Oblasts of the Soviet Union
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The oblasts of the Soviet Union were second-level entities of the Soviet Union, and first-level entities of the republics of the Soviet Union.
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Terminology[edit]
Oblast is a Slavic term that exists in the Russian language. Russian was official in all republics.
By location[edit]
Baltic region[edit]
In the 1950 there were 10 oblasts in the three Baltic republics.
- 1953-04-28 Law on abolition of Pärnu, Tallinn and Tartu oblasts (Estonia) [1]
Moldavian SSR[edit]
- first-level entities were raions (districts)
List[edit]
| Name English | Name Russian | Republic | Established | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pärnu Oblast | Пярнуская область | Estonian SSR | 1953-04-28 | |
| Tallinn Oblast | Таллинская область | Estonian SSR | 1953-04-28 | |
| Tartu Oblast | Тартуская область | Estonian SSR | 1953-04-28 | |
| Riga Oblast | Рижская область | Latvian SSR | ||
| Daugavpils Oblast | Даугавпилсская область | Latvian SSR | ||
| Liepajskaja Oblast | Лиепайская область | Latvian SSR | ||
| Siauliai Oblast | Шяуляйская область (ru) | Lithuanian SSR | 1950-06-20 | 1953-05-28 |
| Klaipeda 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 |
| 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 | |||
| Velikiye Luki Oblast | RSFSR | 1944-08-23 | 1957-10-02 | |
| Western Oblast | RSFSR | 1929-10-1 | 1937-09-27 |