Adapted from Appendix 1 and Note 105 (p.299) of Shtilmark F.R. History of the Russian Zapovedniks 1895-1995, Edinburgh: Russian Nature Press, 2003. With additional material from Russian Conservation News.
Dr Feliks Shtilmark spent many years planning and exploring potential sites for zapovedniks, including Azas, Komsomolsk, Little Sosva, Taymyr and Yugan; he writes about his experiences in his two books Tayezhnyye Dali (1972) and Lukomore - gde ono? (1993). The history of the former Kondo-Sos'va Zapovednik is described in his Na sluzhbe nauke i prirode (2002).
101 zapovedniks (strict nature reserves) are currently operating in the Russian Federation; others in planning stage are also listed. Further details of many are available at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

The author gives, for each zapovednik (information from Ministry of Environment, Russian Federation):
- the first name as used in his book, followed by alternative English names or adjectival extensions (eg Astrakhan(ski));
- whether it is a biosphere reserve (BR);
- the ministry or other body responsible if it is not simply the Russian Federation Environment Ministry or equivalent body;
- the republic or region in which the zapovednik is located;
- foundation year;
- area (thousands of hectares);
- the author's notes.
Additional information on which zapovedniks are included in UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites is taken from Russian Conservation News no.40 (Fall 2005/Winter 2006).

The total area of the 101 zapovedniks created by 2006 is close to 28 million ha. (The 101st is Kologrivskiy Forest).

On the next line are habitat and other notes, mostly from Zabelina N.M., Isayeva-Petrova L.S. & Kuleshova L.V. Zapovedniks & National Parks of Russia, Moscow: Logata, 1998 (in Russian and English, with introductory essay to each region by F.R.Shtil'mark).

On the third line is the postal address, mostly from Zabelina et al., or updated from Russian Conservation News no.42 (Fall 2006/Winter 2007). Russian addresses are written from the general to the particular, and are given in that order here. Oblique lines separate the lines of the address, which should end with 'The Director' or his/her name, or for scientific matters the Deputy Director. Finish off with 'RUSSIA' at the bottom. Thus, address a letter concerning science to Altay Zapovednik as follows:

649154 Altay Republic
Turochakskiy r-n
Artybash
Altayskiy Zapovednik
Vyacheslav Trigubovich (Director)
[blank line]
RUSSIA.

Maps. A map has been added, with a grid. Coordinates are given for each zapovednik so that its position can, at least approximately, be located on the map.
Maps of the protected areas across the whole country, and also of each individual zapovednik, can be seen on the website of the Biodiversity Conservation Centre.

'Cedar' refers to five-needle pines, usually Siberian Pine P.sibirica, but P.koraiensis in Russian Far East.
'Stlanik' refers to another, closely-related five-needle pine, P.pumila, which forms a low scrub in mountains, usually above the tree line.
'Pine' generally refers to Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris.

Links are to Biodiversity Conservation Centre/Tsentr dikoy prirody in Moscow (in Russian).

