U1-4, 6, 9-0 | World War II veterans |
U1MIR - U9MIR | Cosmonauts |
R1ANA - R1ANZ | Antarctica |
R1FJA - R1FJZ | Franz Josef Land (Arctic) |
R1MVA - R1MVZ | Maly Visotski Island (ex-4J1.) |
R3ARES | Russian amateur radio emergency service H.Q (RARES), Moscow |
RE0RAS | RARES Regional service. Central Siberia, Krasnoyarsk |
R3ARC | H.Q. Rescue service of Russian Red Cross. Moscow |
R3RRC | "Russian Robinson Club" H.Q. Lipetsk city (R3G area) |
R3SRR | Russian Amateur Radio Union H.Q. Moscow |
R3VHF | VHF Committee of Russian Amateur Radio Union |
Russia, Region 1: North-West Russia |
Suffix
| Area
| Symbol
| Central City
|
A, B, D, F, G, H, I, J, L, M |
St.Petersburg |
SP |
|
C |
Leningradskaya oblast (LO) |
LO |
St.Petersburg |
N (Prefix RN1) |
Republicarelia |
KL |
Petrozavodsk |
O |
Arkhangelskaya oblast |
|
Archangelsk |
P |
Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug |
NO |
Nar'yan-Mar |
Q, R, S |
Vologodskaya oblast |
VO |
Vologda |
T, U |
Novgorodskaya oblast |
NV |
Novgorod |
W, X |
Pskovskaya oblast |
PS |
Pskov |
Y, Z |
Murmanskaya oblast |
MU |
Murmansk |

Russia, Region 2: Baltics |
Suffix
| Area
| Symbol
| Central City
|
F |
Kaliningradskaya oblast |
KA |
Kaliningrad |

Russia, Region 3: Central Russia |
Suffix
| Area
| Symbol
| Central City
|
A, B, C, F, H |
Moscow ciA |
|
|
D |
Moskovskaya oblast |
MO |
Moscow area (Pushkino) |
E |
Orlovskaya oblast |
OR |
Oryol |
G |
Lipetskaya oblast |
LP |
Lipetsk |
I, J |
Tverskaya oblast |
TV |
Tver' |
L |
Smolenskaya oblast |
SM |
Smolensk |
M |
Yaroslavskaya oblast |
JA |
Yaroslavl |
N, O |
Kostromskaya oblast |
KS |
Kostroma |
P |
Tul'skaya oblast |
TL |
Tula |
Q |
Voronezhskaya oblast |
VH |
Voronezh |
R |
Tambovskaya oblast |
TB |
Tambov |
S |
Ryazanskaya oblast |
RA |
Ryazan' |
T |
Nizhegorodskaya oblast |
NN |
Nizhny Novgorod |
U |
Ivanovskaya oblast |
IV |
Ivanovo |
V |
Vladimirskaya oblast |
VL |
Vladimir |
W |
Kurskaya oblast |
KU |
Kursk |
X |
Kaluzhskaya oblast |
KG |
Kaluga |
Y |
Bryanskaya oblast |
BR |
Bryansk |
Z |
Belgorodskaya oblast |
BO |
Belgorod |

Russia, Region 4 : Volga River area |
Suffix
| Area
| Symbol
| Central City
|
A, B |
Volgogradskaya oblast |
VG |
Volgograd |
C, D |
Saratovskaya oblast |
SA |
Saratov |
F |
Penzenskaya oblast |
PE |
Penza |
H, I |
Samarskaya oblast |
SR |
Samara |
L, M |
Ul'anovskaya oblast |
UL |
Ul'anovsk |
N, O |
Kirovskaya oblast |
KI |
Kirov (Vyatka) |
P, Q, R |
Republic of Ta (Tatarstan) |
TA |
Kazan' |
S, T |
Republic of Mari (Mari-El) |
MR |
Joshkar-Ola |
U |
Republic of Mordovia |
MD |
Saransk |
W |
Republic of Udmurtia |
UD3 |
Izhevsk |
Y, Z |
Republic of Chuvashia |
CU |
Cheboksary |

