Moscow was the largest city of the country with nearly 12.7 million residents as of January 1, 2021. Less than one half of Moscow's population resided in Saint Petersburg, the second most populous city of the country. The third-largest city, Novosibirsk, was located in the Siberian Federal District, being the highest-populated city in the Asian part of Russia.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (July 30, 2021). Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2021, by population (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2021, by population (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2021). Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2021, by population (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Largest Cities in Russia as of January 1, 2021, by Population (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2021, by population (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/ (last visited May 19, 2022)