return {
  lang = "RU",
-- Administrative regions and autonomous region (oblasts and autonomous oblast)
  ["AMU"] = {name="AMUROBLAST",isonames={ru="AMURSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="AMURSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["ARK"] = {name="ARKHANGELSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="ARHANGELSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="ARKHANGELSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["AST"] = {name="ASTRAKHANOBLAST",isonames={ru="ASTRAHANSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="ASTRAKHANSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["BEL"] = {name="BELGORODOBLAST",isonames={ru="BELGORODSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="BELGORODSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["BRY"] = {name="BRYANSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="BRJANSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="BRYANSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["CHE"] = {name="CHELYABINSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="ELJABINSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="CHELYABINSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["IRK"] = {name="IRKUTSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="IRKUTSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="IRKUTSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["IVA"] = {name="IVANOVOOBLAST",isonames={ru="IVANOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="IVANOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["KEM"] = {name="KEMEROVOOBLAST",isonames={ru="KEMEROVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="KEMEROVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["KGD"] = {name="KALININGRADOBLAST",isonames={ru="KALININGRADSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="KALININGRADSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["KGN"] = {name="KURGANOBLAST",isonames={ru="KURGANSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="KURGANSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["KIR"] = {name="KIROVOBLAST",isonames={ru="KIROVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="KIROVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["KLU"] = {name="KALUGAOBLAST",isonames={ru="KALUSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="KALUZHSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["KOS"] = {name="KOSTROMAOBLAST",isonames={ru="KOSTROMSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="KOSTROMSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["KRS"] = {name="KURSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="KURSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="KURSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["LEN"] = {name="LENINGRADOBLAST",isonames={ru="LENINGRADSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="LENINGRADSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["LIP"] = {name="LIPETSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="LIPECKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="LIPETSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["MAG"] = {name="MAGADANOBLAST",isonames={ru="MAGADANSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="MAGADANSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["MOS"] = {name="MOSCOWOBLAST",isonames={ru="MOSKOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="MOSKOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["MUR"] = {name="MURMANSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="MURMANSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="MURMANSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["NGR"] = {name="NOVGORODOBLAST",isonames={ru="NOVGORODSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="NOVGORODSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["NIZ"] = {name="NIZHNYNOVGORODOBLAST",isonames={ru="NIEGORODSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="NIZHEGORODSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["NVS"] = {name="NOVOSIBIRSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="NOVOSIBIRSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="NOVOSIBIRSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["OMS"] = {name="OMSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="OMSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="OMSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["ORE"] = {name="ORENBURGOBLAST",isonames={ru="ORENBURGSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="ORENBURGSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["ORL"] = {name="ORYOLOBLAST