The Russian Far East (Russian: Дальний Восток России, Dal’niy Vostok Rossii; ) is the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., the extreme east parts of Russia, between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean. The Far Eastern Federal District, which covers this area, borders with the Siberian Federal District in the west.
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