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
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Secession in China
References
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