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Russian trade with Poland in 2012

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Poland in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Poland

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Poland was $27,365,216,460, down 2.33% ($652,731,343) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Poland in 2012 were $19,891,499,495, down 6.90% ($1,475,127,832) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Poland in 2012 totaled $7,473,716,965, up 12.36% ($822,396,489) from 2011.

Russia’s trade surplus with Poland in 2012 was $12,417,782,530, a 15.61% decrease ($2,297,524,321) over 2011.

Poland was Russia’s 10th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 11th in 2011), accounting for 3.2500% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.4065% in 2011).

Poland was Russia’s 8th largest export market in 2012 (just as in 2011), accounting for 3.7908% of Russia’s total exports (down from 4.1351% in 2011).

Poland was Russia’s 12th largest supplier in 2012 (down from 11th in 2011), accounting for 2.3557% of Russia’s total imports (up from 2.1753% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Poland

The major share of Russian exports to Poland in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 90.28% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (90.23% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.85% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (4.16% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.61% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (2.55% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.11% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (1.51% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Poland in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $90,623,055.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Poland in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,332,330,383;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $83,669,110;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $66,790,448.
Russia’s exports to Poland in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 4,000 0.00 6,100-34.43
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 4,304,768 0.02 6,414,254-32.89
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,686,721 0.02 2,206,97067.05
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 169,720 0.00 140,80120.54
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 92,464 0.00 609,389-84.83
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 162,583 0.00 330,521-50.81
10 Cereals 5,223,759 0.03 1,050,456397.28
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 79,021 0.00 5,1601,431.41
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,586,078 0.01 874,876195.59
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 7,155 0.00 3,000138.50
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 6,927,677 0.03 2,778,412149.34
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,332,106 0.02 9,308,249-64.20
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 95,744 0.00 168,089-43.04
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 994,922 0.01 1,284,428-22.54
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 244,157 0.00 513,979-52.50
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 614,244 0.00 827,931-25.81
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 144,506 0.00 101,14142.88
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,658,351 0.03 2,990,14989.23
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 965,786 0.00 730,23132.26
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 865,806 0.00 411,733110.28
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,648,702 0.02 1,702,953114.26
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,881,583 0.01 2,685,626-29.94
26 Ores, slag and ash 95,877,822 0.48 83,223,70715.20
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,859,986,165 89.79 19,192,316,548-6.94
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 277,271,857 1.39 236,650,59417.17
29 Organic chemicals 205,528,033 1.03 114,904,97878.87
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,089,805 0.03 90,2425,540.17
31 Fertilizers 127,928,497 0.64 117,528,6758.85
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 200,265 0.00 252,848-20.80
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 13,616,035 0.07 18,600,407-26.80
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 497,173 0.00 233,379113.03
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 377,047 0.00 1,065,605-64.62
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 124,038 0.00 282,700-56.12
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 7,500-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 13,976,476 0.07 12,959,7197.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 33,055,428 0.17 31,263,4205.73
40 Rubber and articles thereof 287,926,587 1.45 354,717,035-18.83
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 7,589,379 0.04 6,040,74925.64
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 98,207 0.00 285,324-65.58
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 263,550 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 48,578,477 0.24 65,289,894-25.60
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 976-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 67,908,816 0.34 80,073,236-15.19
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 14,451,578 0.07 17,078,583-15.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 217,694 0.00 251,571-13.47
52 Cotton 1,546,170 0.01 2,388,319-35.26
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 11,653 0.00 38,131-69.44
54 Man-made filaments 26,492 0.00 465,945-94.31
55 Man-made staple fibers 5,809 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,775,072 0.02 9,235,485-59.12
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 27-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 21,056 0.00 4914,188.39
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 518,593 0.00 308,04768.35
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 47,352 0.00 91,663-48.34
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 446,873 0.00 154,695188.87
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 374,897 0.00 682,487-45.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 398,586 0.00 4,616,351-91.37
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,053,565 0.01 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 67,156-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 9,866,549 0.05 16,732,705-41.03
69 Ceramic products 136,167 0.00 126,7837.40
70 Glass and glassware 5,235,893 0.03 5,964,016-12.21
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,128 0.00 346,900-95.35
72 Iron and steel 280,907,151 1.41 257,540,0729.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 23,318,595 0.12 24,979,737-6.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 53,513,449 0.27 74,101,660-27.78
75 Nickel and articles thereof 630,275 0.00 654,000-3.63
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 127,900,725 0.64 150,244,171-14.87
78 Lead and articles thereof 8,949,618 0.04 20,569,784-56.49
80 Tin and articles thereof 5,203 0.00 2,65396.12
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 245,605 0.00 1,044,002-76.47
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 22,942,484 0.12 16,087,44842.61
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 278,401 0.00 376,005-25.96
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 58,398,017 0.29 50,253,10016.21
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 19,519,095 0.10 31,565,466-38.16
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 1,449,393 0.01 3,013,831-51.91
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,092,220 0.02 15,647,294-80.24
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 125,546,553 0.63 209,215,663-39.99
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 13,355,817 0.07 13,449,197-0.69
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 40,767 0.00 310,884-86.89
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 6,671,818 0.03 10,396,978-35.83
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 130,185 0.00 186,655-30.25
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 672,806 0.00 992,472-32.21
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 68,071 0.00 44,68552.34
SS Classified 18,129,610 0.09 76 470 231-76.29

