What are the LARGEST cities in Russia?

Russia has the fourth most million-plus cities, after China (102), India (46) and Brazil (17). And a quarter of the entire population of the country lives in them! 

Leading, of course, is the capital, Moscow, with a population of more than 13 million people. It is followed by the “cultural capital” – St. Petersburg with 5 million inhabitants. 

Here is the full list:

1. Moscow – 13.1 million

2. St. Petersburg – 5.6 million

3. Novosibirsk – 1.6 million

4. Yekaterinburg – 1.5 million

5. Kazan – 1.3 million

6. Nizhny Novgorod – 1.2 million

7. Krasnoyarsk – 1.19 million

8. Chelyabinsk – 1.18 million

9. Samara – 1.16 million

10. Ufa – 1.15 million

11. Rostov-on-Don – 1.13 million

12. Krasnodar – 1.12 million

13. Omsk – 1.11 million 

14. Voronezh – 1.05 million

15. Perm – 1.03 million

16. Volgograd – 1.025 million