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''Federal Subjects: Oblasts, Krais, Republics, Etc''
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This city on the Volga river almost became the capital of Russia during the siege of Moscow during [[World War Two|WWII]]; embassies, manufacturing plants and government facilities were evacuated there, but Stalin showed his courage and didn't leave Moscow.
The Samara Oblast also contains Togliatti/[[Spell My Name
Not to be confused with the ''Lada Samara'' series of cars, named after the city (and one of the models made in Togliatti).
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'''Kazan''' (or ''Qazan'' in the Tatar language)
This city on the Volga is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, home to Russia's largest ethnic minority, the Tatars (although most of them live outside Tatarstan nowadays). Their language belongs to the Turkic family and their main religion is Sunni Islam. This makes Kazan an important cultural centre for Russia's Muslim population. However, it is also an important site for Russian Orthodox believers, since [
'''Rostov-on-Don'''
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