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''See also:'' [[Russian demographics]] and [[Russia's demographic decline]]
''See also:'' [[Russian demographics]] and [[Russia's demographic decline]]
[[File:Rus Ukr.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Mixed marriages and families between Russians and Ukrainians are very common.]]
[[File:Rus Ukr.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Mixed marriages and families between Russians and Ukrainians are very common.]]
The Russian Federation consists of 89 federal subjects. A federal subject can be a republic, oblast, krai,<ref>The word "krai" has the same root origin as ''u kraya'' or "Ukraine", historically referring to the vast territories located along the periphery of the Russian state. The word ''krai'' means "border" or "edge", literally "cut off" or the end.</ref> cities of federal status, autonomous districts, and one Jewish autonomous region. Each subject has an equal status. Each subject has a chief leader who may be a governor, mayor, or head of the region. Each region has its own legislature or parliament which can adopt local laws that do not contradict the federal law. There is almost no difference between an oblast and krai, the only difference is that krai can include oblasts, and an oblast has no further subdivisions.
The Russian Federation consists of 89 federal subjects. A federal subject can be a republic, oblast, krai,<ref>The word "krai" has the same root origin as ''u kraya'' or "Ukraine", historically referring to the vast territories located along the periphery of the Russian state. The word ''krai'' means "border" or "edge", literally "cut off" or the end.</ref> cities of federal status, autonomous districts, and one Jewish autonomous region. Each subject has an equal status. Each subject has a chief leader who may be a governor, mayor, or head of the region. Each region has its own legislature or parliament which can adopt local laws that do not contradict the federal law. There is almost no difference between an oblast and krai, the only difference is that krai can include oblasts, and an oblast has no further subdivisions.
According to a 2022 report of IntelliNews:
According to a 2022 report of IntelliNews:
[[Image:Russian band in Pushkin.jpg|thumb|220px|Russian band in Pushkin.]]
[[Image:Russian band in Pushkin.jpg|thumb|300px|Russian band in Pushkin.]]
{{Cquote|The decline in the size of Russia’s population is accelerating, driven by a combination of the arrival of the demographic dip caused by the 1990s and one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.
{{Cquote|The decline in the size of Russia’s population is accelerating, driven by a combination of the arrival of the demographic dip caused by the 1990s and one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.