Oblast




An oblast (UK: /ˈɒblɑːst/, US: /ˈɑːblæst/)[1] is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.


Official terms in successor states of the Soviet Union differ, but some still use a cognate of the Russian term, e.g., voblast (voblasts, voblasts', [ˈvobɫasʲtsʲ]) is used for regions of Belarus, and oblys (plural: oblystar) for regions of Kazakhstan.


The word "oblast" is a loanword in English,[2] but it is, nevertheless, often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region". The last translation may lead to confusion, because "raion" may be used for other kinds of administrative subdivision, which may be translated as "region", "district", or "county" depending on the context.




Contents






  • 1 Bulgaria


  • 2 Russian Empire


  • 3 Soviet Union


  • 4 Post-Soviet countries


  • 5 Yugoslavia


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References





Bulgaria



Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 oblasts, usually translated as "provinces". Before, the country was divided into just nine units, also called oblast.



Russian Empire



In the Russian Empire, oblasts were considered to be administrative units and were included as parts of Governorates General or krais. The majority of then-existing oblasts were on the periphery of the country (e.g. Kars Oblast or Transcaspian Oblast) or covered the areas where Cossacks lived.



Soviet Union



In the now-dissolved Soviet Union, oblasts were one of the types of administrative divisions of the union republics. As any administrative units of this level, oblasts were composed of districts (raions) and cities/towns directly under oblasts' jurisdiction. Some oblasts also included autonomous entities called autonomous okrugs. Because of the Soviet Union electrification program under the GOELRO plan, Ivan Alexandrov, as director of the Regionalisation Committee of Gosplan, divided the Soviet union into thirteen European and eight Asiatic oblasts, using rational economic planning rather than "the vestiges of lost sovereign rights".[3]


The names of oblasts did not usually correspond to the names of the respective historical regions, as they were created as purely administrative units. With a few exceptions, Soviet oblasts were named after their administrative centers.



Post-Soviet countries


The oblasts in other post-Soviet countries are officially called:
















































































Territorial entity
Local term
English term
Details
Comment
Armenia marz province or region[4]
see Marz (country subdivision)

Oblast in the Russian version of a 1995 law.[5]
Belarus
voblast (vobłaść) / oblast
region[6]
see Regions of Belarus
Russian and Belarusian are both state languages.
Georgia mkhare region see Mkhare

Kazakhstan oblys region see Regions of Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan
oblus / oblast
region see Regions of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz and Russian are both official languages
Russia oblast oblast or region[7]
see Oblasts of Russia
According to the Constitution of Russia, oblasts are considered to be subjects of the Federation, which is a higher status than that of administrative units they had within the Russian SFSR before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The federal subject status gives the oblasts some degree of autonomy and gives them representation in the Federation Council.
Tajikistan viloyat region see Regions of Tajikistan

Turkmenistan welaýat region [8]
see Regions of Turkmenistan

Ukraine oblast oblast or region[9][10]
see Oblasts of Ukraine

Uzbekistan viloyat region[11]
see Regions of Uzbekistan


Viloyat and welaýat are derived from the Turkish language term vilayet, itself derived from the Arabic language term wilāya (ولاية)



Yugoslavia



In 1922, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was divided into 33 administrative divisions called oblasts. In 1929, oblasts were replaced with larger administrative units known as banovinas.


During the Yugoslav Wars, several Serbian Autonomous Oblasts were formed in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. These oblasts were later merged into the Republic of Serbian Krajina and the Republika Srpska.



See also







  • Autonomous oblast


  • Guberniya, an administrative unit of the Russian Empire, early Russian SFSR, and the Soviet Union, comparable to an oblast.

  • Subdivisions of Russia

  • Krai

  • Okrug



References





  1. ^ "Oblast". Collins English Dictionary/Webster's New World College Dictionary.


  2. ^ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008. Entry on "oblast"


  3. ^ Ekonomicheskoe raionirovanie Rossii, Gosplan, Moscow 1921


  4. ^ Helix Consulting LLC. "Government - Regions - The Government of the Republic of Armenia". gov.am..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ "Legislation: National Assembly of RA". parliament.am.


  6. ^ "Geography, Belarus - Belarus.by". belarus.by.


  7. ^ "Chapter 3. The Federal Structure - The Constitution of the Russian Federation". constitution.ru.


  8. ^ http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-2_2010-06-30.pdf


  9. ^ "Regions of Ukraine - MFA of Ukraine". mfa.gov.ua.


  10. ^ http://en.ria.ru/infographics/20141028/194720565/Ukraines-Snap-Parliamentary-Elections.html


  11. ^ http://www.gov.uz/en/regional_authorities/










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