayon (Yakutia).png Evenia Evensk 102,000 3,000 Even people
8 Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.svg Jewishia (Yevrey) Birobidzhan 36,000 150,000 Jewish people
9 Flag of Nanaysky rayon (Khabarovsk kray).png Nanaia Troitskoye 27,644 15,000 Nanai people Nanai People's Platform
Siberian Federal District of Asian Russia
10 Flag of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug.svg Taymyria Dudinka 879,929 40,000 Dolgan people
11 Flag of Evenkia.svg Evenkia Tura 763,197 20,000 Evenk people
12 Flag of Tuva.svg Tuva Kyzyl 170,500 300,000 Tuvan people People's Party of Sovereign Tuva
13 Flag of Krasnoselkupsky rayon (Yamal Nenetsia).svg Selkupia Krasnoselkup 106,270 6,000 Selkup people
14 Flag of Altai Republic.svg Altai Republic Gorno-Altaysk 92,600 220,000 Altai people Altai-Sayun United Movement
15 Flag of Khakassia.svg Khakassia Abakan 61,900 550,000 Khakas people
16 Flag of the Shor people.png Shoria Tashtagol 25,000 15,000 Shor people
17 Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug.svg Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Ordynsky 22,138 150,000 Buryat people All-Buryat Association
18 Flag of Agin-Buryatia.svg Agin Buryatia Aginskoye 19,600 80,000 Buryat people All-Buryat Association
Ural Federal District of Asian Russia
19 Flag of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.svg Yamalia Salekhard 750,300 500,000 Nenets people Yamal for Future Generations
20 Flag of Yugra.svg Khanty-Mansiysk (Yugra) Khanty-Mansiysk 534,800 1,500,000 Finno-Ugric people Association to Save Yurga
Ural Federal District of European Russia
21 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ural Republic Yekaterinburg 194,800 4,300,000 Russian people Ural Democratic Foundation
Volga Federal District of European Russia
22 Flag of Idel-Ural State.svg Idel-Ural Kazan 321,400 11,000,000 Volga people Free Idel-Ural
23 Flag of Bashkortostan.svg Bashkortostan Ufa 143,600 4,050,000 Bashkir people The Heavenly Wolf
24 Flag of Tatarstan.svg Tatarstan Kazan 68,000 4,000,000 Tatar people All-Tatar Public Center
25 Flag of Udmurtia.svg Udmurtia Izhevsk 42,100 1,500,000 Udmurt people Udmurt Republican National Party
26 Flag of Mordovia.svg Mordovia Saransk 26,200 800,000 Mordvin people Democracy and Independence Mordvin Front
27 Flag of Mari El.svg Mari El Yoshkar-Ola 23,200 700,000 Mari people Mari Ushem
28 Flag of Chuvashia.svg Chuvashia Cheboksary 18,300 1,250,000 Chuvash people Chuvash National Movement
Northwestern Federal District of European Russia
29 Flag of Komi.svg Komi Republic Syktyvkar 415,900 850,000 Komi people Komi People's Congress
30 Flag of Nenets Autonomous District.svg Nenetsia Naryan-Mar 176,700 45,000 Nenets people Nenet National Movement
31 KarelianNationalFlag.svg Karelia Petrozavodsk 172,400 600,000 Karelian people
32 Flag of Kaliningrad Oblast.svg Kaliningrad Kaliningrad 84,500 1,800,000 Russian people
33 Flag of Komi-Permyak Okrug.svg Permyakia Kudymkar 32,770 120,000 Komi people Komi People's Congress
34 Flag of Leningrad Oblast.svg Leningrad Leningrad 15,100 1,000,000 Ingrian people Free Ingria
Southern Federal District of European Russia
35 Flag of Don Cossacks.svg Don Republic Rostov 100,800 4,200,000 Donian people Free Cossack Movement (Rostov Oblast)
36 Flag of Kuban People's Republic.svg Kuban Krasnodar 76,000 5,300,000 Kubanian people Free Cossack Movement (Krasnodar Krai)
37 Flag of Kalmykia.svg Kalmykia Elista 76,000 300,000 Kalmyk people
North Caucasian Federal District of European Russia
38 Flag of Adygea.svg Circassia Sochi 50,000 1,000,000 Circassian people Circassian nationalism
39 Flag of the Chechen Republic.svg Chechnya Grozny 17,300 1,500,000 Chechen people Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
40 Flag of the Lezgi people.svg Lezgistan Derbent 10,000 800,000 Lezgin people Lezgin nationalism
41 Flag of Karachay-Balkaria.svg Karachay-Balkaria Karachayevsk 10,000 300,000 Turkic people Balkar and Karachay nationalism
42 Flag of Ingushetia.svg Ingushetia Magas 3,000 500,000 Ingush people Ingush People Council
43 Rutulia proprosed flag .jpg Rutulstan Rutul 2,170 20,000 Rutul people Rutul National Revival Front
44 Proposed Naval Jack of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Abazinia Adlersky 2,000 50,000 Abkhaz people World Congress of Abkhaz-Abazin people
45 Flag of the Lak People v2.svg Lakistan Kumukh 1,500 200,000 Lak people Lak National Council
46 Tabasaran National Movement flag .png Tabasaranstan Khuchni 1,400 75,000 Tabasaran people Tabasaran National Movement
47 Khunz Wolf 3b.svg Avaria Khunzakh Unknown 850,000 Avar people Avar National Union
48 Flag of Dahadaevsky rayon (Dagestan).png Darginstan Levashi Unknown 500,000 Dargin people Free Society of Dargo
49 Flag of the Kumukh people.png Kumykia Tarki Unknown 500,000 Kumyk people Tenglik
50 Nogai flag.svg Nogaia Erken Unknown 100,000 Nogai people Association of Nogais of Dagestan
51 Aghul flag.svg Aghulistan Aguldere Unknown 25,000 Aghul people Agul Gelinbatan
Total Flag of Russia.svg Secession in Russia 15,000,000 80,000,000 Ethnic Groups Secession in Russia
Total Flag of Russia.svg Russia Moscow 17,100,000 150,000,000 Russian people Russian nationalism