",isonames={ru="ORLOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="ORLOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["PNZ"] = {name="PENZAOBLAST",isonames={ru="PENZENSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="PENZENSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["PSK"] = {name="PSKOVOBLAST",isonames={ru="PSKOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="PSKOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["ROS"] = {name="ROSTOVOBLAST",isonames={ru="ROSTOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="ROSTOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["RYA"] = {name="RYAZANOBLAST",isonames={ru="RJAZANSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="RYAZANSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["SAK"] = {name="SAKHALINOBLAST",isonames={ru="SAHALINSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="SAKHALINSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["SAM"] = {name="SAMARAOBLAST",isonames={ru="SAMARSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="SAMARSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["SAR"] = {name="SARATOVOBLAST",isonames={ru="SARATOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="SARATOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["SMO"] = {name="SMOLENSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="SMOLENSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="SMOLENSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["SVE"] = {name="SVERDLOVSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="SVERDLOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="SVERDLOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["TAM"] = {name="TAMBOVOBLAST",isonames={ru="TAMBOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="TAMBOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["TOM"] = {name="TOMSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="TOMSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="TOMSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["TUL"] = {name="TULAOBLAST",isonames={ru="TULSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="TULSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["TVE"] = {name="TVEROBLAST",isonames={ru="TVERSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="TVERSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["TYU"] = {name="TYUMENOBLAST",isonames={ru="TJUMENSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="TYUMENSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["ULY"] = {name="ULYANOVSKOBLAST",isonames={ru="ULJANOVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="ULYANOVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["VGG"] = {name="VOLGOGRADOBLAST",isonames={ru="VOLGOGRADSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="VOLGOGRADSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["VLA"] = {name="VLADIMIROBLAST",isonames={ru="VLADIMIRSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="VLADIMIRSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["VLG"] = {name="VOLOGDAOBLAST",isonames={ru="VOLOGODSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="VOLOGODSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["VOR"] = {name="VORONEZHOBLAST",isonames={ru="VORONESKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="VORONEZHSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["YAR"] = {name="YAROSLAVLOBLAST",isonames={ru="JAROSLAVSKAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="YAROSLAVSKAYAOBLAST")),
  ["YEV"] = {name="JEWISHAUTONOMOUSOBLAST",isonames={ru="EVREJSKAJAAVTONOMNAJAOBLAST",ru_bgn="YEVREYSKAYAAVTONOMNAYAOBLAST")),
-- Republics
  ["AD"] = {name="ADYGEA",isonames={ru="ADYGEJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="ADYGEYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"REPUBLICOFADYGEA","ADYGHEREPUBLIC")),
  ["AL"] = {name="ALTAIREPUBLIC",isonames={ru="ALTAJRESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="ALTAYRESPUBLIKA")),
  ["BA"] = {name="BASHKORTOSTAN",isonames={ru="BAKORTOSTANRESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="BASHKORTOSTANRESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"REPUBLICOFBASHKORTOSTAN","BASHKIRIA")),
  ["BU"] = {name="BURYATIA",isonames={ru="BURJATIJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="BURYATIYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"REPUBLICOFBURYATIA")),
  ["CE"] = {name="CHECHNYA",isonames={ru="EENSKAJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="CHECHENSKAYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"CHECHENREPUBLIC")),
