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Oblasts of the Soviet Union

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Oblasts of the Soviet Union

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

Oblast is a Slavic term that exists in the Russian language. Russian was official in all republics.

Baltic region

In the 1950 there were 10 oblasts in the three Baltic republics.

  • 1953-04-28 Law on abolition of Pärnu, Tallin and Tartu oblasts (Estonia)

    • Moldavian SSR

  • first-level entities were raions (districts)

    • References

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