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Krai or kray is a term used to refer to nine of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
's 83 federal subjects
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
. The term is often translated as territory, province, country or region.

Etymologically, the word is related with the verb "" (kroit'), i.e., "to cut".

Historically, krais were vast territories located along the periphery of Russia, since the word krai also means border, i.e., a place of the cut-off.

Currently the administrative usage of the term is mostly traditional, as some oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
s also fit this description and there is no difference in legal status between the krais and the oblasts.

Krais in modern Russia are divided into districts (raion
Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of some post-Soviet states. The term, which is of French origin, describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district"....
s), as are most other federal subjects.








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Krai or kray is a term used to refer to nine of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
's 83 federal subjects
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
. The term is often translated as territory, province, country or region.

Etymologically, the word is related with the verb "" (kroit'), i.e., "to cut".

Historically, krais were vast territories located along the periphery of Russia, since the word krai also means border, i.e., a place of the cut-off.

Currently the administrative usage of the term is mostly traditional, as some oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
s also fit this description and there is no difference in legal status between the krais and the oblasts.

Krais in modern Russia are divided into districts (raion
Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of some post-Soviet states. The term, which is of French origin, describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district"....
s), as are most other federal subjects.

See also

  • Krais of Russia
    Krais of Russia

    The Russia is divided into 83 federal subjects of Russia, of which nine are krais, or krays :#Altai Krai#Kamchatka Krai...
    , a list of modern krais
  • Krais of Imperial Russia
    Krais of Imperial Russia

    Imperial Russia included the following subdivisions known as krais.*Western Krai**Northwestern Krai**Southwestern Krai*Turkestan Krai*Amur Krai...
    , a list of krais that existed in the Russian Empire
    Russian Empire

    File:Russian Emperor Flag.jpgFile:Romanov Flag.svgThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917....
  • Kraj
    Kraj

    A kraj is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and historically in Czechoslovakia.For lack of other English expressions, the term is often translated as region, territory , or province, although it actually approximately means " country", " countryside", "county", "shire"....
    , an equivalent term used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • Krajina
    Krajina

    Krajina is a Slavic languages toponym....