Pasvik
Murmansk Region, 1992, 14.6 th.ha. F12 on map.
In R.Paz basin on Norwegian border; proposed as part of international reserve (with Norway & Finland); northern taiga (mostly pine & birch); birch elfin woodland; bogs; rocky tundra.
184404 Murmanskaya obl. / Pechengskiy r-n / p. Rayakoski; e-mail pasvik@rambler.ru , pasvik@nett.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Pechora-Ilych(skiy), BR
Komi Rep., 1930, 721.3 th.ha, originally 1 million ha, territory has changed. G08 on map.
On upper reaches of R.Pechora in N Urals; lowland plain, and mountains up to 1280 m alt.; taiga (pine, spruce, 'cedar', fir); meadows; tundra; with elk nursery for domestication.
169436 Komi Republic / Troitsko-Pechorskiy r-n / pos. Yaksha; e-mail pechorazap@komifree.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Pinega, Pinezhskiy
Arkhangelsk Region, 1974, 51.5 th.ha. F10 on map.
E of Arkhangelsk (Archangel), itself on E side of White Sea; on middle reaches of R.Pinega; mostly northern taiga (spruce, also pine, larch, birch); also swampy valleys; plateau karst. See RCN 8:8-9.
164610 Arkhangel'skaya obl. / Pinezhskiy r-n / p. Pinega / ul. Pervomayskaya, 123-a; e-mail pinzap@atnet.ru , zapros@atnet.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Polist(ovskiy)
Pskov Region, 1994, 38.0 th.ha. C11 on map.
Between Novgorod & Pskov in European Russia, between R.Lovat & R.Polist, adjoining Rdeyskiy Zapovednik; part of largest raised-bog system in Europe (Polisto-Lovatskaya); also several lakes & some forest (aspen, birch); formerly a game zakaznik.
182849 Pskovskaya obl. / Bezhaninskiy r-n / d. Tsevlo / ul. Vostochnaya, 31; e-mail zapoved@ellink.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Poronayskiy
Sakhalin Region, 1988, 56.7 th.ha. V04 on map.
2 sites on Sakhalin Island in Pacific; lowland & hills up to 350 m alt.; taiga (spruce, fir, birch); bogs; important for migratory birds.
694220 Sakhalinskaya obl. / Poronaysk / ul. Naberezhnaya, 15; e-mail zapovednik@sakhalin.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Prioksko-Terrasnyy, BR
Moscow Region, 1945, 4.9 th.ha. C09 on map.
S of Moscow; floodplain & terraces of R.Oka; mostly forest (pine, also spruce, oak, lime, &c); bogs; unusual meadow-steppe vegetation ('Oka Flora'); bison nursery.
142200 Moskovskaya obl. / Serpukhovskoy r-n / p/o Danki; e-mail ptz@danki.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Prisurskiy
Chuvash Rep., 1995, 9.1 th.ha. D08 on map.
SW of Kazan', in R.Sury basin; many lakes; bogs; pine, spruce, some birch.
428024 Republic of Chuvashia / Cheboksary / pr. Lesnoy, 9; e-mail prisur@chtts.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Privolzhskaya Forest-steppe, Privolzhskaya Lesostep'
Penza Region, 1989, 8.4 th.ha. C/D08 on map.
5 sites in forest-steppe zone, Lower Volga region, E of Penza; Stipa steppe; pine forest.
440031 Penza / ul. Okruzhnaya, d.12 A; e-mail zapoved@penza.com.ru (RCN 42: 32).

Putorana, Putoranskiy
Taymyr Aut.Region, 1988, 1,887.3 th.ha. M08 on map.
Mountains in northern E Siberia, E of Dudinka; lakes; taiga in valleys; mountain tundra; wild reindeer migrate through the zapovednik.
663302 Krasnoyarskiy kray / g. Noril'sk / ul. Komsomol'skaya, d.1; e-mail plato@norcom.ru , plato@rin.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Rdeyskiy
Novgorod Region, 1994, 36.9 th.ha. C11 on map.
Between Novgorod & Pskov in European Russia, adjoining Polist Zapovednik; part of largest European raised-bog system (Polisto-Lovatskaya); with pine, birch, alder, aspen & spruce on ridges.
175270 Novgorodskaya obl. / pos. Kholm / ul. Chelpanova, 27; e-mail rdeysky@mail.ru (RCN 42: 33).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look for 'Rdeisky').

