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Russian trade with Estonia in 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Estonia in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Estonia

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Estonia totaled $3,076,580,989, up 4.81% ($141,276,954) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Estonia in 2020 totaled $2,598,727,763, up 6.09% ($149,260,621) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Estonia in 2020 were $477,853,226, down 1.64% ($7,983,667) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Estonia in 2020 was $2,120,874,537, a 8.01% increase ($157,244,288) over 2019.

Estonia was Russia’s 32nd largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 40th in 2019), accounting for 0.5418% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4404% in 2019).

Estonia was Russia’s 27th largest export market in 2020 (up from 37th in 2019), accounting for 0.7725% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5794% in 2019).

Estonia was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.2065% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1993% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Estonia

The major share of Russian exports to Estonia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 33.53% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (43.40% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.26% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (32.96% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.24% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (7.75% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.63% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (6.80% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.21% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (5.08% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.05% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (1.06% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Estonia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $51,546,876;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $24,031,592;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $10,565,813;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $9,472,515;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $7,994,744.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Estonia in 2020 over 2019 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 $191,642,879;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $40,873,878;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $21,943,835;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $21,358,671;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $13,631,118;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $8,094,425.
Russia’s exports to Estonia in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 194,170 0.01 8,5932,159.63
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,331,145 0.21 5,931,300-10.12
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,119 0.00 5,327-41.45
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 614,555 0.02 411,57549.32
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,147,799 0.20 4,485,31214.77
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,227,055 0.05 1,220,3860.55
10 Cereals 14,030 0.00 10,65331.70
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 377,310 0.01 106,277255.03
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 448,722 0.02 19,3152,223.18
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,458 0.00 500391.60
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,014 0.00 1,242-18.36
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 882,072 0.03 1,739,345-49.29
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 8,799-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 272,812 0.01 289,167-5.66
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,731,393 0.11 3,600,374-24.14
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,267,490 0.05 1,366,194-7.22
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 700,207 0.03 575,25521.72
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,912,396 0.19 3,286,07049.49
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,957,232 0.11 2,841,3414.08
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 119,864 0.00 147,526-18.75
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 112,293 0.00 7,8001,339.65
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 307,079 0.01 231,53932.63
26 Ores, slag and ash 255,550 0.01 492,721-48.13
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 870,688,850 33.50 1,062,331,729-18.04
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 188,174,370 7.24 136,627,49437.73
29 Organic chemicals 11,808,788 0.45 52,682,666-77.59
30 Pharmaceutical products 574,749 0.02 497,76215.47
31 Fertilizers 560,859,645 21.58 582,218,316-3.67
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,293,093 0.05 1,059,64022.03
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,916,014 0.11 3,271,643-10.87
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 705,246 0.03 660,6776.75
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 613,021 0.02 490,20125.06
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 11,090 0.00 10,8262.44
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 6,953 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,636,411 0.10 10,730,836-75.43
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,331,830 0.44 12,041,191-5.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,493,311 0.21 7,015,954-21.70
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 692,186 0.03 436,75058.49
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 101,770 0.00 33,074207.70
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 38,023 0.00 6036,205.64
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 198,470,200 7.64 174,438,60813.78
45 Cork and articles of cork 18,514 0.00 52,813-64.94
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 4,934 0.00 1004,834.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 386,928-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 13,380,064 0.51 13,060,0572.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,372,491 0.09 2,004,41718.36
50 Silk 26 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 541 0.00 0
52 Cotton 254,629 0.01 108,065135.63
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 65,090 0.00 142,980-54.48
54 Man-made filaments 51,684 0.00 93,640-44.81
55 Man-made staple fibers 497 0.00 810-38.64
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,461,627 0.09 1,620,49551.91
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 9,835 0.00 1189,309.09
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 88,019 0.00 2,3213,692.29
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 323,965 0.01 256,97026.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 436 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 209,197 0.01 265,247-21.13
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 456,221 0.02 290,10257.26
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 593,527 0.02 3,571,200-83.38
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 517,405 0.02 506,8652.08
65 Headgear and parts thereof 50,341 0.00 34,91144.20
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,306 0.00 448191.52
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 22,652 0.00 5,995277.85
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 9,381,351 0.36 10,204,553-8.07
69 Ceramic products 330,712 0.01 448,164-26.21
70 Glass and glassware 11,192,169 0.43 13,082,985-14.45
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,037,157 0.08 1,737,43117.25
72 Iron and steel 72,121,340 2.78 75,289,629-4.21
73 Articles of iron or steel 31,617,960 1.22 29,513,9587.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 116,213 0.00 232,416-50.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 3,510,436 0.14 3,124,18012.36
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 18,335,051 0.71 10,340,30777.32
78 Lead and articles thereof 8,263,904 0.32 699,9181,080.70
79 Zinc and articles thereof 9,701 0.00 4,285,561-99.77
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,184 0.00 2,772-57.29
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 37,600,591 1.45 42,047,081-10.58
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 262,080 0.01 703,499-62.75
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 383,103 0.01 404,054-5.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 60,711,188 2.34 51,238,67318.49
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 13,524,917 0.52 13,795,219-1.96
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 9,083,760 0.35 31,027,595-70.72
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,051,450 0.62 5,485,637192.61
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 6,194,334 0.24 19,825,452-68.76
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,829,997 0.15 2,962,47829.28
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 57,830 0.00 15,087283.31
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 826,251 0.03 52,1571,484.16
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 7,636,675 0.29 6,752,12013.10
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,236,717 0.05 1,052,68017.48
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,188,789 0.08 416,417425.62
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,011 0.00 62462.02
SS Classified 377,043,576 14.51 30 987 5391,116.76

