The Federal State of Novorossiya (New Russia) (Russian: Федеративное государство Новороссия, Federativnoye Gosudarstvo Novorossiya; Ukrainian: Федеративна держава Новоросія, Federatyvna derzhava Novorosiya), also referred to as the Union of People's Republics (Russian: Союз Народных Республик, Soyuz Narodnykh Respublik; Ukrainian: Союз Народних Республік, Soyuz Narodnykh Respublik), is a self-proclaimed confederation of Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic, claiming the territory of Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, which share a border with Russia. It was declared on 22 May 2014 and agreements were signed between the leaders of the two self-proclaimed republics on 24 May.
Short name
Novorossiya
Official name
Federal State of Novorossiya
Status
De-facto independent country since 2014, de jure part of Ukraine
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day New Russia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day New Russia.
Historical map of territory of Zaporozhian Cossacks in the early 18th century
Map of cossaks territories in 1740-1750
Slavo-Serbia in the 18th century
Slavo-Serbia in the 18th century
Slavo-Serbia in the 18th century
Location map of Slavo-Serbia (1753-1764)
Location map of Slavo-Serbia (1753-1764)
Detailed map of Slavo-Serbia (1753-1764)
Detailed map of Slavo-Serbia (1753-1764)
Region in 1772
Administrative division of Russia 1848-1878 (in Russian)
Novorossiya in the Russian Empire
The Russian Empire in 1914
History of the Russian Empire (in German)
Novorossiya guvernorate in the end of the 18th century
Novorossiya guvernorate in 1800
Historical Novorossiya (Novorrosiya Region)
Historical Novorossiya (Novorrosiya Region)
Historical Novorossiya (Novorrosiya Region)
Region in 1918
Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic in 1918
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1918
Region in March 1919
Region in November 1919
European part of the USSR in the 1920s
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1921
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1921
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1927
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1932-1937
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1937-1939
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1939-1940
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1940-1945
Eastern front of the Second World War circa 1941-1942.
Administrative divisions of Ukraine 1946-1954
Soviet Union administrative divisions, 1989
Demographics
Linguistical map of Ukraine
Map of Russian speakers in Ukraine, based on the 2001 Ukrainian census
Notes and references
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