Asian Russia

Summary

This table shows only the list of movements. The source of each movement is cited in its own section. The population of each area is provided for information only.

Number Land Capital Area Population Ethnic Main Political Party
All of Asian Russia
1 Siberian flag.svg Siberian Republic Novosibirsk 13,100,000 40,000,000 Sibiryak people Siberian regionalism
Far Eastern Federal District of Asian Russia
2 Flag of Sakha.svg Sakha Republic Yakutsk 3,083,523 1,000,000 Yakut people Sakha-Amuk
3 Flag of Far Eastern republic.svg Far Eastern Republic Chita 1,900,000 3,000,000 Nanai people Alliance of the Pacific Peoples
4 Flag of Chukotka.svg Chukotka Anadyr 737,700 50,000 Chukchi people
5 Flag of Buryatia.svg Buryatia Ulan-Ude 351,300 1,000,000 Buryat people All-Buryat Association
6 Flag of Koryakia.svg Koryakia Palana 292,600 15,000 Koryak people
7 Flag of Momsky rayon (Yakutia).png Evenia Evensk 102,000 3,000 Even people
8 Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.svg Jewishia (Yevrey) Birobidzhan 36,000 150,000 Jewish people
9 Flag of Nanaysky rayon (Khabarovsk kray).png Nanaia Troitskoye 27,644 15,000 Nanai people Nanai People's Platform
Siberian Federal District of Asian Russia
10 Flag of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug.svg Taymyria Dudinka 879,929 40,000 Dolgan people
11 Flag of Evenkia.svg Evenkia Tura 763,197 20,000 Evenk people
12 Flag of Tuva.svg Tuva Kyzyl 170,500 300,000 Tuvan people People's Party of Sovereign Tuva
13 Flag of Krasnoselkupsky rayon (Yamal Nenetsia).svg Selkupia Krasnoselkup 106,270 6,000 Selkup people
14 Flag of Altai Republic.svg Altai Republic Gorno-Altaysk 92,600 220,000 Altai people Altai-Sayun United Movement
15 Flag of Khakassia.svg Khakassia Abakan 61,900 550,000 Khakas people
16 Flag of the Shor people.png Shoria Tashtagol 25,000 15,000 Shor people
17 Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug.svg Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Ordynsky 22,138 150,000 Buryat people All-Buryat Association
18 Flag of Agin-Buryatia.svg Agin Buryatia Aginskoye 19,600 80,000 Buryat people All-Buryat Association
Ural Federal District of Asian Russia
19 Flag of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.svg Yamalia Salekhard 750,300 500,000 Nenets people Yamal for Future Generations
20 Flag of Yugra.svg Khanty-Mansiysk (Yugra) Khanty-Mansiysk 534,800 1,500,000 Finno-Ugric people Association to Save Yurga
Total Secession in Asian Russia 13,100,000 40,000,000 Ethnic Groups Secession in Russia
Total Asian Russia Novosibirsk 13,100,000 40,000,000 Russian people Russian nationalism

