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Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Kirov (Киров; formerly Vyatka, then Khlynov) is the administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia, on the Vyatka River 791 km east of Moscow; 475,871 residents in 2025, renamed in 1934 after S.M. Kirov.
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (Петрозаводск), capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, a port on Lake Onega founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as an iron and cannon factory; town from 1777, occupied by Finland 1941–1944, population about 236,000.
Saransk
Saransk (Саранск) is the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, founded in 1641 as a frontier fortress on the Atemar abatis line; about 310,900 residents in 2024, 642 km east of Moscow, and a 2018 FIFA World Cup host city.
Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar (Сыктывкар), formerly Ust-Sysolsk until 1930, is the capital of the Komi Republic, Russia, at the Sysola-Vychegda confluence, 1,410 km northeast of Moscow; about 220,000 residents, pulp-and-paper and woodworking industries, founded 1780.
Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola (Йошкар-Ола, "Red City"), formerly Tsarevokokshaisk and Krasnokokshaisk, is the capital of Mari El, Russia, founded in 1584 as the fortress Tsaryov city on Kokshaga by decree of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich; population about 296,000.