Krai

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Krai

In Russia, a political subdivision equivalent to a province. The term is largely customary; administratively, a krai is identical to an oblast.
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The Russian Federation is comprised of a hierarchy of units that can be separated into two basic categories: ethnically-defined republics and autonomous okrugs, and non-ethnic oblasts and krais (see the map in the appendix).
Taking comparative capital investment figures as an indicator, it is seen that only in two instances did formerly autonomous regions merge with (only marginally) wealthier oblasts or krais (see Table 3).
The merging of Russia's regions as applied nationality policy: a suggested rationale
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