Russia’s Imports from Poland

The major share of Russian imports from Poland in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 35.60% of Russia’s total imports from Poland (35.66% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.40% of Russia’s total imports from Poland (22.52% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.88% of Russia’s total imports from Poland (15.53% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.28% of Russia’s total imports from Poland (6.88% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.08% of Russia’s total imports from Poland (9.44% in 2011);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.87% of Russia’s total imports from Poland (3.33% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Poland in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $226,892,373;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $190,846,852;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $132,488,781;
  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $126,888,035;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $69,935,760;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $54,226,189;
  • Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS code 94) - an increase of $49,589,570;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $39,040,570;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $33,895,644;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $33,841,644;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $25,729,529;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $25,403,648.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Poland in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $235,792,490;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $24,516,760.
Russia’s imports from Poland in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 18,770,285 0.25 14,955,41825.51
02 Meat and edible meat offal 99,585,729 1.33 65,690,08551.60
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 91,060 0.00 343,418-73.48
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 114,013,260 1.53 80,171,61642.21
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 551,710 0.01 561,567-1.76
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 5,534,831 0.07 3,637,89852.14
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 234,242,207 3.13 195,201,63720.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 431,375,676 5.77 240,528,82479.34
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 14,247,259 0.19 13,582,4784.89
10 Cereals 115,214 0.00 147,713-22.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,223,004 0.04 4,073,805-20.88
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,267,489 0.06 4,936,512-13.55
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 955,605 0.01 1,020,732-6.38
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 32,273 0.00 73,616-56.16
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,308,536 0.07 4,754,57711.65
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 12,549,017 0.17 6,757,28985.71
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 29,771,813 0.40 16,583,03479.53
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 95,913,908 1.28 120,430,668-20.36
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 44,619,470 0.60 39,083,83514.16
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 108,698,792 1.45 109,765,001-0.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 68,917,531 0.92 61,075,72412.84
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 7,962,013 0.11 6,810,03116.92
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 13,267,437 0.18 23,588,667-43.76
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 22,609,860 0.30 19,097,58318.39
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 17,959,551 0.24 15,956,50112.55
26 Ores, slag and ash 71,149 0.00 45,27357.16
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 55,845,367 0.75 38,942,65943.40
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,677,518 0.06 3,905,37519.77
29 Organic chemicals 133,790,004 1.79 63,854,244109.52
30 Pharmaceutical products 249,392,128 3.34 259,407,538-3.86
31 Fertilizers 3,471,593 0.05 2,716,90027.78
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 194,867,177 2.61 187,310,4544.03
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 281,975,329 3.77 285,710,818-1.31
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 91,598,769 1.23 78,335,21616.93
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 9,919,085 0.13 11,335,440-12.49
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 260,693 0.00 467,116-44.19
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,839 0.00 131,330-97.84
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 42,826,325 0.57 43,704,053-2.01
39 Plastics and articles thereof 434,899,737 5.82 413,661,0165.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 151,945,379 2.03 147,434,9713.06
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 136,750 0.00 72,82687.78
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,800,212 0.04 4,089,668-31.53
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,180,893 0.02 1,261,408-6.38
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 85,360,232 1.14 79,901,8016.83
45 Cork and articles of cork 270,233 0.00 270,705-0.17
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 192,709 0.00 200,128-3.71
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 78,911 0.00 68,01416.02
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 189,455,960 2.53 425,248,450-55.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 104,397,867 1.40 122,001,274-14.43
50 Silk 0 0.00 4-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 134,145 0.00 25,240431.48
52 Cotton 1,359,344 0.02 2,103,987-35.39
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 255,309 0.00 38,757558.74
54 Man-made filaments 8,523,090 0.11 6,452,90932.08
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,350,818 0.02 1,106,85422.04
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 19,306,855 0.26 16,571,91016.50
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,639,889 0.05 4,435,478-17.94
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,056,612 0.05 3,737,8318.53
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 13,180,467 0.18 14,543,996-9.38
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 7,342,326 0.10 7,077,5533.74
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 52,920,667 0.71 52,794,0730.24
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 39,897,406 0.53 33,608,59318.71
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 20,350,940 0.27 18,946,0567.42
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 31,710,094 0.42 39,658,793-20.04
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,384,932 0.13 19,323,347-51.43
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 678,469 0.01 904,444-24.98
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 103,028 0.00 150,232-31.42
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 57,354,843 0.77 64,640,157-11.27
69 Ceramic products 63,882,308 0.85 58,888,3948.48
70 Glass and glassware 49,672,783 0.66 46,403,0237.05
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,091,321 0.11 5,941,30736.19
72 Iron and steel 117,952,449 1.58 63,726,26085.09
73 Articles of iron or steel 225,072,180 3.01 199,342,65112.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 14,423,122 0.19 13,831,6834.28
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,936 0.00 2081,311.54
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 41,576,812 0.56 45,160,113-7.93
78 Lead and articles thereof 111,763 0.00 87,33027.98
79 Zinc and articles thereof 309,326 0.00 440,372-29.76
80 Tin and articles thereof 357,461 0.00 288,11424.07
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 25,933 0.00 10,980136.18
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 63,156,183 0.85 60,131,7665.03
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 80,989,088 1.08 74,492,5528.72
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 879,628,067 11.77 747,139,28617.73
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 980,130,128 13.11 853,242,09314.87
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 22,830,032 0.31 10,334,209120.92
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 705,479,231 9.44 680,075,5833.74
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,428,556 0.19 28,878,356-50.04
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 58,435,520 0.78 52,447,79011.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 158,108 0.00 183,297-13.74
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 92,729 0.00 140,274-33.89
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 231,223,546 3.09 181,633,97627.30
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,377,327 0.17 12,011,6283.04
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 237,072,108 3.17 10,179,7352,228.86
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 348,818 0.00 4,6147,459.99
SS Classified 339,507 0.00 1 279 762-73.47
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia