Oblasts of the Soviet Union
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The oblasts of the Soviet Union were second-level administrative units of the Soviet Union, and first-level entities of the republics of the Soviet Union.
Terminology[edit]
Oblast is a Slavic term that exists in the Russian language. Russian was official in all republics along with national languages of other republics.
By location[edit]
Baltic region[edit]
In the 1950s there were 10 oblasts in the three Baltic republics.
- 1953-04-28 Law on abolition of Pärnu, Tallinn and Tartu oblasts (Estonia) [1]
- 1953-04-25 Law on abolition of Riga, Daugavpils and Liepāja oblasts (Latvia) [2]
- 1953-05-28 Law on abolition of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda and Šiauliai oblasts (Lithuania) [3]
Transcaucasian region[edit]
In the 1950s there were 4 oblasts in the two Transcaucasian republics (only in Azerbaijan and Georgia).
- 1953-04-23 Law on abolition of Baku and Ganja oblasts (Azerbaijan) [4]
- 1953-04-23 Law on abolition of Kutaisi and Tbilisi oblasts (Georgia) [5]
List[edit]
| Name in English | Name in Russian | Republic | Established | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pärnu Oblast | Пярнуская область (ru) | Estonian SSR | 1952-05-10 | 1953-04-28 |
| Tallinn Oblast | Таллинская область (ru) | Estonian SSR | 1952-05-10 | 1953-04-28 |
| Tartu Oblast | Тартуская область (ru) | Estonian SSR | 1952-05-10 | 1953-04-28 |
| Riga Oblast | Рижская область (ru) | Latvian SSR | 1952-04-08 | 1953-04-25 |
| Daugavpils Oblast | Даугавпилсская область (ru) | Latvian SSR | 1952-04-08 | 1953-04-25 |
| Liepāja Oblast | Лиепайская область (ru) | Latvian SSR | 1952-04-08 | 1953-04-25 |
| Šiauliai Oblast | Шяуляйская область (ru) | Lithuanian SSR | 1950-06-20 | 1953-05-28 |
| Klaipėda Oblast | Клайпедская область (ru) | Lithuanian SSR | 1950-06-20 | 1953-05-28 |
| Vilnius Oblast | Вильнюсская область (ru) | Lithuanian SSR | 1950-06-20 | 1953-05-28 |
| Kaunas Oblast | Каунасская область (ru) | Lithuanian SSR | 1950-06-20 | 1953-05-28 |
| Baku Oblast | Бакинская область (ru) | Azerbaijan SSR | 1952-04-03 | 1953-04-23 |
| Ganja Oblast | Гянджинская область (ru) | Azerbaijan SSR | 1952-04-03 | 1953-04-23 |
| Kutaisi Oblast | Кутаисская область (ru) | Georgian SSR | 1951-11-05 | 1953-04-23 |
| Tbilisi Oblast | Тбилисская область (ru) | Georgian SSR | 1951-11-05 | 1953-04-23 |
| Central Black Earth Oblast | RSFSR | 1928-05-14 | 1934-06-13 | |
| Chita Oblast | RSFSR | 1937-09-26 | [n 1] | |
| Crimean Oblast | RSFSR | 1945-06-30 | 1954-02-19 | |
| Ukrainian SSR | 1954-02-19 | 1991-02-12 | ||
| East Siberian Oblast | RSFSR | 1936-12-05 | 1937-09-26 | |
| Grozny Oblast | RSFSR | 1944-03-07 | 1957-01-09 | |
| Irkutsk Oblast | RSFSR | 1937-09-26 | N/A [n 2] | |
| Kuban-Black Sea Oblast | RSFSR | 1920-03-18 | 1924-02-13 | |
| Northern Oblast (1936–37) | RSFSR | 1936-12-05 | 1937-09-23 | |
| Ural Oblast | RSFSR | 1923-11-03 | 1934-01-17 | |
| Velikiye Luki Oblast | RSFSR | 1944-08-23 | 1957-10-02 | |
| Western Oblast | RSFSR | 1929-10-1 | 1937-09-27 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 28.04.1953 об упразднении Пярнуской, Таллинской и Тартуской областей Эстонской ССР — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org.
- ^ "Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 25.04.1953 об упразднении Рижской, Даугавпилсской и Лиепайской областей Латвийской ССР — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org.
- ^ "Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 28.05.1953 об упразднении Вильнюсской, Каунасской, Клайпедской и Шяуляйской областей Литовской ССР — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org.
- ^ "Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 23.04.1953 о ликвидации Бакинской и Гянджинской областей Азербайджанской ССР — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org.
- ^ "Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 23.04.1953 о ликвидации Кутаисской и Тбилисской областей Грузинской ССР — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org.
