| | Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1979-01-17 | C C 1989-01-12 | C C 2002-10-09 | C E 2009-01-01 |
| < | Abakan | Абакан | SIB | 128,311 | 154,092 | 165,197 | 163,362 |
| < | Angarsk | Ангарск | SIB | 238,802 | 265,835 | 251,176 | 241,483 |
| < | Archangel'sk [Arkhangelsk] {Archangelsk} | Архангельск | SZA | 385,028 | 415,921 | 356,051 | 348,305 |
| < | Armavir | Армавир | JUZ | 161,539 | 160,983 | 193,964 | 188,286 |
| < | Astrachan' [Astrakhan] {Astrachan} | Астрахань | JUZ | 461,003 | 509,210 | 504,501 | 504,141 |
| < | Balakovo | Балаково | PRV | 151,560 | 197,391 | 200,470 | 198,049 |
| < | Balašicha [Balashikha] {Balasicha} | Балашиха | CEN | 117,906 | 135,841 | 147,909 | 192,837 |
| < | Barnaul | Барнаул | SIB | 533,263 | 601,811 | 600,749 | 596,763 |
| < | Belgorod | Белгород | CEN | 239,814 | 300,408 | 337,030 | 358,286 |
| < | Berezniki | Березники | PRV | 185,395 | 201,213 | 173,077 | 164,873 |
| < | Bijsk [Biysk] | Бийск | SIB | 211,567 | 233,238 | 232,932 | 219,774 |
| < | Blagoveščensk [Blagoveshchensk] {Blagovescensk} | Благовещенск | DAL | 171,997 | 205,553 | 219,221 | 206,653 |
| < | Br'ansk [Bryansk] {Bransk} | Брянск | CEN | 394,210 | 452,160 | 431,526 | 411,798 |
| < | Bratsk | Братск | SIB | 213,725 | 255,705 | 259,335 | 251,044 |
| < | Čeboksary [Cheboksary] {Ceboksary} | Чебоксары | PRV | 307,599 | 419,592 | 440,621 | 444,430 |
| < | Čel'abinsk [Chelyabinsk] {Celabinsk} | Челябинск | URA | 1,029,522 | 1,141,777 | 1,104,648 | 1,093,699 |
| < | Čerepovec [Cherepovets] {Cerepovec} | Череповец | SZA | 265,933 | 310,463 | 311,869 | 309,010 |
| < | Chabarovsk [Khabarovsk] | Хабаровск | DAL | 527,848 | 600,623 | 583,072 | 579,168 |
| < | Chimki [Khimki] | Химки | CEN | 117,974 | 132,902 | 141,000 | 186,272 |
| < | Čita [Chita] {Cita} | Чита | SIB | 302,577 | 365,754 | 316,643 | 307,081 |
| < | Dzeržinsk [Dzerzhinsk] {Dzerzinsk} | Дзержинск | PRV | 257,119 | 285,071 | 261,334 | 245,968 |
| < | Ėngel's {Engels} | Энгельс | PRV | 161,349 | 181,201 | 193,984 | 206,848 |
| < | Groznyj [Grozny] | Грозный | SKA | 375,326 | 399,688 | 210,720 | 231,215 |
| < | Irkutsk | Иркутск | SIB | 549,787 | 626,135 | 593,604 | 579,268 |
| < | Ivanovo | Иваново | CEN | 464,526 | 481,042 | 431,721 | 404,539 |
| < | Iževsk (Ustinov) [Izhevsk] {Izevsk} | Ижевск | PRV | 548,721 | 635,109 | 632,140 | 611,043 |
| < | Jakutsk [Yakutsk] | Якутск | DAL | 152,368 | 186,626 | 210,642 | 264,069 |
| < | Jaroslavl' [Yaroslavl] {Jaroslavl} | Ярославль | CEN | 596,951 | 632,991 | 613,088 | 606,336 |
| < | Jekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk) [Yekaterinburg] | Екатеринбург | URA | 1,211,172 | 1,364,621 | 1,293,537 | 1,332,264 |
| < | Joškar-Ola [Yoshkar-Ola] {Joskar-Ola} | Йошкар-Ола | PRV | 201,371 | 241,601 | 256,719 | 248,669 |
| < | Južno-Sachalinsk [Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk] {Juzno-Sachalinsk} | Южно-Сахалинск | DAL | 139,861 | 159,299 | 175,085 | 174,722 |
| < | Kaliningrad (Königsberg) | Калининград | SZA | 354,788 | 401,280 | 430,003 | 420,480 |
| < | Kaluga | Калуга | CEN | 265,013 | 311,399 | 334,751 | 326,998 |
| < | Kamensk-Ural'skij [Kamensk-Uralsky] {Kamensk-Uralskij} | Каменск-Уральский | URA | 187,401 | 207,780 | 186,153 | 180,139 |
| < | Kazan' [Kazan] {Kazan} | Казань | PRV | 992,675 | 1,094,378 | 1,105,289 | 1,130,717 |
| < | Kemerovo | Кемерово | SIB | 470,640 | 520,263 | 529,934 | 520,609 |
| < | Kirov (Vi'atka) | Киров | PRV | 389,533 | 440,240 | 457,578 | 464,069 |
| < | Komsomol'sk-na-Amure {Komsomolsk-na-Amure} | Комсомольск-на-Амуре | DAL | 263,950 | 315,325 | 281,035 | 270,962 |
| < | Korolëv (Kaliningrad) [Korolyov] {Korolev} | Королёв | CEN | 133,470 | 159,363 | 170,558 | 175,360 |
| < | Kostroma | Кострома | CEN | 254,725 | 278,414 | 278,750 | 270,475 |
| < | Krasnodar | Краснодар | JUZ | 560,438 | 620,516 | 646,175 | 710,686 |
| < | Krasnojarsk [Krasnoyarsk] | Красноярск | SIB | 796,305 | 912,629 | 909,341 | 947,801 |
| < | Kurgan | Курган | URA | 309,863 | 355,517 | 345,515 | 322,675 |
| < | Kursk | Курск | CEN | 375,345 | 424,239 | 412,442 | 410,840 |
| < | Lipeck [Lipetsk] | Липецк | CEN | 395,638 | 449,635 | 506,114 | 502,535 |
| < | L'ubercy [Lyubertsy] {Lubercy} | Люберцы | CEN | 159,563 | 165,478 | 156,691 | 158,662 |
| < | Machačkala [Makhachkala] {Machackala} | Махачкала | SKA | 251,371 | 317,475 | 462,412 | 465,854 |
| < | Magnitogorsk | Магнитогорск | URA | 406,074 | 440,321 | 418,545 | 409,397 |
| < | Majkop [Maykop] | Майкоп | JUZ | 127,828 | 148,608 | 156,931 | 154,555 |
| < | Miass | Миасс | URA | 150,179 | 167,839 | 158,420 | 152,507 |
| < | Moskva [Moscow] | Москва | CEN | 8,010,954 | 8,967,232 | 10,382,754 | 10,508,971 |
| < | Murmansk | Мурманск | SZA | 380,817 | 468,039 | 336,137 | 311,209 |
| < | Mytišči [Mytishchi] {Mytisci} | Мытищи | CEN | 140,656 | 154,068 | 159,900 | 164,299 |
| < | Naberežnyje Čelny (Brešnev) [Naberezhnye Chelny] {Nabereznyje Celny} | Набережные Челны | PRV | 301,381 | 500,309 | 509,870 | 507,868 |
| < | Nachodka [Nakhodka] | Находка | DAL | 133,201 | 160,056 | 178,813 | 166,540 |
| < | Nal'čik [Nalchik] {Nalcik} | Нальчик | SKA | 207,406 | 234,547 | 274,974 | 269,227 |