Russia’s Imports from Estonia

The major share of Russian imports from Estonia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 63.02% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (62.47% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.01% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (17.91% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.70% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (5.66% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.38% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (6.92% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.14% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (2.35% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.60% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (1.46% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Estonia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $20,451,679;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $7,525,811;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $3,995,515;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,081,795;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,834,890;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $1,666,615;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,585,264.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Estonia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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) - a decrease of $16,014,859;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $9,163,044;
  • Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - a decrease of $5,461,385;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $4,556,940;
  • 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) - a decrease of $3,122,560;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $2,491,168;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $2,014,543;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $1,587,286.
Russia’s imports from Estonia in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 608,978 0.13 422,32544.20
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 284,695 0.06 214,92532.46
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 6,485-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 161,054 0.03 311,502-48.30
10 Cereals 1,267,990 0.27 963,30431.63
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 888,479 0.19 493,33380.10
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 409,874 0.09 393,0334.28
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 498 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 490,626 0.10 301,36162.80
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,015,242 0.21 1,848,515-45.08
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 211,101 0.04 53,173297.01
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,430,544 1.14 1,435,029278.43
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,920,143 0.61 4,067,240-28.20
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 83,047 0.02 59,07240.59
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 14,705,972 3.08 13,120,70812.08
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,306,080 0.48 3,209,083-28.14
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,198,222 0.25 581,730105.98
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,451 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 740,556 0.15 752,050-1.53
26 Ores, slag and ash 223,674 0.05 561,234-60.15
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 933,493 0.20 845,11810.46
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,083,940 1.27 8,098,483-24.88
29 Organic chemicals 890,438 0.19 882,2540.93
30 Pharmaceutical products 12,438,861 2.60 10,603,97117.30
31 Fertilizers 2,243 0.00 2,835-20.88
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 36,171,097 7.57 40,728,037-11.19
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 68,331 0.01 132,666-48.49
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 516,732 0.11 279,21785.06
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,300,931 0.27 1,282,5541.43
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 227,241 0.05 437,706-48.08
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,258,883 0.68 3,175,4832.63
39 Plastics and articles thereof 18,690,271 3.91 19,595,623-4.62
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,632,309 0.34 1,778,206-8.20
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 573,477 0.12 477,67720.06
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,237 0.00 7,378-56.13
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 392-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,142,319 0.45 2,565,167-16.48
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,372,392 0.29 1,545,663-11.21
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,499,098 0.73 1,417,303146.88
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 652,507 0.14 1,559,580-58.16
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,294 0.00 5,192-55.82
52 Cotton 0 0.00 21,807-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 15,314 0.00 54,883-72.10
55 Man-made staple fibers 465,621 0.10 513,528-9.33
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,411,002 0.71 1,744,38795.54
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 64,437 0.01 66,022-2.40
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 182,298 0.04 17,830922.42
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 68,230 0.01 100,076-31.82
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 46,046 0.01 65,763-29.98
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 202,106 0.04 96,083110.35
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 10,078,890 2.11 2,553,079294.77
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,558,675 0.74 5,145,961-30.85
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 736,028 0.15 1,006,072-26.84
65 Headgear and parts thereof 933,123 0.20 10,7608,572.15
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 170,205 0.04 965,547-82.37
69 Ceramic products 1,833,306 0.38 4,324,474-57.61
70 Glass and glassware 674,612 0.14 509,28032.46
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 254,465 0.05 243,4194.54
72 Iron and steel 736,007 0.15 1,202,285-38.78
73 Articles of iron or steel 13,037,473 2.73 14,316,688-8.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 415,860 0.09 1,299,421-68.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 146-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 876,557 0.18 777,72412.71
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 5,461,385-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 7,374,759 1.54 7,398,445-0.32
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 300,065 0.06 349,548-14.16
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,956,275 0.62 2,836,3324.23
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 122,401,173 25.61 101,949,49420.06
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 160,834,163 33.66 176,849,022-9.06
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 2,028,757 0.42 599,986238.13
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,321,974 0.49 2,307,8760.61
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 6,284,046 1.32 15,447,090-59.32
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7,277,418 1.52 6,324,63215.06
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 30-100.00
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 2,603,394 0.54 5,725,954-54.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,025,689 0.21 1,191,765-13.94
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 257,961 0.05 145,49277.30
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,004,977 0.21 0
SS Classified 5,000 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia