It consisted of shipping numerous Russian Jews off to the easternmost ... Birobidzhan’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast (administrative region) proved to be neither really Jewish nor really autonomous.

Most seek work at Russian- or Chinese-owned ... represented in 40% of the Far East, most significantly in the Jewish autonomous region of Birobidzhan. Regional governor Alexander Levintal said ...

Catastrophic flooding has prompted the evacuation of thousands upon thousands of people in Russia’s Far East ... regions as the Amur region, Khabarovsk Territory and the Jewish Autonomous ...

Khabarovsk is one of the most east Russian ... in the Far East depart from Khabarovsk regularly. For a true taste of Soviet quirkiness, head to Birobidzhan, capital of the Jewish Autonomous ...

Still, before it all fell apart, a destination for a new Jewish autonomous region was decided on — a small town called Birobidzhan located in the Far East near the Russian border with China.

As many as 100,000 people may be evacuated from their homes near Russia’s border with China if the region’s biggest floods for 120 years get worse, Russian media reported on Saturday.

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Russia’s most drinking regions are the Far East's Kamchatka, Magadan and Jewish autonomous region, while the North Caucasus, Moscow and St. Petersburg are the least drinking regions MOSCOW ...

“This flag does not contradict the current law of the Russian Federation and so there is no basis to cancel or change it.” The Jewish Autonomous Oblast, or region, was designated by Stalinist ...