| < | Nižnekamsk [Nizhnekamsk] {Niznekamsk} | Нижнекамск | PRV | 134,199 | 190,793 | 225,399 | 226,568 |
| < | Nižnevartovsk [Nizhnevartovsk] {Niznevartovsk} | Нижневартовск | URA | 108,740 | 241,457 | 239,044 | 245,872 |
| < | Nižnij Novgorod (Gor'kij) [Nizhniy Novgorod] {Niznij Novgorod} | Нижний Новгород | PRV | 1,344,474 | 1,438,133 | 1,311,252 | 1,272,527 |
| < | Nižnij Tagil [Nizhny Tagil] {Niznij Tagil} | Нижний Тагил | URA | 398,146 | 439,521 | 390,498 | 374,482 |
| < | Noril'sk {Norilsk} | Норильск | SIB | 180,358 | 174,673 | 134,832 | 203,930 |
| < | Novočerkassk [Novocherkassk] {Novocerkassk} | Новочеркасск | JUZ | 183,055 | 187,973 | 184,470 | 176,542 |
| < | Novokuzneck [Novokuznetsk] | Новокузнецк | SIB | 541,356 | 599,947 | 565,680 | 563,271 |
| < | Novorossijsk [Novorossiysk] | Новороссийск | JUZ | 159,135 | 185,938 | 232,079 | 228,243 |
| < | Novosibirsk | Новосибирск | SIB | 1,312,480 | 1,436,516 | 1,425,508 | 1,397,191 |
| < | Omsk | Омск | SIB | 1,014,246 | 1,148,418 | 1,156,849 | 1,129,120 |
| < | Orël [Oryol] {Orel} | Орёл | CEN | 304,971 | 336,862 | 333,310 | 319,054 |
| < | Orenburg | Оренбург | PRV | 458,747 | 546,501 | 549,361 | 524,413 |
| < | Orsk | Орск | PRV | 246,667 | 270,711 | 250,963 | 245,015 |
| < | Penza | Пенза | PRV | 482,916 | 542,612 | 518,025 | 507,047 |
| < | Perm' [Perm] {Perm} | Пермь | PRV | 999,157 | 1,090,944 | 1,001,653 | 985,794 |
| < | Petropavlovsk-Kamčatskij [Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky] {Petropavlovsk-Kamcatskij} | Петропавловск-Камчатский | DAL | 214,977 | 268,747 | 198,028 | 194,137 |
| < | Petrozavodsk | Петрозаводск | SZA | 234,103 | 269,485 | 266,160 | 271,112 |
| < | Podol'sk {Podolsk} | Подольск | CEN | 201,769 | 209,178 | 180,963 | 182,431 |
| < | Prokopjevsk [Prokopyevsk] | Прокопьевск | SIB | 266,167 | 273,838 | 224,597 | 212,029 |
| < | Pskov | Псков | SZA | 175,724 | 203,789 | 202,780 | 193,034 |
| < | R'azan' [Ryazan] {Razan} | Рязань | CEN | 453,267 | 514,638 | 524,104 | 510,006 |
| < | Rostov-na-Donu | Ростов-на-Дону | JUZ | 934,095 | 1,019,305 | 1,068,267 | 1,048,991 |
| < | Rubcovsk [Rubtsovsk] | Рубцовск | SIB | 157,082 | 171,792 | 163,063 | 155,366 |
| < | Rybinsk (Andropov) | Рыбинск | CEN | 238,579 | 251,442 | 222,653 | 208,717 |
| < | Šachty [Shakhty] {Sachty} | Шахты | JUZ | 209,495 | 225,797 | 254,721 | 245,779 |
| < | Salavat | Салават | PRV | 137,237 | 149,627 | 158,600 | 155,778 |
| < | Samara (Kujbyšev) | Самара | PRV | 1,216,233 | 1,254,460 | 1,157,880 | 1,134,716 |
| < | Sankt-Peterburg (Leningrad) [St. Petersburg] | Санкт-Петербург | SZA | 4,588,183 | 5,023,506 | 4,661,219 | 4,581,854 |
