5. Your place of birth ________

Question 5. Your place of birth
For persons born in the Russian Federation you should indicate only the region, territory, republic, autonomous area, autonomous region, the cities of Moscow or St. Petersburg (e.g., Saratov Region, Republic of Daghestan, Chukot Autonomous Area).
Administrative and territorial changes which occurred after the person's birth are disregarded.
For those born outside the Russian Federation - in foreign countries or in one of the republics of the former Soviet Union - indicate the state or former Soviet republic (e.g., Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Canada).
Do not complete the field for digits located after the entry of the place of birth made in writing.

4. Place of your birth ____

Question 4. Your place of birth
For person born in the territory of Russian Federation (including RSFSR) only the name of region or territory, or republic, or autonomous district, city of Moscow or city of Saint-Petersburg (for example, "Saratov Region", "Republic of Dagestan", "Chukotka Autonomous District) shall be written.
For person born outside Russian Federation, in foreign country or one of the united republics of the former USSR name of the foreign country or united republic of the former USSR, where he/she was born (for example, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Canada) shall be written. For example, for person born in Vitebsk in 1981 written Belorussian USR shall be written, and not Vitebsk Region or town of Vitebsk.
If a respondent names only a settlement, he/ she shall be asked to specify in which subject of the Russian Federation or in which foreign country this settlement is.
Subjects of the Russian Federation include republics, territories, regions, autonomous districts, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Jewish Autonomous District.
Administrative and territorial changes that were made after the respondent's birth shall not be taken into account. Name is written in the way it was as of the moment of birth of the respondent. In case if a respondent remembers (knows) only the contemporary name of place of birth, a census taker shall write the name he is provided.
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The box for numbers after writing place of birth in words is left blank.