Southern Russia
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Southern Russia or the South of Russia (Russian: Юг России, Yug Rossii) is a colloquial term for the southernmost geographic portion of European Russia, generally covering the Southern Federal District and the North Caucasian Federal District.[1]
The term does not conform to any official areas of the Russian Federation as designated by the Russian Classification on Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO).
History
During the Russian Civil War (1917–1922), a territory called South Russia briefly existed from 1919–1920, which spanned the southern parts of the Russian Empire, including portions of Ukraine. In Soviet historiography, it also was referred to as "White South" in reference to the White Army that fought the Bolsheviks there along with the Armed Forces of South Russia and the Volunteer Army.[citation needed]
General area
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the area of Southern Russia approximately spans two of the nine federal districts of Russia, which contain a combined 13 federal subjects:
In relation to the official economic regions of Russia, most of Southern Russia is included in the North Caucasus economic region, with the exception of the Astrakhan Oblast, the Republic of Kalmykia and the Volgograd Oblast, which are part of the Volga economic region.
Usage
References to "Southern Russia" can be found in media or news portals devoted to the area. Newspapers and websites like Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Vedomosti have sections or tags for the area.[2][3]
See also
External links
- Спектр (Spectrum), news portal
- ЯСНО (Clearly), news portal
- Southru.ino, news portal
References
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