Asian Russia

Siberia or Siberian Federal District

  • Ethnic group: Sibiryak [ru]
    • Proposed state: Siberian Republic
    • Advocacy movements: Siberskoye Zemlyachestvo (Autonomy Movement), Sibir, Free Siberia, Democratic Siberia
    • Movement: Siberian regionalism
    • Political parties: Monstration for Siberian Federalization, All-Siberian Democratic Union, Siberian Republican Alliance, Roar of the Taiga (Zov Taugi)
    • Organizations: Siberian Agreement, Siberian Regional Organization (Siberskoye Zemlyachestvo)
    • Militant organization: Siberian Liberation Army

Far Eastern Federal District

 Chukotka

  • Ethnic group: Chukchis
    • Proposed state: Chukchi independence movement .gif Chukchi Republic
      • Advocacy group: Chukchi National Revival Movement
      • Political party: Chukchi National Republican Party
      • Militant organization: Chukot Front

 Koryakia

  • Ethnic group: Koryaks
    • Proposed state:  Koryakia
      • Advocacy groups: Narodovlastie, Chav, Tshsanom
      • Movement: Koryak Republican Movement
      • Organization: Association of the People of North Kamchatka, Association of the People's of the North Association of Indigenous People of Koryak Autonomous Region

Flag of Far Eastern republic.svg Far Eastern Republic

  • Ethnic groups: Russians, Udeges, Nanais and other various ethnic groups
    • Proposed state:
    • Proposed entity: Far Eastern Republic, including all territories from the Far Eastern Republic and/or modern-day federal subjects associated within the former lands of the aforementioned Far Eastern Republic (Note: This includes the modern-day federal subjects such as: Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Amur Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai and Buryatia, sometimes federal subjects such as: Magadan Oblast, Kamchatka Krai and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Green Ukraine are included based on maximum extent from 1920. It may rarely or sometimes include all federal subjects in Far Eastern economic region and/or Far Eastern Federal District.)
    • Advocacy movements: Far East Forum, Zemyak, Regional Association of the Far East
    • Movements: Republican Movement, Far East Independence Movement
    • Political party: Alliance of the Pacific Peoples
    • Militant organization: Far Eastern People's Front

 Sakha Republic

 Buryatia

  • Ethnic group: Buryats
    • Proposed state:  Buryatia
    • Political party:All-Buryat Association for the Development of Culture

Flag of Momsky rayon (Yakutia).png Evenia

  • Ethnic group: Evens
    • Proposed State: Flag of Momsky rayon (Yakutia).png Evenia

 Jewish Autonomous Oblast

  • Ethnic group: Ashkenazi Jews
    • Proposed state:  Jewish Autonomous Oblast

Flag of Nanaysky rayon (Khabarovsk kray).png Nanaia

  • Ethnic group: Nanai
    • Proposed state: Flag of Nanaysky rayon (Khabarovsk kray).png Nanaia
      • Advocacy group: Nanai Cultural Assembly
      • Political party: Nanai People's Platform

Siberian Federal District

Flag of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug.svg Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District

  • Ethnic groups: Dolgans, Nenets, Russians
    • Proposed federal subject:  Taymyr Autonomous Okrug

 Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug

  • Ethnic group: Buryats
    • Proposed state:  Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug or unification with  Buryatia

 Altai Republic

  • Ethnic group: Altai people
    • Proposed state: Flag of the Confederated Republic of Altai.gif Confederated Republic of Altai
    • Movement: Altai-Sayun United Movement
    • Organizations: Altai Turks Associstion, Kurualtai of the Altai People
    • Political parties: Confederal Nation of the Altai Tribes, Ene-Bayat

Flag of Evenkia.svg Evenkia

  • Ethnic group: Evenks
    • Proposed state: Flag of Evenks.svg Evenkia
      • Advocacy group: Evenki Homeland
      • Militant organization: Evenki National Front
      • Organization: Evenki Cultural Council

