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The oblasts of the Soviet Union were second-level administrative units of the
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)
* 1953-04-25 Law on abolition of Riga, Daugavpils and Liepāja oblasts (Latvia)
* 1953-05-28 Law on abolition of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda and Šiauliai oblasts (Lithuania)
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)
* 1953-04-23 Law on abolition of Kutaisi and Tbilisi oblasts (Georgia)
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
, and first-level entities of the republics of the Soviet Union.
Terminology
Oblast
An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...
is a Slavic term that exists in the Russian language. Russian was official in all republics.
By location
Baltic region
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)
* 1953-04-25 Law on abolition of Riga, Daugavpils and Liepāja oblasts (Latvia)
* 1953-05-28 Law on abolition of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda and Šiauliai oblasts (Lithuania)
Transcaucasian region
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)
* 1953-04-23 Law on abolition of Kutaisi and Tbilisi oblasts (Georgia)
List
See also
*Oblasts of Russia
An oblast (russian: область) is a type of federal subject in Russia.
Overview
Oblasts are constituent political entities in a federal union with representation in the Federation Council, and serve as a first-level administrative divisi ...
* Oblasts of the Russian Empire
Oblasts of the Russian Empire were considered to be administrative units and were included as parts of Governorates General or krais. The majority of then-existing oblasts were located on the periphery of the country (e.g. Kars Oblast or Transc ...
* Oblast
An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...
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Notes
{{Soviet Union topics Subdivisions of the Soviet Union