Rostov(skiy)
Rostov Region, 1995, 9.5 th.ha. A/B07 on map.
ESE of Rostov-on-Don, N of Caucasus; 4 sites; steppe.
347510 Rostovskaya obl. / pos. Orlovsky / Chapaevsky, 102; e-mail gzr@orlovsky.donpac.ru (RCN 42: 33).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Sailyugemskiy
Altay Republic, near junction of borders of Russia, Kazakstan, China & Mongolia; in planning stage; intended to be 500,000-2,000,000 acres; contains Russia's most important breeding area of the Snow Leopard; also to protect argali sheep; may eventually form part of a multinational biosphere reserve [sources: RCN no.32, Spring 2003, p.32 and The Altai Conservancy ].

Sayano-Shushenskiy, BR
Krasnoyarsk Region, 1976, 390.4 th.ha. K03 on map.
In Sayan mountains in southern Siberia, S of Abakan; alt. up to 2770 m; deep valleys; mostly taiga ('cedar', larch, fir, spruce); some forest-steppe; alpine meadow & tundra. See RCN 1:6, 2:6-7, 3:5, 26:22, 27:26-27.
662710 Krasnoyarskiy kray / pgt. Shushenskoye / ul. Zapovednaya, 7; e-mail zapoved7@yandex.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Shul'gan-Tash
Bashkortostan Rep., 1986 (1957), 22.5 th.ha, earlier a branch (Pribelskiy) of Bashkirskiy Zapovednik. E06 on map.
S Urals, SE of Ufa; plateau at c.600 m alt.; at boundary between forest & steppe zones; mostly broadleaf forest (lime, oak, maple, elm, pine, &c); also tall-herb glades & stony meadow-steppe. See RCN 11:7, 32:2.
453588 Republic of Bashkortostan / Burzyanski r-n / Gadelgareevo; e-mail kapova@bashnet.ru (RCN 42: 33).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Sikhote-Alin'(skiy), BR
Primorskiy Region, 1935, 401.0 th.ha, originally 1.7 million ha, territory has changed. U02 on map.
Part of Central Sikhote-Alin World Natural Heritage Site.
Southern Sikhote-Alin' Mts on Pacific coast N of Vladivostok, including shore; up to c.1600 m alt.; mostly forest (oak, fir, spruce, 'cedar', broadleaf species); stlanik; mountain tundra; tiger, goral. See RCN 27:30-31; 36:22-23.
692150 Primorskiy kray / Terneysky District / p. Terney / ul. Partizanskaya, 46; e-mail sixote@vld.global-one.ru (RCN 42: 33).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Sokhondo, Sokhondinskiy, BR
Chita Region, 1973, 211.0 th.ha. P02 on map.
Sokhondo Massif near southern border of E Siberia; forest-steppe up to 1200 m alt. (larch, birch); taiga (larch, 'cedar', spruce, fir); bogs; mountain tundra.
674250 Chitinskaya obl. / p. Kyra / ul. Cherkasova, 1; e-mail sokhondo@mail.chita.ru , sopkojan@Kira.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Stolby
Krasnoyarsk Region, 1925, 47.1 th.ha, 3 th.ha 1925-46. L04 on map.
Southern E Siberia, on N edge of Sayan Mts, close to Krasnoyarsk; taiga (pine, larch, fir, 'cedar'); some steppe; named after the rock 'pillars' along the R.Yenisey. See RCN 26:23.
660006 Krasnoyarsk / ul. Kariernaya, 26-a; e-mail stolby@ktk.ru (RCN 42: 33).