 Khakassia

  • Ethnic group: Khakas
    • Proposed state:  Khakassia
      • Advocacy group: Khakas Cultural Centre
    • Pressure group: Chas Khanat, Khaidzhi
    • Organization: Abakan Tun Association of The Khakas, Congress of The Khakas People, Khakas Council of Elders

Flag of Krasnoselkupsky rayon (Yamal Nenetsia).svg Selkupia

  • Ethnic group: Selkup
    • Proposed state: Flag of Krasnoselkupsky rayon (Yamal Nenetsia).svg Selkupia

Flag of Tashtagolskiy rayon (Kemerovskaya oblast).gif Shor Mountain

  • Ethnic group: Shor
    • Proposed state: Flag of the Shor people.png Shoria

Flag of Tuva.svg Tuva

  • Ethnic group: Tuvans
  • Proposed state: Flag of Tuva.svg Tuva
    • Political parties: People's Party of Sovereign Tuva, People's Front "Free Tuva", Tiva Turu

Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug.svg Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug

  • Ethnic group: Buryats
  • Proposed state: Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug.svg Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug or unification with  Buryatia

Ural Federal District

 Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

  • Ethnic group: Khanty people and Mansi people
    • Proposed state:  Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
    • Advocacy movements: Association to Save Yurga, Khanty Way, Mansi Way, Ob-Ugrian Union, Society for the Survival and Socio-Economic Development of the Mansi People, Ugrian Association, Youth Public Organization, Yurga Restoration

Flag of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.svg Yamalia/Nenets Autonomous Okrug

  • Ethnic group: Nenets
    • Proposed state: Flag of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.svg Yamalia/East Nenetsia
    • Advocacy group: Yamal for Future Generations (Association of the Indigenous People of Yamal-Nenets Autonomus Region)

European Russia

Summary

This table shows only the list of movements. The source of each movement is cited in its own section. The population of each area is provided for information only.

Number Land Capital Area Population Ethnic Main Political Party
Ural Federal District of European Russia
1 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ural Republic Yekaterinburg 194,800 4,300,000 Russian people Ural Democratic Foundation
Volga Federal District of European Russia
2 Flag of Idel-Ural State.svg Idel-Ural Kazan 321,400 11,000,000 Volga people Free Idel-Ural
3 Flag of Bashkortostan.svg Bashkortostan Ufa 143,600 4,050,000 Bashkir people The Heavenly Wolf
4 Flag of Tatarstan.svg Tatarstan Kazan 68,000 4,000,000 Tatar people All-Tatar Public Center
5 Flag of Udmurtia.svg Udmurtia Izhevsk 42,100 1,500,000 Udmurt people Udmurt Republican National Party
6 Flag of Mordovia.svg Mordovia Saransk 26,200 800,000 Mordvin people Democracy and Independence Mordvin Front
7 Flag of Mari El.svg Mari El Yoshkar-Ola 23,200 700,000 Mari people Mari Ushem
8 Flag of Chuvashia.svg Chuvashia Cheboksary 18,300 1,250,000 Chuvash people Chuvash National Movement
Northwestern Federal District of European Russia
9 Flag of Komi.svg Komi Republic Syktyvkar 415,900 850,000 Komi people Komi People's Congress
10 Flag of Nenets Autonomous District.svg Nenetsia Naryan-Mar 176,700 45,000 Nenets people Nenet National Movement
11 KarelianNationalFlag.svg Karelia Petrozavodsk 172,400 600,000 Karelian people
12 Flag of Kaliningrad Oblast.svg Kaliningrad Kaliningrad 84,500 1,800,000 Russian people
13 Flag of Komi-Permyak Okrug.svg Permyakia Kudymkar 32,770 120,000 Komi people Komi People's Congress
14 Flag of Leningrad Oblast.svg Leningrad Leningrad 15,100 1,000,000 Ingrian people Free Ingria
Southern Federal District of European Russia
15 Flag of Don Cossacks.svg Don Republic Rostov 100,800 4,200,000 Donian people Free Cossack Movement (Rostov Oblast)
16 Flag of Kuban People's Republic.svg Kuban Krasnodar 76,000 5,300,000 Kubanian people Free Cossack Movement (Krasnodar Krai)
17 Flag of Kalmykia.svg Kalmykia Elista 76,000 300,000 Kalmyk people
North Caucasian Federal District of European Russia
18 Flag of Adygea.svg Circassia Sochi 50,000 1,000,000 Circassian people Circassian nationalism
19 Flag of the Chechen Republic.svg Chechnya Grozny 17,300 1,500,000 Chechen people Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
20 Flag of the Lezgi people.svg Lezgistan Derbent 10,000 800,000 Lezgin people Lezgin nationalism
21 Flag of Karachay-Balkaria.svg Karachay-Balkaria Karachayevsk 10,000 300,000 Turkic people Balkar and Karachay nationalism
22 Flag of Ingushetia.svg Ingushetia Magas 3,000 500,000 Ingush people Ingush People Council
23 Rutulia proprosed flag .jpg Rutulstan Rutul 2,170 20,000 Rutul people Rutul National Revival Front
24 Proposed Naval Jack of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Abazinia Adlersky 2,000 50,000 Abkhaz people World Congress of Abkhaz-Abazin people
25 Flag of the Lak People v2.svg Lakistan Kumukh 1,500 200,000 Lak people Lak National Council
26 Tabasaran National Movement flag .png Tabasaranstan Khuchni 1,400 75,000 Tabasaran people Tabasaran National Movement
27 Khunz Wolf 3b.svg Avaria Khunzakh Unknown 850,000 Avar people Avar National Union
28 Flag of Dahadaevsky rayon (Dagestan).png Darginstan Levashi Unknown 500,000 Dargin people Free Society of Dargo
29 Flag of the Kumukh people.png Kumykia Tarki Unknown 500,000 Kumyk people Tenglik
30 Nogai flag.svg Nogaia Erken Unknown 100,000 Nogai people Association of Nogais of Dagestan
31 Aghul flag.svg Aghulistan Aguldere Unknown 25,000 Aghul people Agul Gelinbatan
Total Flag of Russia.svg Secession in European Russia 1,900,000 40,000,000 Ethnic Groups Dissolution of Russia
Total Flag of Russia.svg European Russia Moscow 4,000,000 110,000,000 Russian people Russian nationalism
Flag-map of Tatarstan
Tatarstan
Kenisberg(Prusia)
A protest in Kaliningrad Oblast
Relief Map of Leningrad Oblast
Map of Ingria/Leningrad Oblast claimed by the advocacy group of Free Ingria, which also likely comprises another federal subject, Saint Petersburg.

