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Russian Federation

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extends across eleven time zones, and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 159,968 entities connected with Russia. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 7 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Russia. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Russia

We include 16 programs targeting entities located in Russia.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[EU-2878]EU Council Regulation 2023/2878 (Sanctions Related To Russian Aggression Against Ukraine)Council European UnionRussia  
[EU-UKRAINE-INTEG]EU Restrictive Measures In Respect Of Actions Undermining Or Threatening Ukraine (Territorial Integrity)Council European UnionRussia  
[EU-CRIMEA]EU Restrictive Measures In Response To The Illegal Annexation Of Crimea And Sevastopol (Crimea)Council European UnionRussia  
[EU-UKRAINE-OCC]EU Restrictive Measures In Response To The Illegal Russian Occupation Certain Non-Government Controlled Areas Of UkraineCouncil European UnionRussia  
[EU-RUSSIA-REST]EU Restrictive Measures In View Of Russia's Actions Destabilizing The Situation In Ukraine (Sectoral Restrictive Measures)Council European UnionRussia  
[UA-SA1644]Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions" No. 1644-VII dated 14 Aug. 2014NSDC UkraineRussia  
[SECO-UKRAINE]Measures In Relation To The Situation In UkraineSECO SwitzerlandRussia  
[US-RUSHAR]Russian Harmful Foreign Activities SanctionsOFAC United StatesRussia  
[NZ-RSA2022]Russia Sanctions Act 2022MFAT New ZealandRussia  
[AU-RUSSIA]Russia Sanctions RegimeDFAT AustraliaRussia  
[US-MCCAIN-1286]Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115 - 232)Congress United StatesChina  Russia  
[AU-UKRAINE-REG]Specified Ukraine Regions Sanctions RegimeDFAT AustraliaRussia  
[US-UKRRUS-REL]Ukraine-/Russia-Related SanctionsOFAC United StatesRussia  
[AU-UKRAINE]Ukraine Sanctions RegimeDFAT AustraliaRussia  Donetsk (Occupied Ukraine)  Crimea  Luhansk (Occupied Ukraine)  
[UK-RUS]UK sanctions relating to RussiaOFSI United KingdomRussia  
[US-CAATSA2018]US Section 241 CAATSA Report (2018)Treasury United StatesRussia  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 4,267 entities identified as PEPs connected with Russia.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation-41
Deputy Premier9--
First Deputy Premier1--
Premier14-
President of Russia11-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture111
Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies, & Natural Disasters1--
Minister of Construction, Housing, & Public Utilities1--
Minister of Culture13-
Minister of Defense13-
Minister of Development of the Far East and the Arctic1--
Minister of Digital Development, Communications, & Mass Media1--
Minister of Economic Development11-
Minister of Education11-
Minister of Energy14-
Minister of Finance11-
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Industry & Trade12-
Minister of Internal Affairs1--
Minister of Justice14-
Minister of Labor & Social Protection11-
Minister of Natural Resources & Ecology1--
Minister of Science and Higher Education11-
Minister of Sport13-
Minister of Transportation14-
Secretary, Security Council1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Duma-456228
member of the State Duma-1,149716
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Justice of the Russian Federation-1-
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Auditor of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation-1-
Chairman, Central Bank of Russia1--
President of the Central Bank of Russia-11
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Albania Ambassador to Russia--2
ambassador of Afghanistan to Russia-1-
ambassador of Algeria to Russia-11
Ambassador of Angola to Russia-12
ambassador of Belarus to Russia-42
ambassador of Cambodia in Russia--1
ambassador of Cameroon to Russia--1
ambassador of Cyprus to Russia--1
ambassador of Egypt to Russia--1
ambassador of Estonia to Russia-5-
ambassador of France to Russia-51
ambassador of Greece to Russia-12
ambassador of Guinea to Russia-11
ambassador of Hungary to Russia-41
ambassador of Iran to the Russian Federation-41
ambassador of Israel to Russian Federation-42
ambassador of Japan to Russia-42
ambassador of Jordan to Russia-11
ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia-2-
ambassador of Kenya to Russia-11
ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Russia--1
ambassador of Mali to Russia--1
ambassador of Mexico to Russia--1
ambassador of Mongolia to Russia-1-
ambassador of Morocco to Russia-11
Ambassador of Mozambique to Russia-22
ambassador of Norway to Russia-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to the Russian Federation-61
ambassador of Poland to Russia-31
ambassador of Romania to Russia-1-
ambassador of Serbia to Russia-42
ambassador of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation-1-
ambassador of Spain to Russia-61
ambassador of Syria to Russia--1
ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia-41
ambassador of the Netherlands to Russia-4-
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation--1
ambassador of the Russian Federation--23
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Russia-5-
ambassador of Ukraine to Russia-22
Ambassador to the US1--
extraordinary and plenipotentary ambassador for the Soviet Union and Russia--3
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--
United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation-81