South Urals, Yuzhno-Ural'skiy
Bashkortostan Forestry Ministry, Bashkortostan Rep., 1978, 253.0 th.ha. E06/07 on map.
S Urals, E of Ufa; hills up to 1640 m alt.; mountain taiga (fir, spruce, also pine); tall-herb communities; alpine meadow & tundra.
453570 Republic of Bashkortostan / Beloretsky r-n / pos. Revet'/ p/o Inzer; e-mail inrus08@bis.bashtelecom.ru , revet@pochta.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Taymyr(skiy), BR
Taymyr Aut.Region, 1979, 1,781.9 th.ha (from 1994), originally 1,348.3 th.ha. M/N09 on map.
Taymyr Peninsula in the N of E Siberia; includes part of L.Taymyr; tundra; 2 areas of Dahurian larch (the northernmost forest in the world); Arctic desert on spurs of Byrranga Mts.
647460 Taymyrskiy AO / p. Khatanga / ul. Sovetskaya, 18 / PO Box 31; e-mail kazarka@hatanga.krasnet.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Teberda, Teberdinskiy
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Rep., 1936, 85.0 th.ha. A07 on map.
In Caucasus Mts, S of Cherkessk; 2 sites; up to 4042 m alt.; forest (beech, oak, birch, pine, &c); meadow; glaciers; some steppe vegeation. See RCN 27:28-29.
269310 Republic of Karachayevo-Cherkesiya / Karachaevsky District / g. Teberda / per. Baduksky, 1; e-mail teberda@mail.svkchr.ru (RCN 42: 33).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Tigirekskiy
Altay Region, 1999, 40.7 th.ha. J03 on map.
656049 Altaisky kray / Barnaul / ul. Nikitina, 111; e-mail tigirek@alt.ru (RCN 42: 33)

Tungus(ska), Tungusskiy
Evenkiyskiy Aut.Region, 1995, 297.0 th.ha. M/N05 on map.
In central E Siberia, on the River Tungusska, set up to study the site of the 'Tungusska Event' of 1908, when a meteorite is thought to have exploded above the ground (but for other explanations see New Scientist 28.vii.01 p.17 and 7.ix.02 p.14), flattening a vast area of forest but leaving no crater; taiga (larch, pine).
648490 Krasnoyarskiy kray / Tungussko-Chunskiy r-n / r.ts. Vanavara / ul. Moskovskaya, d.8; e-mail zap@vanavara.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Ubsunur(skaya Kotlovina), Ubsunurskiy Depression, BR
Tuva Rep., 1993, 323.0 th.ha. L02 on map.
Part of Uvs Nuur Basin World Natural Heritage Site, together with Uvs Nuur State Nature Reserve in Mongolia.
On Mongolian border in E Siberia, S of Kyzyl; 5 sites; steppe & semidesert; mountain taiga (larch, 'cedar'); alpine meadow. See RCN 26:22.
667010 Republic of Tyva / Kyzyl / ul. Kalinina, 19; e-mail ubsunur@tuva.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Upper Taz, Verkhne-Tazovskiy
Yamalo-Nenetskiy Aut.Region, 1986, 631.3 th.ha. K06/07 on map.
Northern W Siberia; on R.Taz, NW of junction of R.Podkamannaya Tungusska with R.Yenisey; bogs & northern taiga ('cedar', spruce, fir).
626740 Yamalo-Nenetskiy AO / pos. Krasnosel'kup / ul. Stroiteley, 18; e-mail vtz@ksk.jamal.ru , vtz@selkup.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Ussuri(yskiy)
Biology & Soils Institute of Far-East Branch of Academy of Sciences, Primorskiy Region, 1932, 40.4 th.ha, originally 17 th.ha. U01 on map.
On western spurs of Sikhote-Alin' Mountains draining into R.Ussuri; up to 700 m alt.; mostly forest, mixed conifer-broadleaf up to 600 m, then fir-spruce. See RCN 8:10-11, 24:6-7.
692519 Primorskiy kray / Ussuriysk / ul. Nekrasova, 19; e-mail kaiman@ussurijsk.ru (RCN 42: 33).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation.