Ural Federal District

Sverdlovsk Oblast

  • People: Russians
    • Proposed state: Ural Republic
      • Advocacy groups: Ural Democratic Foundation, Free Ural

Volga Federal District

Idel-Ural

  • People: Bashkirs, Chuvash, Erzya, Mari, Mokshas, Tatars, Udmurts
    • Proposed state: Idel-Ural Republic
      • Advocacy group: Free Idel-Ural.

Mari El

  • Ethnic group: Maris
    • Proposed state: Mari Ushemyn tistyzhe.jpg Mari El
      • Advocacy group: Mari Ushem

 Mordovia

  • Ethnic group: Mordvins
    • Proposed state:  Mordovia
      • Advocacy groups: Democracy and Independence Mordvin Front, Moksha Self-Determination Front

Tatarstan

  • People: Tatars
    • Militant organisation: All-Tatar Public Center
      • Advocacy groups: The Union of Tatar Youth, Tatar Patriotic Front Altyn Urda, Tatar Social Center
      • Government in exile: Tatar Government in Exile
      • Organization: Ittifaq Party
    • Proposed state: Tatarstan

 Udmurtia

  • People: Udmurts
    • Proposed state:  Udmurtia
      • Movement: Congress of the Peoples of Udmurtia
      • Advocacy groups:Udmurt Kenesh, Udmurt National Centre, Udmurt National Progress, Odmort
      • Political parties: Udmurt Republican National Party, Udmurt National Progress

Bashkortostan

  • People: Bashkir
    • Advocacy groups: Bashkort Public Organization, Bashkir Human Rights Movement, Council of Aksakals of Bashkortostan, Bashkir Social Movement
      • Political party: The Heavenly Wolf
    • Proposed state: Bashkortostan

Chuvashia

  • People: Chuvash
    • Proposed state: Chuvashia
      • Movements: Chuvash National Movement, Chuvash Republican Youth
      • Organization: Chuvash Ireklekh Society of National-Cultural Rebirth

