Kabardino-Balkarskiy
Kabardino-Balkariya Rep., 1976, 82.8 th.ha, originally 74.9 th.ha. A06 on map.
In Caucasus Mts; mostly glacier and bare rock; a little forest (birch, pine, alder, beech); rhododendron; meadows.
361800 Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya / Chereksky District / p. Kashkatau / ul. Kezima Mechiyeva, 78; e-mail kb_zapovednik@rambler.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Kaluzhskiye Zaseki
Kaluga Region, 1992, 18.5 th.ha. C09 on map.
S of Moscow; hilly plain dissected by ravines; mostly broadleaf forest; 'zaseki' are strips of forest, formerly felled in time of war to create defensive barriers. See RCN 17:9-10.
249750 Kaluzhskaya obl. / Ul'yanovskiy r-n / s. Ul'yanovo / ul. B.Sovetskaya, 75; e-mail zasek@kaluga.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Kandalaksha, Kandalakshskiy
Murmansk Region, 1932, 70.5 th.ha, originally 16.5 th.ha, area has changed. F11/12,G11,G12 on map.
Coast and islands around White Sea, also on N coast of Kola Peninsula; northern taiga; tundra; eutrophic fens; important seabird colonies. See RCN 23:4-9; 36:15-17.
184040 Murmanskaya obl. / Kandalaksha / ul. Lineynaya, 35; e-mail kand_reserve@com.mels.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Katun(ski)
Gorny Altay Rep., 1991, 152.0 th.ha; borders are being defined. J03 on map.
Part of Golden Mountains of Altai World Natural Heritage Site.
Upper reaches of R.Katun in S Altay Mts; alt. up to 4000 m; mountain taiga ('cedar', spruce, fir, larch); dwarf birch; subalpine meadow; mountain tundra. See RCN 13:7, 26:23, 27:22-23.
649490 Altay Republic / Ust'Koksinskiy r-n / s. Ust'-Koksa / ul. Zapovednaya, 1; e-mail katunskiy@mail.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Kavkazskiy see Caucasus.

Kedrovaya Pad'
Biology & Soil Institute of Far-East Branch of Academy of Sciences, Primorskiy Region, 1925, 17.9 th.ha. U01 on map.
Valley of R.Kedrovaya, S of Vladivostok in Russian Far East; mountain slopes up to c.800 m alt.; mostly forest (oak, also birch, lime, maple, ash, fir, spruce, Korean pine).
692710 Primorskiy kray / Khasanskiy r-n / st. Primorskaya; e-mail kedrpad@mail.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Kerzhinskiy or Kerzhenskiy
Nizhegorodskiy Region, 1993, 46.9 th.ha; borders subject to change. D08/09 on map.
Near R.Volga downstream from Nizhniy Novgorod; on middle reaches of R.Kerzhenets; southern taiga (pine, spruce) with some broadleaf species; also steppe & bogs.
603134 g. Nizhniy Novgorod / ul. Kostina, 2 / room 162 / Elena Korshunova (Director); e-mail kerzhenskiy@kerzhenskiy.ru , kerzhenskiy@rambler.ru (RCN 42: 32, 34).

Khakasskiy, Khakasky
Formed from the merger in 1999 of Little Abakan and Chazy.
Khakasiya Rep., 1991, 268.0 th.ha. K04 on map.
S Siberia, basin of R.Abakan, NW of town of Abakan on R.Yenisey; mostly steppe & forest-steppe; some semidesert; salt lakes; some forest (larch, birch). See RCN 17:7-8.
655017 Republic of Khakassiya / g. Abakan / ul. Krylova, 47 A; e-mail reserve@khakasnet.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Khanka, Khankayskiy
Primorskiy Region (Far East), 1990, 39.3 th.ha. U01/02 on map.
Part of L.Khanka and its surroundings, N of Vladivostok in Far East, on Chinese border; 5 sites; bogs; numerous small lakes; small area of forest (oak, also lime, cork tree, ash, elm); an important breeding and wintering area for waterbirds.
692245 Primorskiy kray / Spasskiy r-n / g. Spassk-Dal'niy / ul. Yershova, 10; e-mail khanka@mail.primorye.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Khingan(skiy)
Amur Region, 1963, 97.2 th.ha, originally 59.9 th.ha. T02/03 on map.
Spurs of Maly Khingan Range on border with China in Far East; up to c.500 m alt.; valleys between spurs; mostly forest on higher ground (oak, 'cedar', spruce, fir); on floodplain willow, alder, ash, elm; meadow; bogs. See RCN 22:5-7.
676740 Amurskaya obl. / Arkharinskiy r-n / p. Arkhara / Dorozhny per., 6; e-mail hingan@amur.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Khoper(skiy)
Voronezh Region, 1935, 16.2 th.ha. C08 on map.
European Russia, S of Moscow, on R.Khoper; floodplain, terrace, plateau dissected by ravines; mostly forest (coppiced oak, also alder, aspen, poplar, elm); some steppe & meadow. See RCN 19:8-11.
397418 Voronezhskaya obl. / Novokhoperskiy r-n / p/o VarVarino; e-mail hoperzap@mail.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Kivach
Kareliya Rep., 1931, 10.9 th.ha. E11 on map.
Separate sections N & E of L.Onega, S of White Sea; central taiga (spruce, pine); numerous bogs; Kivach Waterfall is c.11 m high.
186200 Republic of Kareliya / Kondopozhskiy r-n / pos. Vodopad Kivach; e-mail kivach@onego.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Kologrivskiy Forest
Kostroma Region, 2006, 58.9 th.ha; southern taiga; formally established early 2006 (Russia's 101st zapovednik, and the first for 6 years). (RCN 32 (Spring 2003): 32; 42: 33).

Komandor(skiy)
Kamchatka Region, 1993, 3,648.7 th.ha. X08 on map.
Komandor islands in Pacific, off coast of Kamchatka in Far East; shrub-meadow on low ground; meadow tundra; sea-bird and seal colonies. See RCN 36:24-27.
683006 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy / pr. K. Marksa, 29/1 / office 213; e-mail gpz_komandorskiy@mail.iks.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Komsomolsk(iy)
Khabarov Region, 1963, 64.5 th.ha; originally 32.2 th.ha; site changed in 1980. U04 on map.
Originally near (too near) Komsomolsk on lower reaches of R.Amur in Far East; then moved to mountainous area W of R.Amur, up to 500 m alt.; taiga ('cedar', fir, spruce, larch) and mixed forest; bogs.
681000 Khabarovskiy kray / Komsomol'sk-na-Amure / Komsomol'skoye shosse, 59; e-mail gorin@kmscom.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Koryak(skiy)
Koryak Aut.Region, 1995, 327.2 th.ha. V09,W09 on map.
N end of Kamchatka Peninsula in Far East; lowland and highland sites; lakes; bogs; tundra; stlanik; important for waterfowl. See RCN 3:3-4.
688800 Koryakskiy AO / Olyutorskiy r-n / s. Tiplichki / ul. Naberezhnaya, 8; e-mail koryak@mail.iks.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Kostamuksha, Kostamukshskiy, Kostomukshskiy
Kareliya Rep., 1983, 47.6 th.ha. E12 on map.
Part of international reserve Druzhba (Friendship) with Finland; mostly taiga (pine, also spruce); extensive bogs.
186930 Repubic of Kareliya / Kostomuksha / ul. Priozernaya, 2; e-mail kost.zap@karelia.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Kronotskiy, Kronoki, BR
Kamchatka Region, 1934, 1,142.0 th.ha; not operational 1952-68. W07 on map.
Part of Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Natural Heritage Site.
E shore of Kamchatka in Far East, including L.Kronotskoye; 16 volcanoes, up to 3528 m alt.; 8 km glacier; includes Valley of Geysers; forest (birch, also larch, fir).
684010 Kamchatskaya obl. / Elizovo / ul. Ryabikova, 48; e-mail zapoved@mail.kamchatka.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Kurils(kiy)
Sakhalin Region, 1984, 65.4 th.ha. W03 on map.
At S end of Kuril Island Arc in Far East, north of Japan; 3 sites, 2 being on Kunashir Island; volcanic hills up to 1822 m alt.; mostly forest (mixed, or spruce-fir); stlanik; mountain tundra.
694500 Sakhalinskaya obl. / p. Yuzhno-Kuril'sk / PO Box 42 / ul. Zarechnaya, 5: e-mail kurilsky@ostrov.sakhalin.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Kuznetskiy-Ala-Tau
Kemerov Region, 1989, 413.0 th.ha; area has changed. K04 on map.
Mountains E of Novosibirsk in S Siberia, up to c.1900 m alt.; steppe, forest-steppe, & taiga; alpine meadow; mountain tundra.
652888 Kemerovskaya obl. / g. Mezhdurechensk / pr. Shakhterov, 33, kv.1; e-mail alatau@rikt.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Lapland(skiy), BR
Murmansk Region (north of White Sea), 1930, 278.4 th.ha, site and area have changed. F12 on map.
Mountainous area of Kola Peninsula, up to c.1100 m alt.; taiga (pine, spruce, birch); mountain tundra; cold desert; established to protect wild reindeer. See RCN 27:24-25.
184506 Murmanskaya obl. / Monchegorsk / Zelenyy per., 8 / Sergey Shestakov (Director); e-mail Lapland@lapland.ru , lapland@monch.mels.ru (RCN 42: 32, 34).