Altay(skiy)
Gornyy Altay Rep., 1932, 881.2 th.ha, originally 1 million ha; not operational 1952-57 and 1961-65. K03 on map.
Part of Golden Mountains of Altai World Natural Heritage Site.
On N & E sides of L.Teletskoye in Altay Mts; mountainous, up to 3507 m alt.; alpine lakes; steppe; nearly half is taiga (fir, 'cedar', larch); dwarf birch; mountain tundra. See RCN 26:25.
659564 Altay Republic / Turochakskiy r-n / pos. Yaylyu. OR: 64900 Republic of Altai / Gornoaltaisk / pr. Kommunisticheskiy, 1 (RCN 42: 32). OR: 649154 Republic of Altai / Turochakskiy District / Artybash / Vyacheslav Trigubovich (Director); e-mail altnr@mail.gorny.ru . (RCN 42: 34).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Astrakhan(skiy), BR
Astrakhan Region, 1919, 66.8 th.ha, originally 21.8 th.ha. B06 on map.
Three areas in River Volga delta at NW end of Caspian Sea; reedbeds, channels; some woodland (willow, ash, mulberry); important for birds.
414021 g. Astrakhan' / Tsarevskaya Naberezhnaya, 119; e-mail abnr@astranet.ru . (RCN 42: 32)
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Azas
Tuva Rep., 1985, 334.0 th.ha (from 1992), originally 337.3 th.ha. L03 on map.
Founded on basis of existing beaver zakaznik on R.Azas in S Siberia, W of Irkutsk and SE of Krasnoyarsk; mountainous; taiga ('cedar', larch, fir, also pine, spruce). See RCN 26:24.
668530 Republic of Tyva / Todzhinskiy r-n / p. Toora-Khem / ul. im. A. Agbaana, 20; azastuva@mail.ru , azas@tuva.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Barguzin(skiy), BR
Buryatiya Rep., 1916, 374.4 th.ha, area changed several times. P03 on map.
Part of Lake Baikal World Natural Heritage Site.
Originally set up for sable; hills & lake shore, on E side of Lake Baykal; includes Barguzin Range, with cirques, cliffs, lakes, boulder fields, hot springs; taiga (larch, 'cedar', fir, spruce); alpine meadow & tundra.
671710 Republic of Buryatiya / Severo-Baykal'skiy r-n / Nizhneangarsk / ul. Kozlova, 61 / Gennady Yankus (Director); e-mail barguzin_zap@mail.ru (RCN 42: 32, 34).

Basegi
Perm' Region, 1982, 38.0 th.ha, originally 19.4 th.ha. F07 on map.
In C Urals on Basegi Range, NE of Perm; alt. up to 1000 m; founded to preserve mountain taiga; also mountain tundra.
618276 Permskaya obl. / g. Gremyachensk / ul. Lenina, 100; e-mail basegi.zap@permonline.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Bashkirskiy
Bashkortostan Rep., 1930, 49.6 th.ha, not operational 1952-56. E06 on map.
In S Urals, NE of Orenburg; 2 sites; broadleaf forest (oak, lime, maple, elm); also pine; up to 930 m alt.
453592 Republic of Bashkortostan / Burzyanskiy r-n / p. Sargaya / ul. Tsentralnaya, 9; e-mail bashart@bashnet.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Bastak
Evreyskaya Aut.Region, Khabarovsk Region, 1997, 91.8 th.ha. T03 on map.
Part of Lake Baykal World Natural Heritage Site.
679014 Yevreyskaya AO / Birobidzhan / ul. Sholom-Aleykhema, 69 a; e-mail bastakza@on-line.jar.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Baykal(skiy), BR
Buryatiya Rep., 1969, 165.7 th.ha. N02 on map.
Located on terraces of S shore of L.Baykal, rising to 2300 m alt. in Khamar-Daban Range; taiga (fir, 'cedar', spruce, larch, pine, birch); bogs; alpine meadow & tundra; some steppe.
671220 Republic of Buryatiya / Kabanskiy r-n / pos. Tankhoy / ul. Krasnogvardeyskaya, 34; e-mail bainr@bumet.ru , svertia@yandex.ru , sohorbz@bumet.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Baykal-Lena, Baykalo-Lenskiy
Irkutsk Region, 1986, 659.9 th.ha. N03 on map.
Part of Lake Baykal World Natural Heritage Site.
Headwaters of the River Lena in the hills to W of L.Baykal; includes 100 km of lake shore; taiga ('cedar', fir, larch, spruce, poplar); bogs; alpine meadow & tundra.
664050 Irkutsk / ul. Baikalskaya, 291 b / PO Box 3580; e-mail zapoved@irk.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look for 'Baikalo-Lensky').

