The Russian Federation consists of various entities, which include republics, regions and autonomous regions. Republics, in fact, often represent separate small countries that have become part of Russia. They have their own cultural traditions and languages.
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According to the Constitution, all subjects of Russia have equal rights. And no one can have more rights than the other. But, according to the same Constitution, a republic is described as a “state”, which is part of another country and has some additional state powers, for example, a republic has the right to establish its own state language on a par with Russian. Also, the Constitution does not allow any other sovereignty other than the sovereignty of the multinational people of Russia, and therefore the Russian Federation.
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The description of the republic as a state implies a certain additional sovereignty for it, and this contradicts the provisions on the equal rights of all regions. This point still causes some difficulties from time to time, because if to some extent the additional sovereignty of the republics were granted, then other regions of Russia would be infringed on their rights. Therefore, it was accepted that the concept of "republic" does not include recognition of its sovereignty, but reflects its historical, national and cultural status.
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There are 22 republics in total in the Russian Federation. The list of republics in alphabetical order:
- Republic of Adygea. Capital: Maykop city.
- Altai Republic. Capital: the city of Gorno-Altaysk.
- Republic of Bashkortostan. Capital: Ufa city.
- The Republic of Buryatia. Capital: the city of Ulan-Ude.
- The Republic of Dagestan. Capital: city of Makhachkala.
- The Republic of Ingushetia. Capital: city of Magas.
- Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Capital: the city of Nalchik.
- Republic of Kalmykia. Capital: the city of Elista.
- Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Capital: city of Cherkessk.
- Republic of Karelia. Capital: Petrozavodsk city.
- Komi Republic. Capital: city of Syktyvkar.
- Republic of Crimea. Capital: city of Simferopol.
- Mari El Republic. Capital: the city of Yoshkar-Ola.
- The Republic of Mordovia. Capital: city of Saransk.
- The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Capital: the city of Yakutsk.
- Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Capital: Vladikavkaz city.
- Republic of Tatarstan. Capital: Kazan city.
- Tyva Republic. Capital: Kyzyl city, - Udmurt republic. Capital: Izhevsk city.
- The Republic of Khakassia. Capital: city of Abakan.
- Chechen Republic. Capital: the city of Grozny.
- Chuvash Republic. Capital: Cheboksary city.
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In 2014, the Republic of Crimea joined the Russian Federation, which became the most subsidized region. Subsidized are those regions that require significant financial support from the country's budget. It is planned to allocate more than 50 billion rubles a year to support Crimea, up to and including 2017.