Lazovskiy (formerly Sudzukhinskiy)
Primorski Region, 1940 (or 1957?), 120.0 th.ha, originally 339 th.ha; not operational 1952-57. U01 on map.
Originally part of Sikhote-Alin' Zapovednik, in S part of the range; up to 1400 m alt.; includes 2 islands in Japan Sea; mostly forest (oak, 'cedar', fir, spruce; tiger, goral). See RCN 15:5-8; 36:28-29.
692890 Primorskiy kray / Lazovskiy r-n / s. Lazo / ul. Tsentral'naya, 56; e-mail lapzap@mail.primorye.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Lena-Delta, Ust'-Lenskiy
Sakha State Nature-protection Committee, Sakha Rep. (Yakutiya), 1985, 1,433.0 th.ha. Q09 on map.
On delta of River Lena on Arctic coast of E Siberia; 2 sites; tundra; many lakes, channels, bogs; willow thickets.
678400 Republic of Sakha / Bulunskiy r-n / p. Tiksi / ul. akademika Fedorova, 28; e-mail lena_delta@rambler.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look for 'Ust-Lensky').

Les-na-Vorskle, Forest on R.Vorskla: see Belogor'e

Little Abakan, Malyy Abakan
Khakasiya Rep., 1993, 97.8 th.ha. Merged with Chazy in 1999 to form Khakasskiy Zapovednik. K03 on map.
In basins of R.Malyy Abakan & R.Bol'shoy (Great) Abakan, on N side of Sayan Mts; alt. up to c.2400 m; some glaciers; mostly forest ('cedar', also fir, spruce, birch); meadows, wetlands; alpine lakes; alpine meadow & tundra. See RCN 17:8.

Little Sosva, Malaya Sos'va
Khanty-Mansiysk Aut.Region, 1976, 225.6 th.ha (from 1992), originally 92.9 th.ha. G07/08 on map.
W Siberia between R.Ob & Urals, W of Khanty-Mansiysk; mostly taiga (spruce, also pine, larch, fir, birch, 'cedar', &c); bogs; occupies part of former Kondo-Sosva Zapovednik; established to protect beavers.
628240 Khanty-Mansiyskiy AO / Sovetskiy r-n / pos. Sovetskiy / ul. Lenina, 46; e-mail msosva@r86.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Lower Svir, Nizhne-Svir(skiy)
Leningrad Region, 1980, 41.6 th.ha. D11 on map.
Lake shore and lower reaches of R.Svir where it flows into Lake Ladoga, east of St Petersburg; also bogs and forest (pine, aspen, birch, alder); important for migrating birds. See RCN 9:8-9.
187700 Leningradskaya obl. / g. Lodeynoye Pole / ul. Pravy bereg reki Svir', 1; e-mail zap@astra-net.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look for 'Nizhnesvirsky').

