| City Name
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Notes
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| Capital Capital
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| St. Petersburg
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(Санкт-Петербург Sankt-Peterburg) Historically known as Petrograd (Петроград) during World War I and Leningrad (Ленинград) under the USSR following the death of Lenin; capital of the Russian Empire founded by Peter the Great
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 Settlements
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| Moscow
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(Москва Moskva) Capital of the Russian Federation, USSR and Russian Tsardom, as well as the site of the Moscow Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and the Bolshoi Theatre
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| Saratov
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(Саратов) Capital of Saratov Governorate; now administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Kazan
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(Казань Kazan') Capital of Kazan Governorate; now capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation
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| Rostov on Don
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Also known as Rostov-na-Donu (Ростов-на-Дону) or simply Rostov, city in and exclave of the Novorossija Governorate; now administrative center of Rostov Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Astrakhan
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Also spelled Astrakhan' (Астрахань), capital of Astrakhan' Governorate; now capital of Astrakhan Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Tula
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(Ту́ла) Capital of Tula Governorate; now administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Nijni-Novgorod
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Alternative spelling of Nizhnij Novgorod (Нижний Новгород) or Nizhny Novgorod, capital of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate; now administrative center of Nizhnij Novgorod Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Nikolaieff
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(Николаев Nikolaev) Known as Mykolaïv (Миколаїв) in Ukrainian; major port city in Kherson Governorate; now administrative center of Mykolaïv Oblast, Ukraine
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| Samara
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(Самара) City in Simbirsk Governorate, known as Kújbyshev (Ку́йбышев) under the USSR; now administrative center of Samara Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Voronezh
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(Воронеж) Capital of Voronezh Governorate; now administrative center of Voronezh Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Orenburg
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(Оренбу́рг) Capital of Orenburg Governorate, later known as Chkálov (Чка́лов) during the Stalinist era of the USSR; now administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Yaroslavl
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Also spelled Jaroslavl' (Ярославль), capital of Jaroslavl' Governorate; now administrative center of Jaroslavl' Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Orel
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(Орёл) Also spelled Orël, Orjol or Oryol, capital of Orël Governorate; now administrative center of Orël Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Ekaterinodar
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(Екатеринода́р) Capital of Kuban Oblast, named after Catherine the Great (Ekaterina in Russian); now Krasnodár (Краснода́р), administrative center of Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation
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| Cronstadt
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Also spelled Kronstadt or Kronshtádt (Кроншта́дт), city and naval base on Kótlin Island, St. Petersburg Governorate; now a part of the Federal City of St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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| Tsaritsyn
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(Цари́цын) City in Saratov Governorate, later known as Stalingrad (Сталинград) during the Stalinist period of the USSR, and now as Volgograd (Волгоград) since de-Stalinisation; now administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Penza
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(Пенза) Capital of Penza Governorate; now administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Tver
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Also spelled Tver' (Тверь), capital of Tver Governorate; now administrative center of Tver' Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Tomsk
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(Томск) Capital of Tomsk Governorate; now administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Kursk
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(Курск) Capital of Kursk Governorate; now administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Novotcherkask
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Also spelled Novocherkássk (Новочерка́сск), capital of Don Host Oblast; now in Rostov Oblast, Rostov Oblast
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| Irkutsk
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(Иркутск) Known as Erhüü (Эрхүү) in Mongolian, capital of Irkutsk Governorate; now administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Ufa
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(Уфа) Known as Öfö (Өфө) in Bashkort, capital of Ufa Governorate; now capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation
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| Kaluga
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(Калу́га) Capital of Kaluga Governorate; now administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Tambov
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(Тамбов) Capital of Tambov Governorate; now administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Smolensk
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(Смоленск) Capital of Smolensk Governorate; now administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Perm
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Also spelled Perm' (Пермь), known as Jagoshíkha (Ягоши́ха) during the 18th century and Molotov (Молотов) during the Stalinist period, capital of Perm' Governorate; now administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Vladikavkaz
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(Владикавказ) Known as Dzæwdzhyqæw (Дзӕуджыхъӕу) capital of Terek Oblast; now capital of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russian Federation
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| Ekaterinburg
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(Екатеринбург) Capital of Ekaterinburg Governorate, and named after Catherine I, wife of Peter the Great, later known as Sverdlovsk (Свердловск) under the USSR; now administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Simbirsk
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(Симби́рск) Capital of Simbirsk Governorate, later renamed Ul'janovsk (Ульяновск) after Vladimir Ul'janov (Lenin) following his death; now administrative center of Ul'janovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Stavropol
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Also spelled Stavropol' (Ставрополь) capital of Stavropol' Governorate, later known as Voroshilovsk (Ворошиловск) during the Stalinist period; now administrative center of Stavropol' Kraj, Russian Federation
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| Kostroma
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(Кострома́) Capital of Kostroma Governorate; now administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Omsk
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(Тамбов) Capital of Tambov Governorate; now administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Yelets
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Also spelled Jelets or Elets (Елец), city in Orel Governorate; now in Lipetsk Oblast, Russian Federation
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| Ivanovo-Voznesensk
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(Ива́ново-Вознесе́нск) City in Vladimir Governorate, later renamed Ivanovo during the Stalinist period; now administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast
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| Yeisk
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Also spelled Yeysk, Eysk, Jejsk or Ejsk (Ейск), city in Kuban Governorate; now in Krasnodar Kraj, Russian Federation
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Settlements that can be founded by the Russian civilization during the Modern Age in Civilization VII and its expansions. After the transition to a new Age, one of the previously founded Towns can be turned into a new Capital Capital or, at an advanced start, the first 