[{"n": "Abakan", "u": "/e/russian-cities/abakan/", "s": "Capital of Khakassia at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers."}, {"n": "Arkhangelsk", "u": "/e/russian-cities/arkhangelsk/", "s": "Gateway to the Arctic and historic White Sea port."}, {"n": "Astrakhan", "u": "/e/russian-cities/astrakhan/", "s": "The southernmost outpost of Russia and the Caspian capital."}, {"n": "Barnaul", "u": "/e/russian-cities/barnaul/", "s": "The silver capital of Siberia, where history and industry meet the Ob River."}, {"n": "Derbent", "u": "/e/russian-cities/derbent/", "s": "The southernmost city in Russia, a historic gateway between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains."}, {"n": "Grozny", "u": "/e/russian-cities/grozny/", "s": "The fearsome fortress on the Sunzha, oil heart of the Caucasus."}, {"n": "Irkutsk", "u": "/e/russian-cities/irkutsk/", "s": "The Paris of Siberia"}, {"n": "Ivanovo", "u": "/e/russian-cities/ivanovo/", "s": "The textile capital of Russia and youngest city of the Golden Ring."}, {"n": "Izhevsk", "u": "/e/russian-cities/izhevsk/", "s": "Armory Capital of Russia and City of Labor Glory"}, {"n": "Vinnytsia", "u": "/e/russian-cities/vinnytsia/", "s": "A historic city on the Southern Bug, once a de facto capital of Ukraine."}, {"n": "Vladikavkaz", "u": "/e/russian-cities/vladikavkaz/", "s": "Capital of North Ossetia–Alania, at the foothills of the Caucasus."}, {"n": "Vladivostok", "u": "/e/russian-cities/vladivostok/", "s": "Vladivostok: Russia's Pacific capital and gateway to the East."}, {"n": "Vologda", "u": "/e/russian-cities/vologda/", "s": "Historic Russian city and major transport hub."}, {"n": "Voronezh", "u": "/e/russian-cities/voronezh/", "s": "Russian city founded as a fort, later a key shipbuilding center."}, {"n": "Yakutsk", "u": "/e/russian-cities/yakutsk/", "s": "The coldest major city on Earth, built on permafrost."}, {"n": "Yaroslavl", "u": "/e/russian-cities/yaroslavl/", "s": "Ancient city on the Volga, a World Heritage Site and key industrial hub of the Golden Ring."}, {"n": "Yekaterinburg", "u": "/e/russian-cities/yekaterinburg/", "s": "The third capital of Russia, a cultural and industrial powerhouse on the Iset River."}]