Russia, Region 6: Northern Caucusus |
Suffix
| Area
| Symbol
| Central City
|
A, B, C, D |
Krasnodarsky Kray |
KR |
Krasnodar |
E |
Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia |
KC |
Cherkessk |
F, G, H |
Stavropolsky Kray |
ST |
Stavropol |
I |
Republic of Kalmykia |
KM |
Elista |
J |
Republic of Northern Ossetia |
SO |
Vladikavkaz |
L, M, N, O |
Rostovskaya oblast |
RO |
Rostov-on-Don |
P, Q, R |
Republics of Ingushetia and Chechnya |
CN |
Grozny, Nazran' |
U, V |
Astrakhanskaya oblast |
AO |
Astrakhan' |
W |
Republic of Daghestan |
DA |
Makhachkala |
X |
Republuc of Kabardino-Balkaria |
KB |
Nal'chik |
Y |
Republic of Adygeya |
AD |
Maykop |

Russia, Region 8: Far East (Buryatia) |
Suffix
| Area
| Symbol
| Central City
| CQ Zone
|
T |
Ust' Ordynsky Buryatsky Autonomous Okrug |
UO |
Ust' Ordynsky |
18 |
V |
Aginsky Buryatsky Autonomous Okrug |
AB |
Aginskoe |
18 |

Russia, Region 9: Ural mounts. area and Central, Western Siberia |
Suffix
| Area
| Symbol
| Central City
| CQ Zone
|
A, B |
Chelyabinskaya oblast |
CB |
Cheryabinsk |
17 |
C, D, E |
Sverdlovskaya oblast |
SV |
Yekaterinburg |
17 |
F |
Permskaya oblast |
PM |
Perm' |
17 |
G |
Komi-Permyatsky Autonomous Okrug |
KP |
Kudymkar |
17 |
H, I |
Tomskaya oblast |
TO |
Tomsk |
18 |
J |
Khanty-Mansyisky Autonomous Okrug |
HM |
Khanty-Mansyisk |
17 |
K |
Yamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug |
JN |
Salekhard |
17 |
L |
Tyumenskaya oblast |
TN |
Tyumen' |
17 |
M, N |
Omskaya oblast |
OM |
Omsk |
17 |
O, P |
Novosibirskaya oblast |
NS |
Novosibirsk |
18 |
Q, R |
Kurganskaya oblast |
KN |
Kurgan |
17 |
S, T |
Orenburgskaya oblast |
OB |
Orenburg |
S=16 T=17 |
U, V |
Kemerovskaya oblast |
KE |
Kemerovo |
18 |
W |
Republic of Bashkiria (Bashkortostan) |
BA |
Ufa |
16 |
X |
Republic of Komi |
KO |
Syktyvkar |
17 |
Y |
Altaysky Kray |
AL |
Barnaul |
18 |
Z |
Republic of Altay |
GA |
Gorno-Altaysk |
18 |

Russia, Region 0: Eastern Siberia and Far East |
Suffix
| Area
| Symbol
| Central City
| CQ Zone
|
A |
InKrasnoyarsky Kray |
KK |
Krasnoyarsk |
18 |
B |
Taymyrsky Autonomous Okrug |
TM |
Dudinka |
18 |
C |
Khabarovsky Kray |
HK |
Khabarovsk |
19 |
D |
Yevreyskaya (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast |
EA |
Birobidzhan |
19 |
E, F, G |
Sakhalinskaya Oblast |
SL |
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
19 |
H |
Evenkiysky Autonomous Okrug |
EW |
Tura |
18 |
I |
Magadanskaya oblast |
MG |
Magadan |
19 |
J |
Amurskaya oblast |
AM |
Blagoveshensk |
19 |
K |
Chukotsky Autonomous Okrug |
CK |
Anadyr' |
19 |
L, M, N |
Primorsky Kray |
PK |
Vladivostok |
19 |
O, P |
Republic of Buryatia |
BU |
Ulan-Ude |
18 |
Q, R |
Republic of Yakutia (Saha) |
YA |
Yakutsk |
19 |
S, T |
Irkutskaya oblast |
IR |
Irkutsk |
18 |
U, V |
Chitinskaya oblast |
CT |
Chita |
18 |
W |
Republic of Khakassia |
HA |
Abakan |
18 |
X |
Koryaksky Autonomous Okrug |
KJ |
Palana |
19 |
Y |
Republic of Tuva |
TU |
Kyzyl |
23 |
Z |
Kamchatskaya oblast |
KT |
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
19 |

QSL Bureau: Box 59 U.R.R., c/o RZ3AZO Moscow 105122 Russia
Box 88 C.R.C.R.F Moscow, Russia
Thanks to W8CNL for the UA8,9,0 Zone info.
Last updated: June 14, 1997
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