Belogor'e; formerly Les-na-Vorskle.
Belgorodskaya Region, 1999, 2.1 th.ha. B09 on map.
Near Belgorod and Ukrainian border in S European Russia; plateau dissected by ravines; mostly forest (oak) in forest-steppe zone (oak, maple, lime, ash, &c); some steppe plants in clearings. See RCN 12:8-10.
309340 Belgorodskaya Oblast' / Borisovka / per. Monastyrskiy, 3; e-mail dubrava@belgtts.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Bogdinsko-Baskunchakskiy
Astrakhan Region, 1997, 18.5 th.ha. B06 on map.
In western part of the Caspian lowland on the left bank of R.Volga; includes a 150 m hill (Bol'shoye Bogdo) and L.Baskunchak - the largest salt lake in the country; karst landscape; semi-desert vegetation; important for birds; saiga.
416501 Astrakhanskaya obl. / Akhtubinsk / ul. Melioratorov, 19-1; e-mail bogdozap@ahtuba.astranet.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Bolon'skiy
Khabarov Region, 1997, 103.6 th.ha. T/U03 on map.
Located in the central Middle-Amur lowland, including part of L.Bolon' and adjacent wetlands and bogs; some larch forest; important for birds.
682640 Khabarovskiy kray / Amursk / ul. Amurskaya, 14 / Vitaly Tiagunin (Director); e-mail bolon@mail.amursk.ru (RCN 42: 32, 34).

Bol'shaya Kokshaga
Mari-El Rep., 1993, 21.6 th.ha. D/E08 on map.
N of R.Volga downstream from Nizhniy Novgorod; on R.Bol'shaya Kokshaga; undulating landscape including dunes; on border between S taiga and broadleaf forest zones (mostly pine & birch, also oak, lime). See RCN 17:13-14.
424038 Republic of Mariy-El / Yoshkar-Ola / ul. Voinov Internatsionalistov, 26; e-mail kakshan@yoshkar-ola.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Bol'shekhekhtsir(skiy)
Khabarov Region, 1963, 45.4 th.ha. U03 on map.
Isolated highland region (Bolshoy Khekhtsir) near junction of R.Amur & R.Ussuri in Russian Far East; mountains up to 800 m alt.; mixed forest ('cedar', spruce, larch, birch, pine, oak, lime); Okhotsk & Manchurian taiga fauna.
680502 Khabarovskiy kray / p/o Bychikha / ul. Yubileynaya, 8; e-mail khekhtsyr@mail.ru , svs-khv@mail.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Bol'shoy Arkticheskiy see Great Arctic.

Botcha, Botchinskiy
Khabarov Region, 1994, 267.0 th.ha. U03 on map.
Basin of R.Botcha in N Sikhote-Alin' Mts, Russian Far East; taiga (fir, spruce, also birch, larch); some mixed 'cedar'-broadleaf forest.
682880 Khabarovskiy kray / Sovetskaya Gavan' / ul. Sovetskaya, 28-B; e-mail botche@zapoved.sovgav.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Bryansk Forest, Bryanksiy Les
Bryansk Region, 1987, 12.2 th.ha. B09/10 on map.
Near border with N Ukraine; mostly forest (pine, oak, ash); some raised bogs; bison introduced; bear cubs being released. See RCN 8:7, 14:10-12.
242180 Bryanskaya obl. / Suzemskiy r-n / st. Nerussa; e-mail zapole@onine.debryansk.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Bureya, Bureyinskiy
Khabarov Region, 1987, 358.0 th.ha. T04 on map.
Mts in Russian Far East between R.Pravaya (Right) Bureya and R.Levaya (Left) Bureya, W of Komsomolsk; alt. up to 2325 m; waterfalls; small glacial lakes; Chosenia-poplar forest in valleys; larch & spruce higher; stlanik; mountain tundra. See RCN 14:7-9.
682030 Khabarovskiy kray / Verkhne-Bureinskiy r-n / p. Chegdomyn / ul. Zelenaya, 3; e-mail burea@tgd.kht.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Caucasus, Kavkaz(skiy), BR
Krasnodar Region and Adygeya Rep., 1924, 280.3 th.ha, originally 350 th.ha, area has changed. A07 on map.
Part of Western Caucasus World Natural Heritage Site.
W end of Caucasus Mts; 2 sites, up to 3346 m alt.; mostly forest (oak, hornbeam, beech, fir, spruce, &c); box & yew on Black Sea coast; alpine meadow. See RCN 13:8-10, 19:4-7, 21:14, 27:38-39.
354340 Sochi / Adlersky District / ul. K. Marksa, 8; e-mail adlerzap@sochi.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Adygeyskiy branch: 352700 Republic of Adygeya / g. Maykop / ul. Sovetskaya, 187.
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look for 'Kavkazsky').

