Title: Secession in Russia Content: 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.  thumb|right|250px|Tatarstan thumb|right|250px|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: 22px|border Mari El ***Advocacy group: Mari Ushem *Ethnic group: Mordvins **Proposed state: ***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 *People: Udmurts **Proposed state: ***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 *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: ***Advocacy movement: Free Ingria Komi-Permyak Okrug *People: Komi and Komi-Permyaks **Proposed federal subject: Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug Karelia *People: Karelian **Proposed state: or unification with Kaliningrad Oblast * People: Russian ** Proposed state: Kaliningrad ** Proposed autonomous area: Kaliningrad ===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 **Proposed state: Kalmykia ===North Caucasian Federal District=== 200px|thumb|right|A map of list federal subjects and districts that has separatist movements in North Caucasus Federal District. *People: Chechens **Militant organisation: Chechen separatists ** Proposed state: Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (government in exile)The Putin-Osama Connection , Frontpage Magazine, 16 January 2008Sengupta and Chatterjee. Geographies: Perspectives from Eurasia. 15 December 2014. (page number not shown on page, but is available by text search): "The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria has collapsed and since then only remains a government in exile" quote = "The group is supportive of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, an unrecognized government consisting of exiled leaders from the wars for independence." quote= "Akhmed Zakayev, the head of the independent Chechen Republic Ichkeria government in exile, similarly told Kavkaz.Realii that he was absolutely certain the Naurskaya attackers had no ties to IS or to any other terrorist group." 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 22px|border Darginstan *People: Dargins ** Proposed state:Darginstan ***Advocacy group: Free Society of Dargo **Proposed entity: 22px|border Darginstan, including all ethnic Dargin parts and/or districts of Dagestan ** Darginstan coverage area: Dakhadayev, Sergokalin, Kaytag, Akushin, Levashin *People: Ingush **Advocacy groups: Zaschita **Militant organizations: Ingush Self Defense Force, Ingush National Front **Political party: Ingush People Council ***Proposed state: thumb|Ethnic map of Kabardino-Balkaria, 2002. thumb|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 22px|border Rutulstan *People: Rutuls **Proposed state: 22px|border Rutulstan ***Advocacy group: Rutul National Revival Front **Proposed entity: Rutulstan, including all ethnic Rutul parts and/or districts of Dagestan ** Rutulstan coverage area: Rutulsky 22px|border Tabasaranstan *People: Tabasaran **Proposed state: 22px|border 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 ==Maps== |Возможный вариант распада РФ File:Map of Russia without Autonomous Okrugs and Republics.svg|Мапа Росії без республік та неліквідованих національних округів File:Russia1991.png|Проголошення республік у 1990-х роках у Росії File:Russia 2010 national adm units existing and proposed uk.jpg|Національні автономії та розселення національних меншин в Росії ==Related pages== * Secession in China