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1197:Luhansk
1182:Karelia
1157:Donetsk
1084:Vologda
1029:Saratov
954:Magadan
949:Lipetsk
919:Kherson
899:Ivanovo
894:Irkutsk
884:Bryansk
856:Oblasts
412:Sources
217:(No.98)
211:(No.97)
193:Sovetsk
178:At the
91:Russian
1369:Jewish
1341:Moscow
1318:Nenets
1147:Crimea
1117:Adygea
1064:Tyumen
1044:Tambov
1024:Samara
1014:Ryazan
1009:Rostov
959:Moscow
934:Kurgan
909:Kaluga
761:RFE/RL
680:. 2001
580:Власть
448:
427:
383:1 / 31
332:95567
324:27,9%
321:72,1%
182:, the
1250:Altai
1242:Krais
1217:Sakha
1122:Altai
1049:Tomsk
1004:Pskov
999:Penza
994:Oryol
939:Kursk
924:Kirov
470:UNHCR
374:2000
357:Seats
234:Amber
197:Golos
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1275:Perm
1227:Tuva
1192:Komi
1059:Tver
1054:Tula
984:Omsk
864:Amur
446:ISBN
425:ISBN
846:by
732:РБК
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362:+/-
310:Yes
99:FSB
20:is
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