Secession in Russia

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.

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.

Asian Russia
 Siberia or Siberian Federal District
 Ethnic group: 
 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

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

 Ethnic group: Koryaks
 Proposed state: 
 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

 Far Eastern Republic 
 Ethnic groups: Russians, Udeges, Nanais and other various ethnic groups
 Proposed state:
 Socialist:  Far Eastern Republic
 Federalist/Democratic:  Far Eastern Republic
 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

 Ethnic group: Yakuts
 Proposed state: 
 Political party: Sakha-Amuk

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

 Evenia
 Ethnic group: Evens
 Proposed State:  Evenia

 Ethnic group: Ashkenazi Jews
 Proposed state: 

 Nanaia
 Ethnic group: Nanai 
 Proposed state:  Nanaia 
 Advocacy group: Nanai Cultural Assembly
 Political party: Nanai People's Platform

Siberian Federal District
 Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
 Ethnic groups: Dolgans, Nenets, Russians
 Proposed federal subject: 

 
 Ethnic group: Buryats
 Proposed state:  or unification with 

 Ethnic group: Altai people
 Proposed state:   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

 Evenkia
 Ethnic group: Evenks
 Proposed state:  Evenkia
 Advocacy group: Evenki Homeland
 Militant organization: Evenki National Front
 Organization: Evenki Cultural Council

 Ethnic group: Khakas 
 Proposed state: 
 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

 Selkupia
 Ethnic group: Selkup
 Proposed state:  Selkupia

 Shor Mountain
 Ethnic group: Shor
 Proposed state:  Shoria

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

 Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug
 Ethnic group: Buryats
 Proposed state:  Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug or unification with

Ural Federal District
 
 Ethnic group: Khanty people and Mansi people
 Proposed state: 
 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

 Yamalia/Nenets Autonomous Okrug
 Ethnic group: Nenets
 Proposed state:  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.

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 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

People: Chechens
Militant organisation: Chechen separatists
 Proposed state:  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (government in exile)

 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

 Darginstan
People: Dargins
 Proposed state:Darginstan
Advocacy group: Free Society of Dargo
Proposed entity:  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: 

 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

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

 Tabasaranstan
People: Tabasaran
Proposed state:   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

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

References 

Politics of Russia
National liberation movements