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of Amur Oblast--6
Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast-1-
Governor of Astrakhan Oblast--2
Governor of Bryansk Oblast--1
Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast--1
Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug-12
Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast-1-
Governor of Kaluga Oblast-11
Governor of Kamchatka Krai--3
Governor of Kemerovo Oblast-1-
Governor of Khabarovsk Krai-22
Governor of Kherson Oblast--1
Governor of Kirov Oblast-11
Governor of Kostroma Oblast--1
Governor of Krasnodar Krai--2
Governor of Kursk Oblast-1-
governor of Moscow Oblast--1
Governor of Murmansk Oblast-11
Governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug-17
Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast--1
Governor of Novgorod Oblast--3
Governor of Orenburg Oblast--1
Governor of Perm Krai-11
Governor of Primorsky Krai--5
Governor of Ryazan Oblast-2-
Governor of Saint Petersburg--1
Governor of Sakhalin Oblast-15
Governor of Saratov Oblast-23
Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast--2
Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast--3
Governor of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug--2
Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai-13
Governor of the Pskov Oblast--1
Governor of Tomsk Oblast-2-
Governor of Tula Oblast-1-
Governor of Tver Oblast--2
Governor of Tyumen Oblast--1
Governor of Vladimir Oblast-2-
Governor of Yaroslavl Oblast-11
Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai--1
Governor of Zaporozhye Oblast--1
President of the Sakha Republic--3
Prime Minister of Tatarstan--1
Subnational legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Tyumen Oblast Duma-179
Member of the Volgograd Regional Duma--1

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the Federation Council of Russia-467269
Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation-1839
First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation-11-
Head of Administration-110
Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation-52
Minister of Emergency Situations-51
Minister of Regional Development-6-
ambassador of Palestine to Russia-41
Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia-22
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)-4-
Head of Karachay-Cherkessia--4
Head of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic--4
Minister of Natural Resources-4-
Russian Minister of Health-4-
Chairman of the State Duma-21
Chief of the General Staff-21
Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff--3
Director of SVR-21
Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation-21
Head of the Republic of Adygea--3
Head of the Republic of Tuva-12
Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation-3-
Head of Izhevsk-11
Head of the Chuvash Republic-11
Head of the Republic of Khakassia--2
Head of the Respublic of Dagestan-11
Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities-2-
Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media-2-
Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia-2-
Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea--1
Director of the National Guard of Russia--1
Director, Federal Security Service (FSB)1--
Director, Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)1--
First Lady of Russia--1
Governor of Rostov Oblast--1
Head of Chelyabinsk--1
Head of Kalmykia--1
Head of the Altai Republic-1-
Head of the Chechen Republic--1
Head of the Luhansk People's Republic--1
Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan--1
Head of the Republic of Buryatia--1
Head of the Republic of Crimea--1
Head of the Republic of Ingushetia--1
Head of the Udmurt Republic--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation1--
Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic-1-
Ministry of Agriculture--1
Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation--1
Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs--1
President of the Russian Federation1--
Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District-1-
Prime Minister of the Russian Federation1--
Procurator General1--
Speaker of the State Council of the Udmurt Republic--1
State Councelor of the Republic of Tatarstan--1
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation-1-

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...