| 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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