The
federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the
subjects of the Russian Federation (
subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the
subjects of the federation (
subyekty federatsii), are the
constituent entities of
Russia, its top-level political divisions according to the
Constitution of Russia. Since March 18, 2014, the Russian Federation consists of eighty-five federal subjects, although the two most recently added subjects are internationally recognized as part of
Ukraine.