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Crimean Oblast
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Crimea in the Soviet Union.
Crimean Oblast (1945–1954)
The Crimean ASSR was converted into the Crimean Oblast of the Russian SFSR on June 30, 1945, by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (published as a law on June 25, 1946). It was stripped of its autonomous status as a result of the alleged crimes of Crimean Tatars during World War II. 90% of toponyms were changed in 1944–1949 from mostly Crimean Tatar to Russian.