Central Russia
Central Russia is in the country's extreme west, but it casts the main role in Russian history and economics. Pioneer cities were established here more than 1000 years ago.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Moscow
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Since its founding in 1147, Moscow has been at the crossroads of history as the capital of empires and a frequent target for invaders.
Podolsk
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Podolsk is the second largest city in Moscow Oblast, by quantity of residents comparable to such regional centers, as Pskov or Novgorod.
Outskirts
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The Moscow Outskirts include areas from Moscow's 3rd Ring to Moscow Ring Road.
Destinations
Moscow Oblast
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Moscow Oblast is the region surrounding the city of Moscow in the heart of Central Russia.
Vladimir Oblast
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Vladimir Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Moscow Oblast to the west, Yaroslavl Oblast to the northwest, Ivanovo Oblast to the north, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the east, and Ryazan Oblast to the south.
Yaroslavl Oblast
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Yaroslavl Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Moscow Oblast to the southwest…
Smolensk Oblast
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Smolensk Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Bryansk Oblast to the southwest, Belarus to the west, Pskov Oblast to the northwest, Tver Oblast to the north, Moscow Oblast to the east, and Kaluga Oblast to the southeast.
Kaluga Oblast
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Kaluga Oblast is a region in Central Russia, bordered by Bryansk Oblast to the southwest, Smolensk Oblast to the northwest, Moscow Oblast to the northeast, Tula Oblast to the east, and Oryol Oblast to the southeast.
Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Yaroslavl Oblast to the west, Kostroma Oblast to the north, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the east, and Vladimir Oblast to the south.
Tula Oblast
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Tula Oblast is a region in Central Russia; it borders Oryol Oblast to the southwest, Kaluga Oblast to the west, Moscow Oblast to the north, Ryazan Oblast to the east, and Lipetsk Oblast to the southeast.
Tver Oblast
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Tver Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Smolensk Oblast to the southwest…
Ryazan Oblast
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Ryazan Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Lipetsk Oblast to the southwest…
Kostroma Oblast
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Kostroma Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Ivanovo Oblast to the southwest, Yaroslavl Oblast to the west, Vologda Oblast to the north, Kirov Oblast to the east, and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the southeast.
Central Russia
- Type: region
- Description: one of traditional regions of Russia; not to be confused with political Central Federal District
- Location: Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude of centre
54.533° or 54° 31' 59" northLongitude of centre
37.617° or 37° 37' 1" eastWikidata ID
Q4504093Central Russia Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: وسط روسيا
- Chinese: 中俄罗斯
- Chinese: 中俄羅斯
- Chinese: 中央俄羅斯
- Chinese: 俄罗斯中部
- Dutch: Centraal-Rusland
- French: Russie Centrale
- French: Russie centrale
- German: Zentralrussland
- Greek: Κεντρική Ρωσία
- Hebrew: מרכז רוסיה
- Italian: Russia centrale
- Japanese: 中央ロシア
- Portuguese: Central
- Portuguese: Rússia Central
- Romanian: Rusia Centrală
- Romanian: Rusia centrală
- Russian: Средняя полоса России
- Russian: Центральная Россия
- Russian: среднерусский регион
- Slovenian: Osrednja Rusija
- Ukrainian: Центральна Росія
- Ukrainian: середня смуга Росії
- Yue Chinese: 中俄羅斯
- Yue Chinese: 中央俄羅斯
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Central Russia. Photo: Heuschrecke, CC BY-SA 3.0.