Central-Black-Earth, Tsentral'no-Chernozemnyy, BR
Kursk & Belgorod Region, 1935, 5.1 th.ha, territory has changed. B09 on map.
S European Russia, NE of Belgorod; 6 sites in forest-steppe zone; landscape dissected by ravines; steppe and meadow-steppe in the black-earth belt; oak, also lime, maple, ash, elm; some limestone slopes; marshes; with a long tradition of environmental monitoring. See RCN 4:5, 13:10-11, 22:10-11, 27:34-35.
305528 Kurskaya obl. / Kurskiy r-n / p/o Zapovedny; e-mail zapoved@kursknet.ru , alekhin@zapoved.kursk.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look up 'Tsentralno-Chernozemny').

Central-Forest, Tsentral'no-Lesnoy, BR
Tver Region, 1931, 21.4 th.ha, originally 35.0 th.ha; not operational 1952-57. C10 on map.
European Russia WNW of Moscow; southern taiga (spruce, also pine, alder); raised bogs. See RCN 24:4-5, 27:32-33.
172513 Tverskaya obl. / Nelidovskiy r-n / p/o Zapovedny; e-mail c_forest@mail.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look up 'Tsentralno-Lesnoy').

Central-Siberia(n), Tsentral'no-Sibirskiy, BR
Krasnoyarsk Region, 1985, 1022.0 th.ha. L06 on map.
Near R.Yenisey between W and E Siberia, midway between Dudinka in the N and Krasnoyarsk in the S; mostly on W slope of C Siberian Plateau, up to 600 m alt.; mostly taiga ('cedar', spruce, larch, fir); bogs; alpine meadow; mountain tundra.
663196 Krasnoyarskiy kray / Turukhanskiy r-n / pos. Bor / ul. Gribnaya, 1; e-mail csgbz@mail.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Chazy
Merged with Little Abakan in 1999 to form Khakasskiy Zapovednik.

Chernyye Zemli, BR
Kalmykiya Rep., 1990, 121.9 th.ha. B06 on map.
[Literally 'black lands'; WSW of Astrakhan, W of Caspian Sea; valleys & dunes; steppe and semi-desert; some saltmarsh.]
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Dagestan(skiy)
Dagestan Rep., 1987, 19.1 th.ha. B06 on map.
Caspian coast N of Caucasus; 2 sites; coastal lagoons; desert & semidesert (Sarykum Sand Dune section); some poplar woodland; important for bird migration. See RCN 36:20-21.
367010 Republic of Dagestan / Makhachkala / ul. Gagarina, 120; e-mail zapovednik@icc-mt.net (RCN 42, 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Dalnevostochny Morskoy see Far-East Marine.

Darvinskiy, Darwin
Vologda & Tver' Region (northern European Russia), 1945, 112.7 th.ha (from 1961), originally 176.2 th.ha. D10 on map.
In taiga zone NE of Moscow; mostly marsh & waterlogged forest; some raised bog; set up to study effects on ecosystem of Rybinskiy Reservoir, which contains floating islands.
162723 Vologodskaya obl. / Cherepovetskiy r-n / p/o Ploskovo / p. Borok; e-mail dgpbz@rambler.ru (RCN 42, 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Dauriya, Daurskiy
Chita Region, 1987, 44.8 th.ha. Q02 on map.
On S border of E Siberia, SE of Chita; valley with steppe; up to 800 m alt.; seasonal lakes; important for migrating birds.
674480 Chitinskaya obl. / Ononskiy r-n / s. Nizhny Tsasuchey / ul. Komsomolskaya,50; e-mail root@daur.chita.ru (RCN 42, 32).

Denezhkin Kamen'
Northern part of Sverdlovsk Region, 1991 (1946), 78.2 th.ha, 35 th.ha 1952-53, 135 th.ha 1946-60; not operational 1960-90. G08 on map.
N Urals; hills up to c.1500 m alt.; taiga (spruce, fir, cedar); meadows; mountain tundra.
624480 Sverdlovskaya obl. / Severoural'sk / PO Box 345; e-mail zap_dk@hotbox.ru , dk@severouralsk@.com (RCN 42, 32).