| < | Saransk | Саранск | PRV | 263,337 | 312,128 | 304,866 | 296,054 |
| < | Saratov | Саратов | PRV | 855,702 | 904,643 | 873,055 | 830,953 |
| < | Severodvinsk | Северодвинск | SZA | 197,232 | 248,670 | 201,551 | 188,855 |
| < | Smolensk | Смоленск | CEN | 276,402 | 341,483 | 325,137 | 315,588 |
| < | Soči [Sochi] {Soci} | Сочи | JUZ | 287,353 | 336,514 | 328,809 | 337,947 |
| < | Staryj Oskol [Stary Oskol] | Старый Оскол | CEN | 114,946 | 173,917 | 215,898 | 221,059 |
| < | Stavropol' {Stavropol} | Ставрополь | SKA | 258,233 | 318,298 | 354,867 | 366,055 |
| < | Sterlitamak | Стерлитамак | PRV | 220,122 | 247,457 | 264,362 | 269,729 |
| < | Surgut | Сургут | URA | 107,343 | 247,823 | 285,027 | 298,446 |
| < | Syktyvkar | Сыктывкар | SZA | 170,980 | 232,117 | 230,011 | 232,961 |
| < | Syzran' {Syzran} | Сызрань | PRV | 178,498 | 174,335 | 188,107 | 178,904 |
| < | Taganrog | Таганрог | JUZ | 276,444 | 291,622 | 281,947 | 257,611 |
| < | Tambov | Тамбов | CEN | 270,073 | 304,600 | 293,658 | 278,584 |
| < | Toljatti [Tolyatti] | Тольятти | PRV | 502,036 | 630,543 | 702,879 | 720,346 |
| < | Tomsk | Томск | SIB | 420,730 | 501,963 | 487,838 | 501,784 |
| < | Tula | Тула | CEN | 514,008 | 539,980 | 481,216 | 496,035 |
| < | T'umen' [Tyumen] {Tumen} | Тюмень | URA | 358,992 | 476,869 | 510,719 | 570,349 |
| < | Tver' (Kalinin) {Tver} | Тверь | CEN | 411,548 | 450,941 | 408,903 | 409,004 |
| < | Ufa | Уфа | PRV | 969,289 | 1,082,052 | 1,042,437 | 1,024,842 |
| < | Ulan-Ude | Улан-Удэ | SIB | 300,370 | 352,530 | 359,391 | 340,247 |
| < | Uljanovsk (Simbirsk) [Ulyanovsk] | Ульяновск | PRV | 463,964 | 625,155 | 635,947 | 603,782 |
| < | Ussurijsk [Ussuriysk] | Уссурийск | DAL | 146,782 | 158,016 | 157,759 | 153,604 |
| < | Velikij Novgorod [Velikiy Novgorod] | Великий Новгород | SZA | 186,003 | 229,126 | 223,263 | 215,351 |
| < | Vladikavkaz (Ordzonikidse) | Владикавказ | SKA | 278,930 | 300,198 | 315,608 | 312,427 |
| < | Vladimir | Владимир | CEN | 296,371 | 349,702 | 315,954 | 339,779 |
| < | Vladivostok | Владивосток | DAL | 549,789 | 633,838 | 594,701 | 578,619 |
| < | Volgodonsk | Волгодонск | JUZ | 91,313 | 175,593 | 172,401 | 169,048 |
| < | Volgograd | Волгоград | JUZ | 928,692 | 998,894 | 1,011,417 | 981,909 |
| < | Vologda | Вологда | SZA | 236,537 | 282,802 | 293,046 | 286,158 |
| < | Volžskij [Volzhsky] {Volzskij} | Волжский | JUZ | 209,150 | 268,842 | 313,169 | 305,573 |
| < | Voronež [Voronezh] {Voronez} | Воронеж | CEN | 782,950 | 886,844 | 848,752 | 843,496 |
| < | Zlatoust | Златоуст | URA | 197,760 | 207,794 | 194,551 | 187,950 |