Magadan(skiy)
Magadan Region, 1982, 883.8 th.ha. U07,U08,V07 on map.
4 sites around Magadan on N coast of Okhot Sea in Russian Far East; coast, islands, mountains; northern taiga (larch); mixed forest in valleys (poplar, Chosenia, larch, birch); bogs; stlanik; alpine meadow; mountain tundra.
685000 Magadan / ul. Koltsevaya, 17; e-mail zapoved@online.magadan.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Mordovskiy
Mordoviya Rep., 1936, 32.2 th.ha. D08 on map.
S of Nizhniy Novgorod; mostly forest (pine, also lime, oak); some floodplain meadows.
431230 Republic of Mordoviya / Temnikovskiy r-n / pos. Pushta; e-mail tmn_mgpz@moris.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Nenets(skiy)
Nenetskiy Aut.Region, 1997, 313.4 th.ha, including 181.9 th.ha water. H10 on map.
Located in the NE part of Malozemelskaya tundra, part of R.Pechora delta, and on some islands of the Barents Sea; topography flat, with numerous lakes and channels; important for migrating waterfowl; polar bear, walrus.
166002 Nenetsky AO / Narian-Mar / Fakel / ul. Gazovikov, 2; e-mail kazarka@atnet.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Nora, Norskiy
Amur Region, 1998, 211.2 th.ha. [See RCN 30:2-4.] S03 on map.
The R.Nora forms its western boundary; wetlands ('mar', over permafrost) and taiga (over half the area) with Siberian, Okhotsk and Manchurian elements; mass migrations of roe deer.
676572 Amurskaya obl. / Selemdzhinskiy r-n / pos. Fevralsk / ul. Sadovaya, 21 / PO Box 66; e-mail nora@amur.ru (RCN 30; 42: 32).

North-Osetia, Severo-Osetinskiy
North Osetiya Rep., 1967, 29.5 th.ha. A06 on map.
North slope of Great Caucasus Mountains, up to 4250 m alt.; karst; steppe meadows; some forest (pine, birch, beech, maple).
363200 Republic of North Osetiya-Alania / Alagir / ul. Ch. Basiyevoy, d.1; e-mail tur@osetia.ru (RCN 42: 33).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look for 'Severo-Osetinsky').

Nurgush
Kirov Region, 1994, 5.7 th.ha. E08 on map.
N of Kazan' & NE of Nizhniy Novgorod; floodplain of R.Vyatka, with numerous channels & ox-bow lakes; mixed conifer-broadleaf forest; bogs.
612636 Kirovskaya obl. / Kotel'nichskiy r-n / s. Borovka / ul. Sadovaya, 37; e-mail zapovednik@nurgush.kirov.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Oka, Okski, BR
Ryazan' Region, 1935, 55.7 th.ha, from 1992 32.8 th.ha biosphere polygon, originally 22.9 th.ha. C09 on map.
On R.Oka, SE of Moscow; many bogs; pine forest on former dunes; eutrophic fens between; some mixed conifer-broadleaf forest.
391072 Ryazanskaya obl. / Spasskiy r-n / p/o Lakash / Brykin Bor; e-mail obz@rambler.ru , br.bor@rambler.ru (RCN 30; 42: 32).

Olekma, Olekminsk(iy)
Sakha State Nature Committee, Sakha Rep. (Yakutiya), 1984, 847.1 th.ha. Q05 on map.
On right bank of R.Olekma in E.Siberia, midway between Yakutsk and L.Baykal; hills & mountains up to c.1200 m alt.; central taiga (larch, also pine, 'cedar', fir, spruce); stlanik.
678100 Sakha Republic / g. Olekminsk / ul. Logovaya, 31; e-mail zapovednik@olekma.sakha.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Orenburg>(skiy)
Orenburg Region, 1989, 21.7 th.ha. D07,D/E06,E05 on map.
4 sites E & W of Orenburg, S Urals; undulating hills; mostly steppe; some solonets; alder woodland in ravines.
460023 Orenburg / ul. Magistral'naya, 9 / PO Box 12; e-mail zapoved@mail.orb.ru (RCN 42: 32).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.