  ["CU"] = {name="CHUVASHIA",isonames={ru="UVASKAJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="CHUVASHSKAYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"CHUVASHREPUBLIC")),
  ["DA"] = {name="DAGESTAN",isoname="DAGESTANRESPUBLIKA",altnames={"REPUBLICOFDAGESTAN")),
  ["IN"] = {name="INGUSHETIA",isonames={ru="INGUETIJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="INGUSHETIYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"REPUBLICOFINGUSHETIA")),
  ["KB"] = {name="KABARDINO-BALKARIA",isonames={ru="KABARDINO-BALKARSKAJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="KABARDINO-BALKARSKAYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"KABARDINO-BALKARREPUBLIC")),
  ["KC"] = {name="KARACHAY-CHERKESSIA",isonames={ru="KARAAEVO-ERKESSKAJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="KARACHAYEVO-CHERKESSKAYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"KARACHAY-CHERKESSREPUBLIC")),
  ["KK"] = {name="KHAKASSIA",isonames={ru="HAKASIJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="KHAKASIYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"REPUBLICOFKHAKASSIA")),
  ["KL"] = {name="KALMYKIA",isonames={ru="KALMYKIJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="KALMYKIYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"REPUBLICOFKALMYKIA")),
  ["KO"] = {name="KOMIREPUBLIC",isoname="KOMIRESPUBLIKA",altnames={"KOMI")),
  ["KR"] = {name="REPUBLICOFKARELIA",isonames={ru="KARELIJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="KARELIYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"KARELIA")),
  ["ME"] = {name="MARIEL",isonames={ru="MARIJELRESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="MARIYELRESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"MARIELREPUBLIC")),
  ["MO"] = {name="MORDOVIA",isonames={ru="MORDOVIJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="MORDOVIYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"REPUBLICOFMORDOVIA")),
  ["SA"] = {name="SAKHAREPUBLIC",isonames={ru="SAKHARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="SAHARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"SAKHA","YAKUTIA","SAKHA","SAKHAREPUBLIC")),
  ["SE"] = {name="NORTHOSSETIA-ALANIA",isonames={ru="SEVERNAJAOSETIJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="SEVERNAYAOSETIYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"REPUBLICOFNORTHOSSETIA-ALANIA","NORTHOSSETIA","REPUBLICOFNORTHOSSETIA")),
  ["TA"] = {name="TATARSTAN",isoname="TATARSTANRESPUBLIKA",altnames={"REPUBLICOFTATARSTAN")),
  ["TY"] = {name="TUVA",isoname="TYVARESPUBLIKA",altnames={"TYVA","TUVAREPUBLIC","TYVAREPUBLIC")),
  ["UD"] = {name="UDMURTIA",isonames={ru="UDMURTSKAJARESPUBLIKA",ru_bgn="UDMURTSKAYARESPUBLIKA"},altnames={"UDMURTREPUBLIC")),
-- Administrative territories (krais)
  ["ALT"] = {name="ALTAIKRAI",isonames={ru="ALTAJSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="ALTAYSKIYKRAY")),
  ["KAM"] = {name="KAMCHATKAKRAI",isonames={ru="KAMATSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="KAMCHATSKIYKRAY")),
  ["KDA"] = {name="KRASNODARKRAI",isonames={ru="KRASNODARSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="KRASNODARSKIYKRAY")),
  ["KHA"] = {name="KHABAROVSKKRAI",isonames={ru="HABAROVSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="KHABAROVSKIYKRAY")),
  ["KYA"] = {name="KRASNOYARSKKRAI",isonames={ru="KRASNOJARSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="KRASNOYARSKIYKRAY")),
  ["PER"] = {name="PERMKRAI",isonames={ru="PERMSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="PERMSKIYKRAY")),
  ["PRI"] = {name="PRIMORSKYKRAI",isonames={ru="PRIMORSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="PRIMORSKIYKRAY")),
  ["STA"] = {name="STAVROPOLKRAI",isonames={ru="STAVROPOLSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="STAVROPOLSKIYKRAY")),
  ["ZAB"] = {name="ZABAYKALSKYKRAI",isonames={ru="ZABAJKALSKIJKRAJ",ru_bgn="ZABAYKALSKIYKRAY")),
-- Autonomous districts (okrugs)
  ["CHU"] = {name="CHUKOTKAAUTONOMOUSOKRUG",isonames={ru="UKOTSKIJAVTONOMNYJOKRUG",ru_bgn="CHUKOTSKIYAVTONOMNYYOKRUG")),
  ["KHM"] = {name="KHANTY-MANSIAUTONOMOUSOKRUGYUGRA",isonames={ru="HANTY-MANSIJSKIJAVTONOMNYJOKRUG",ru_bgn="KHANTY-MANSIYSKIYAVTONOMNYYOKRUG"},altnames={"KHANTY-MANSIAUTONOMOUSOKRUG","KHANTY-MANSIAUTONOMOUSOKRUG-YUGRA")),
  ["NEN"] = {name="NENETSAUTONOMOUSOKRUG",isonames={ru="NENECKIJAVTONOMNYJOKRUG",ru_bgn="NENETSKIYAVTONOMNYYOKRUG")),
  ["YAN"] = {name="YAMALO-NENETSAUTONOMOUSOKRUG",isonames={ru="JAMALO-NENECKIJAVTONOMNYJOKRUG",ru_bgn="YAMALO-NENETSKIYAVTONOMNYYOKRUG")),
-- Autonomous cities
  ["MOW"] = {name="MOSCOW",isoname="MOSKVA"},
  ["SPE"] = {name="SAINTPETERSBURG",isoname="SANKT-PETERBURG",altnames={"ST"))
}