Southern Russia

Eastern Slavic tribes, like the Antes, inhabited Southern Russia at least from the 3rd century.

[3] At the beginning of the second millennium, between Volga and Don, Turkic tribes established in the South of Russia Tatar states.

According to historical sources, the Russian lands in Southern Russia adopted the Islamic faith after contact with the Mongols.

References to "Southern Russia" can be found in media or news portals devoted to the area.

Newspapers and websites like Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Vedomosti have sections or tags for the area.

General map of Russia without occupied Ukrainian territories, showing Southern Russia in color (the Southern Federal District in blue and the North Caucasian Federal District in red).
Distribution of Cossacks in Russia