Dzherginsky, see Jerginskiy.

Dzhugdzhursky, see Jugjurskiy.

Erzi
Rep.of Ingushetiya, 2000, 6 th.ha. A06 on map.
386101 Republic of Ingushetia / Nazran / ul. Naberezhnaya, 6; e-mail Leila1985@list.ru (RCN 42, 32).

Far-East Marine, Dal'ne-Vostochnyy Morskoy
Marine Biology Institute of Far-East Scientific Centre of Academy of Sciences, Primorskiy Region, 1978, 64.3 th.ha. U01 on map.
3 marine areas & 12 islands at edge of Japanese Sea S of Vladivostok in Russian Far East; forest on islands (lime, maple, hornbeam, oak). See RCN 36:32-34.
690041 Vladivostok / ul. Pal'chevskogo, 17; e-mail a_malyutin@mail.ru (RCN 42, 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look for 'Dalnevostochny-Morskoy').

Galich'ya Gora
Minkomvuz RF and Voronezh University, Lipets Region, 1925, 230 ha; in 1952-70 it was classified as a teaching and experimental farm. C09 on map.
6 sites, mostly on steep slopes in R.Don basin, S European Russia; meadow; steppe; limestone cliffs; forest (oak, lime, birch, pine). See RCN 22:7-10.
399240 Lipetskaya obl. / Zadonskiy r-n / p/o Donskoye; e-mail vgu@zadonsk.lipetsk.ru , adm@mont.vsu.ru (RCN 42, 32).

Great Arctic, Bol'shoy Arkticheskiy
Krasnoyarsk Region, 1993, 4,169.2 th.ha. L10,M10,N10 on map.
7 sites on mainland and islands of Taymyr Peninsula; tundra; arctic desert; coast, including delta. See RCN 36:18-19.
647000 Taymyrskiy AO / Dudinka / ul. Begicheva-10 / office 29; post address - PO Box 126; e-mail sapsan10@yandex.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Gydan(skiy)
Yamalo-Nenetskiy Aut.Region, 1996, 878.2 th.ha., including 71.8 th.ha water. K09,K10 on map.
Located on peninsulas and islands in Karskoye Sea; numerous streams, rivers, lakes, bogs; various kinds of tundra, with some willows and dwarf birch; polar bear, walrus, red-breasted goose, Bewick's swan.
629350 Yamalo-Nenetskiy AO / Tazovskiy / ul. Geofizikov, 18; e-mail gdansk@tazovsky.ru , golos@tazovsky.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Il'men(ski)
Urals Scientific Centre of Academy of Sciences, Chelyabinsk Region, 1920, 30.4 th.ha, area has changed. F06 on map.
Established as mineralogical reserve in S Urals; alt. up to c.750 m; mostly forest (larch, pine, birch); also meadow, steppe, bog.
456301 Chelyabinskaya obl. / Miass-1; e-mail valizer@ilmeny.ac.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Ingermanland(skiy)
Leningradskaya Region; in planning stage. D11 on map See RCN 32:31; 36:36.

Jerginskiy, Dzherginskiy
Buryatiya Rep., 1992, 237.9 th.ha. P04 on map.
On upper reaches of R.Barguzin, E of N end of L.Baykal, in Barguzin Range; up to 2840 m alt.; mostly taiga (larch, also birch, pine, aspen, 'cedar'); some forest-steppe; alpine tundra.
671636 Republic of Buryatiya / Kurumkanskiy r-n / pos. Mayskiy / ul. Lenina, 7; e-mail kurumkan@burnet.ru (RCN 42, 32).

Jugjurskiy, Dzhugdzhurskiy
Khabarov Region, 1990, 860.0 th.ha. T05 on map.
Coast of Okhot Sea in Far East, including coastal ridge up to c.1900 m alt. and some islands; steep rapid rivers down to the sea; mountain & valley lakes; taiga (larch, also pine, spruce); stlanik.
682470 Khabarovskiy kray / Ayano-Maisky District / p. Ayan / ul. 30 let Pobedy, d.2; e-mail nature@ajn.kht.ru (RCN 42, 32).

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