return {  lang = "ru", -- some names (mistakenly?) have language code "ur" (Urdu) in the standard -- Administrative regions and autonomous region (oblasts and autonomous oblast)  ["AMU"] = {name="Amur Oblast",isonames={ru="Amurskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Amurskaya oblast'"}},  ["ARK"] = {name="Arkhangelsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Arhangel'skaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Arkhangel'skaya oblast'"}},  ["AST"] = {name="Astrakhan Oblast",isonames={ru="Astrahanskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Astrakhanskaya oblast'"}},  ["BEL"] = {name="Belgorod Oblast",isonames={ru="Belgorodskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Belgorodskaya oblast'"}},  ["BRY"] = {name="Bryansk Oblast",isonames={ru="Brjanskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Bryanskaya oblast'"}},  ["CHE"] = {name="Chelyabinsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Čeljabinskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Chelyabinskaya oblast'"}},  ["IRK"] = {name="Irkutsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Irkutskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Irkutskaya oblast'"}},  ["IVA"] = {name="Ivanovo Oblast",isonames={ru="Ivanovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Ivanovskaya oblast'"}},  ["KEM"] = {name="Kemerovo Oblast",isonames={ru="Kemerovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Kemerovskaya oblast'"}},  ["KGD"] = {name="Kaliningrad Oblast",isonames={ru="Kaliningradskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Kaliningradskaya oblast'"}},  ["KGN"] = {name="Kurgan Oblast",isonames={ru="Kurganskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Kurganskaya oblast'"}},  ["KIR"] = {name="Kirov Oblast",isonames={ru="Kirovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Kirovskaya oblast'"}},  ["KLU"] = {name="Kaluga Oblast",isonames={ru="Kalužskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Kaluzhskaya oblast'"}},  ["KOS"] = {name="Kostroma Oblast",isonames={ru="Kostromskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Kostromskaya oblast'"}},  ["KRS"] = {name="Kursk Oblast",isonames={ru="Kurskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Kurskaya oblast'"}},  ["LEN"] = {name="Leningrad Oblast",isonames={ru="Leningradskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Leningradskaya oblast'"}},  ["LIP"] = {name="Lipetsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Lipeckaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Lipetskaya oblast'"}},  ["MAG"] = {name="Magadan Oblast",isonames={ru="Magadanskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Magadanskaya oblast'"}},  ["MOS"] = {name="Moscow Oblast",isonames={ru="Moskovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Moskovskaya oblast'"}},  ["MUR"] = {name="Murmansk Oblast",isonames={ru="Murmanskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Murmanskaya oblast'"}},  ["NGR"] = {name="Novgorod Oblast",isonames={ru="Novgorodskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Novgorodskaya oblast'"}},  ["NIZ"] = {name="Nizhny Novgorod Oblast",isonames={ru="Nižegorodskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Nizhegorodskaya oblast'"}},  ["NVS"] = {name="Novosibirsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Novosibirskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Novosibirskaya oblast'"}},  ["OMS"] = {name="Omsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Omskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Omskaya oblast'"}},  ["ORE"] = {name="Orenburg Oblast",isonames={ru="Orenburgskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Orenburgskaya oblast'"}},  ["ORL"] = {name="Oryol Oblast",isonames={ru="Orlovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Orlovskaya