Vishera, Visherskiy
N part of Perm' Region, 1990, 241.2 th.ha. F/G08 on map.
N Urals; part of R.Vishera basin; mostly mountain taiga (spruce, fir); alpine meadow; mountain tundra.
618590 Permskaya obl. / Krasnovisherskiy r-n / Krasnovishersk / ul. Gagarina, 36-B; e-mail zap@permonline.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Visim(skiy)
Sverdlovsk Region, 1971 (1946), 13.5 th.ha; in 1946-51 Visim was 56.4 th.ha. F07 on map.
C Urals, NW of Yekaterinburg; hills up to 700 m alt.; taiga (fir, spruce, also pine, birch, aspen, 'cedar'.
624140 Sverdlovskaya obl. / Kirovgrad / ul. Stepana Razina, 23; e-mail visim@krv.ekt.usi.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Vitim(skiy)
Irkutsk Region, 1982, 585.0 th.ha. Q04 on map.
E Siberia, NE of N end of L.Baykal, in R.Vitim basin in Kodar Range; taiga (larch, spruce, pine, 'cedar'); alpine meadow & tundra.
666910 Irkutskaya obl. / Bodaybo / ul. Irkutskaya, 4-A; e-mail vgpz@mail.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Volga-Kama, Volzhsko-Kamskiy
Tatarstan Rep., 1960, 10.1 th.ha. D08 on map.
On left bank of R.Volga downstream from Kazan; 2 sites; mostly forest (spruce, fir, pine, oak, lime, &c); bogs; steppe-herb communities; contains an arboretum.
422527 Republic of Tatarstan / Zelenodol'skiy r-n / p/o Raifa / pos. Sadovyy; e-mail vkz@mail.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Voronezh(skiy)
Voronezh Region, 1927, 31.1 th.ha (from 1934), originally 2.7 th.ha. C08/09 on map.
S European Russia, on terraces of R.Voronezh, including N half of Usmanskiy Forest; mostly pine, some oak; long associated with breeding beaver and other species for distribution to other areas.
394080 Voronezh / Goszapovednik / Tsentral'naya usad'ba; e-mail nauka@reserve.vrn.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Vorona, Voroninskiy
Tambov Region, 1994, 10.3 th.ha. C08 on map.
S European Russia, SE of Tambov; valley of R.Vorona; forest-steppe zone; meadow; steppe; wetlands; forest (oak, pine, alder). See RCN 19:16-17.
393310 Tambovskaya obl. / Inzhavinskiy r-n / r.p. Inzhavino / ul. Bratskaya, 23; e-mail zap_vorona@rambler.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Vrangel Island, Wrangel Island, Ostrov Vrangelya
Magadan Region, 1976, 2226.0 th.ha. U12 on map.
Part of 'Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve' World Natural Heritage Site.
Island in the Arctic Ocean west of Bering Strait, with surrounding sea; tundra, steppe and intermediate associations; some mountains; bogs. See RCN 36:38-39.
686830 Chukotsky AO / Chanunskiy r-n / Pevek / ul. Obrucheva, 27, room 63; e-mail l_bove@mail.ru , wisnr@rambler.ru (RCN 42: 33).
Further details at the Center for Russian Nature Conservation (look for 'Wrangel Island').

Yugan(skiy)
Khanty-Mansiysk Aut.Region, 1982, 649.0 th.ha. H06 on map.
W Siberia, SE of Khanty-Mansiysk, in R.Yugan basin; taiga (fir, spruce, also 'cedar'); bogs.
628458 Khanty-Mansiyskiy AO / Surgutskiy r-n / p. Ugut; e-mail zapovednik@surgut.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Yuzhnotayezhnyy Pikhtovyy
Tomsk Region; in planning stage [source: RCN no.32, Spring 2003, p.32].

Zeya, Zeyskiy
Amur Region, 1963, 99.4 th.ha; originally 82.3 th.ha. S04 on map.
Part of Tukuringr Range and basin of R.Zeya, adjacent to Zeyskiy Reservoir, N of Blagoveshchensk, Russian Far East; mostly taiga (larch, spruce higher up); stlanik; mountain tundra. See RCN 17:17-19.
676246 Amurskaya obl. / g. Zeya / ul. Stroitel'naya, 71; e-mail zzap@mail.ru (RCN 42: 33).

Zhiguli, Zhigulevskiy
Samara Region, 1927, 23.1 th.ha; not operational 1952-65. D07 on map.
Near Samara, on Samarskaya Luka Peninsula with R.Volga on 3 sides, S European Russia; hills, and islands in river; mostly forest (lime, aspen, oak, pine, &c); stone steppe on S-facing slopes.
445362 Samarskaya obl. / Zhigulevsk / p/o Bakhilova Polyana; e-mail zhr@mail.samtel.ru (RCN 42: 33).