Northwestern Federal District

Nenetsia

  • Ethnic group: Nenets
    • Proposed state: West Nenetsia
      • Movements: Nenet National Movement, Hasava United Movement
      • Advocacy groups: Yasavei, National Association of Nenets

 Komi Republic

  • People: Komi
    • Proposed state: Komi Republic
      • Political organizations: Komi Republican Organization
      • Advocacy movements: Komi Voityr, Finno-Ugric Peoples Consultative Committee
      • Organization: Komi People's Congress

Leningrad Oblast

  • People: Russians, Izhorians, Ingrians
    • Proposed state:  Ingria
      • Advocacy movement: Free Ingria

Komi-Permyak Okrug

  • People: Komi and Komi-Permyaks
    • Proposed federal subject: Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug

Karelia

  • People: Karelian
    • Proposed state:  Karelia or unification with  Finland

Kaliningrad Oblast

Southern Federal District

Kuban

  • People: Kuban Cossacks
    • Advocacy movements: Community of the Don-Kuban-Terek Citizens, Klin-Yar, Kuban Cossack Host, Kuban Cossacks of the Kuban Host Autonomy Movement, Kuban Cossack Youth, New Kuban Cossack Association, Southern Regional Resource Center, Union of Cossack Republics of Southern Russia
      • Militant organization: Kuban Cossack Army
      • Political parties: Free Cossack Movement, Lapin, Movement for the Federalizations of Kuban, Union of the Cossack Hosts of Russia, Union of the Cossack Hosts of Russia and Abroad, Committee for the Liberation of the Kuban
      • Political organizations: Cossack Congress, Cossacks of the Kuban Rada
    • Proposed state: Kuban People's Republic (proclaimed in 1918), Kuban Republic (attempted to proclaim in 1991 as part of Union of Cossack Republics in Southern Russia in Union of Sovereign States that never founded both) Currently asking for federalisation (Now consist of Krasnodar Krai and accommodates the republics of Adygea, Karachay-Cherkessia, and parts of Stavropol Krai).

Don Republic

  • People: Don Cossacks
    • Proposed state: Don Republic / Rostov Oblast

Kalmykia

  • People: Kalmyk people

North Caucasian Federal District

Russian Caucasus separatist movement and proposal state (2)
A map of list federal subjects and districts that has separatist movements in North Caucasus Federal District.

 Chechnya

  • People: Chechens
    • Militant organisation: Chechen separatists
    • Proposed state: Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (government in exile)
Greater Sochi map
Greater Sochi map (Abazinia)/Adlersky City District and Khostinsky City District

Abazinia

  • People: Abazins
    • Advocacy groups: Abaza Adkilra, Abaza Yurdu, Abzanhara, Unity (Adgylara)
    • Organization: World Congress of Abkhaz-Abazin People
    • Proposed state: Abazinia
    • Proposed entity: Abazinia, including all ethnic Abazin parts and/or districts of Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai and Kabardino-Balkaria or solely the rural locality of Psyzh

Circassia

  • People: Circassians
    • Movement: Circassian nationalism; Circassian Congress; Circassian Youth Initiative; Adyge Djegi; Adyghe Khase; International Circassian Association (member of UNPO)
    • Proposed entity: Circassia, including all regions historically included in Circassia and/or inhabited by Circassians (note: this includes Adygea as well as north Kabardino-Balkaria, north Karachay–Cherkessia, south-east Krasnodar Krai, and south Stavropol Krai)

Aghulistan

  • People: Aghuls
    • Advocacy groups: Agul Gelinbatan, Arhaval
    • Proposed state: Aghulistan
    • Proposed entity: Aghulistan, including all ethnic Aghul parts and/or districts of Dagestan
    • Aghulistan coverage area: Aghulsky

Avaria

  • People: Avars
    • Advocacy groups: High-landers (Maarulal)
      • Political party: Avar National Union-Iman Shamil
    • Proposed state:
      • Republican: Avar Republic
      • Monarchist: Avar Khanate
    • Proposed entity: Avaria, including all ethnic Avar parts and/or districts of Dagestan
    • Avaria coverage area : Kazbekov, Gergebil, Shamil, Akhvakh, Kunzakh, Gunib, Charodin, Tlyaratin, Tsuntin, Tsumadin, Gumbetov, Untsukulsky, Kizilyurt, Botlikh, Khasavyurt, Bezhtin, Tarumov, Kizlyar

