cities such as Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The fraction of wages paid in full is below the national average. Most industry is based on large enterprises; their structure has not been affected much by the privatization and reforms after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The proportion of employees in ex-Soviet enterprises in the Urals is above the national average, while the proportion in new private enterprises is well below average. See also South Ural State University Urals Academy of Architecture Ural Philharmonic Orchestra Ural-Siberian method Ural State University Ural State Technical University References Economic regions of Russia