oblast'"}},  ["PNZ"] = {name="Penza Oblast",isonames={ru="Penzenskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Penzenskaya oblast'"}},  ["PSK"] = {name="Pskov Oblast",isonames={ru="Pskovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Pskovskaya oblast'"}},  ["ROS"] = {name="Rostov Oblast",isonames={ru="Rostovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Rostovskaya oblast'"}},  ["RYA"] = {name="Ryazan Oblast",isonames={ru="Rjazanskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Ryazanskaya oblast'"}},  ["SAK"] = {name="Sakhalin Oblast",isonames={ru="Sahalinskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Sakhalinskaya oblast'"}},  ["SAM"] = {name="Samara Oblast",isonames={ru="Samarskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Samarskaya oblast'"}},  ["SAR"] = {name="Saratov Oblast",isonames={ru="Saratovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Saratovskaya oblast'"}},  ["SMO"] = {name="Smolensk Oblast",isonames={ru="Smolenskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Smolenskaya oblast'"}},  ["SVE"] = {name="Sverdlovsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Sverdlovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Sverdlovskaya oblast'"}},  ["TAM"] = {name="Tambov Oblast",isonames={ru="Tambovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Tambovskaya oblast'"}},  ["TOM"] = {name="Tomsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Tomskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Tomskaya oblast'"}},  ["TUL"] = {name="Tula Oblast",isonames={ru="Tul'skaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Tul'skaya oblast'"}},  ["TVE"] = {name="Tver Oblast",isonames={ru="Tverskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Tverskaya oblast'"}},  ["TYU"] = {name="Tyumen Oblast",isonames={ru="Tjumenskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Tyumenskaya oblast'"}},  ["ULY"] = {name="Ulyanovsk Oblast",isonames={ru="Ul'janovskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Ul'yanovskaya oblast'"}},  ["VGG"] = {name="Volgograd Oblast",isonames={ru="Volgogradskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Volgogradskaya oblast'"}},  ["VLA"] = {name="Vladimir Oblast",isonames={ru="Vladimirskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Vladimirskaya oblast'"}},  ["VLG"] = {name="Vologda Oblast",isonames={ru="Vologodskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Vologodskaya oblast'"}},  ["VOR"] = {name="Voronezh Oblast",isonames={ru="Voronežskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Voronezhskaya oblast'"}},  ["YAR"] = {name="Yaroslavl Oblast",isonames={ru="Jaroslavskaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Yaroslavskaya oblast'"}},  ["YEV"] = {name="Jewish Autonomous Oblast",isonames={ru="Evrejskaja avtonomnaja oblast'",ru_bgn="Yevreyskaya avtonomnaya oblast'"}}, -- Republics  ["AD"] = {name="Adygea",isonames={ru="Adygeja, Respublika",ru_bgn="Adygeya, Respublika"},altnames={"Republic of Adygea","Adyghe Republic"}},  ["AL"] = {name="Altai Republic",isonames={ru="Altaj, Respublika",ru_bgn="Altay, Respublika"}},  ["BA"] = {name="Bashkortostan",isonames={ru="Baškortostan, Respublika",ru_bgn="Bashkortostan, Respublika"},altnames={"Republic of Bashkortostan","Bashkiria"}},  ["BU"] = {name="Buryatia",isonames={ru="Burjatija, Respublika",ru_bgn="Buryatiya, Respublika"},altnames={"Republic of Buryatia"}},  ["CE"] = {name="Chechnya",isonames={ru="Čečenskaja Respublika",ru_bgn="Chechenskaya Respublika"},altnames={"Chechen Republic"}},  ["CU"] = {name="Chuvashia",isonames={ru="Čuvašskaja Respublika",ru_bgn="Chuvashskaya Respublika"},altnames={"Chuvash Republic"}},  ["DA"] = {name="Dagestan",isoname="Dagestan, Respublika",altnames={"Republic of Dagestan"}},  ["IN"] = {name="Ingushetia",isonames={ru="Ingušetija, Respublika",ru_bgn="Ingushetiya, Respublika"},altnames={"Republic of Ingushetia"}},  ["KB"] = {name="Kabardino-Balkaria",isonames={ru="Kabardino-Balkarskaja Respublika",ru_bgn="Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika"},altnames={"Kabardino-Balkar Republic"}},  ["KC"] = {name="Karachay-Cherkessia",isonames={ru="Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika",ru_bgn="Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika"},altnames={"Karachay-Cherkess Republic"}},  ["KK"] = {name="Khakassia",isonames={ru="Hakasija, Respublika",ru_bgn="Khakasiya, Respublika"},altnames={"Republic of Khakassia"}},  ["KL"] = {name="Kalmykia",isonames={ru="Kalmykija, Respublika",ru_bgn="Kalmykiya, Respublika"},altnames={"Republic of Kalmykia"}},  ["KO"] = {name="Komi Republic",isoname="Komi, Respublika",altnames={"Komi"}},  ["KR"] = {name="Republic of Karelia",isonames={ru="Karelija, Respublika",ru_bgn="Kareliya, Respublika"},altnames={"Karelia"}},  ["ME"] = {name="Mari El",isonames={ru="Marij Èl, Respublika",ru_bgn="Mariy El, Respublika"},altnames={"Mari El Republic"}},  ["MO"] = {name="Mordovia",isonames={ru="Mordovija, Respublika",ru_bgn="Mordoviya, Respublika"},altnames={"Republic of Mordovia"}},  ["SA"] = {name="Sakha Republic",isonames={ru="Sakha, Respublika",ru_bgn="Saha, Respublika"},altnames={"Sakha","Yakutia","Sakha (Yakutia)","Sakha (Yakutia) Republic"}},  ["SE"] = {name="North Ossetia-Alania",isonames={ru="Severnaja Osetija, Respublika",ru_bgn="Severnaya Osetiya, Respublika"},altnames={"Republic of North Ossetia-Alania","North Ossetia","Republic of North Ossetia"}},  ["TA"] = {name="Tatarstan",isoname="Tatarstan, Respublika",altnames={"Republic of Tatarstan"}},  ["TY"] = {name="Tuva",isoname="Tyva, Respublika",altnames={"Tyva","Tuva Republic","Tyva Republic"}},  ["UD"] = {name="Udmurtia",isonames={ru="Udmurtskaja Respublika",ru_bgn="Udmurtskaya Respublika"},altnames={"Udmurt Republic"}}, -- Administrative territories (krais)  ["ALT"] = {name="Altai Krai",isonames={ru="Altajskij kraj",ru_bgn="Altayskiy kray"}},  ["KAM"] = {name="Kamchatka Krai",isonames={ru="Kamčatskij kraj",ru_bgn="Kamchatskiy kray"}},  ["KDA"] = {name="Krasnodar Krai",isonames={ru="Krasnodarskij kraj",ru_bgn="Krasnodarskiy kray"}},  ["KHA"] = {name="Khabarovsk Krai",isonames={ru="Habarovskij kraj",ru_bgn="Khabarovskiy kray"}},  ["KYA"] = {name="Krasnoyarsk Krai",isonames={ru="Krasnojarskij kraj",ru_bgn="Krasnoyarskiy kray"}},  ["PER"] = {name="Perm Krai",isonames={ru="Permskij kraj",ru_bgn="Permskiy kray"}},  ["PRI"] = {name="Primorsky Krai",isonames={ru="Primorskij kraj",ru_bgn="Primorskiy kray"}},  ["STA"] = {name="Stavropol Krai",isonames={ru="Stavropol'skij kraj",ru_bgn="Stavropol'skiy kray"}},  ["ZAB"] = {name="Zabaykalsky Krai",isonames={ru="Zabajkal'skij kraj",ru_bgn="Zabaykal'skiy kray"}}, -- Autonomous districts (okrugs)  ["CHU"] = {name="Chukotka Autonomous Okrug",isonames={ru="Čukotskij avtonomnyj okrug",ru_bgn="Chukotskiy avtonomnyy okrug"}},  ["KHM"] = {name="Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra",isonames={ru="Hanty-Mansijskij avtonomnyj okrug",ru_bgn="Khanty-Mansiyskiy avtonomnyy okrug"},altnames={"Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug","Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra"}},  ["NEN"] = {name="Nenets Autonomous Okrug",isonames={ru="Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug",ru_bgn="Nenetskiy avtonomnyy okrug"}},  ["YAN"] = {name="Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug",isonames={ru="Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug",ru_bgn="Yamalo-Nenetskiy avtonomnyy okrug"}}, -- Autonomous cities  ["MOW"] = {name="Moscow",isoname="Moskva"},  ["SPE"] = {name="Saint Petersburg",isoname="Sankt-Peterburg",altnames={"St. Petersburg"}} }