Flag of Dahadaevsky rayon (Dagestan).png Darginstan

  • People: Dargins
    • Proposed state:Darginstan
      • Advocacy group: Free Society of Dargo
    • Proposed entity: Flag of Dahadaevsky rayon (Dagestan).png Darginstan, including all ethnic Dargin parts and/or districts of Dagestan
    • Darginstan coverage area: Dakhadayev, Sergokalin, Kaytag, Akushin, Levashin

 Ingushetia

  • People: Ingush
    • Advocacy groups: Zaschita
    • Militant organizations: Ingush Self Defense Force, Ingush National Front
    • Political party: Ingush People Council
      • Proposed state:  Ingushetia
Ethnic map of Kabardino Balkaria 2002
Ethnic map of Kabardino-Balkaria, 2002.
Ethnic map of Karachay Cherkessia 2010
Ethnic map of Karachay-Cherkessia, 2010

Karachay-Balkaria

  • People: Balkars, Karachays
    • Movement: Various nationalist organisations in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia
    • Goals: Autonomy for the Karachay and Balkaria, rather than in biethnic republics where they must share power with Russians and Circassians (division of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia into smaller units, also popular for Circassian nationalists). Then, the unification of Karachay and Balkar units is advocated by some but not all nationalists (see Balkar and Karachai nationalism)
    • Proposed autonomous republic: Karachay-Balkar Republic (includes south Kabardino-Balkaria and south Karachey-Cherkessia)

Kumykia

  • People: Kumyks
    • Proposed state: Kumykia
    • Proposed entity: Kumykia, including all ethnic Kumyk parts and/or districts of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia.
      • Political parties: Nogai El, Tenglik
    • Kumykia coverage area: Babayurt, Kumtorkalin, Buynak,Karabudakhkent, Kayakent, Makhachkala

Lakistan

  • People: Laks
    • Proposed state: Lakia
    • Proposed entity: Lakia, including all ethnic Lak parts and/or districts of Dagestan
      • Movements: Kazi Kumuk, Lakistan, Lak Language Group, Lak National Movement (New Star/Tsu Barz), Lakral Sharhurdu, New Lak Popular Movement (Novo-Lak), Tariqat (Movement)/Tariqat, Tsudahar
      • Political organizations: Lak National Council
    • Lakistan coverage area: Kulin, Laksky, New Lakia

Lezgistan

  • People: Lezgins
    • Proposed state: Lezgistan
    • Proposed entity: Lezgistan, including all ethnic Lezgin parts and/or districts of Dagestan
      • Movement: Lezgin nationalism, Lezgin Movement of Caucasian Albania
      • Advocacy movement: Lezgin National Center
      • Political party: Lezgin Patriotic Union
      • Organization: Federal Lezgin National Cultural Autonomy (member of UNPO)
    • Lezgistan coverage area: Suleiman-Stal, Magaramkent, Kurakh, Dokuzparin, Akhtyn, Derbent

Nogaia

  • People: Nogais
    • Proposed state: Nogaia
    • Proposed entity: Nogaia, including all ethnic Nogai parts and/or districts of Dagestan, Chechnya and Astrakhan Oblast
      • Movement: Association of Nogais of Dagestan
      • Political party: Birlik
      • Organization: Assembly of Turkic Peoples
    • Nogaia coverage area: Eastern Nogaia, Western Nogaia

Rutulia proprosed flag .jpg Rutulstan

  • People: Rutuls
    • Proposed state: Rutulia proprosed flag .jpg Rutulstan
      • Advocacy group: Rutul National Revival Front
    • Proposed entity: Rutulstan, including all ethnic Rutul parts and/or districts of Dagestan
    • Rutulstan coverage area: Rutulsky

Tabasaran National Movement flag .png Tabasaranstan

  • People: Tabasaran
    • Proposed state: Tabasaran National Movement flag .png Tabasaranstan
      • Movement: Tabasaran National Movement
      • Militant organization: Tabasaran Republican Front
    • Proposed entity: Tabasaranstan, including all ethnic Tabasaran parts and/or districts of Dagestan
    • Tabasaranstan coverage area: Khiv, Tabasaransky

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Related pages

  • Autonomous administrative divisions of Russia
  • List of active separatist movements in Asia
  • List of active separatist movements in Europe
  • Dissolution of Russia
  • Dissolution of the United States
  • Secession in China


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