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.
Terminology
Oblast is a Slavic term that exists in the Russian language. Russian was official in all republics.
By location
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) [1]
Moldavian SSR
- first-level entities were raions (districts)
List
| Oblast | Republic | Established | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riga Oblast | Latvian SSR | ||
| Pärnu Oblast | Estonian SSR | 1953-04-28 | |
| Tallin Oblast | Estonian SSR | 1953-04-28 | |
| Tartu Oblast | Estonian SSR | 1953-04-28 | |
| Vilnius Oblast | Lithuanian SSR | ||
| Kaunas Oblast | Lithuanian SSR | ||
| Central Black Earth Oblast | RSFSR | 1934-06-13 | |
| Chita Oblast | RSFSR | ||
| Crimean Oblast | RSFSR | ||
| East Siberian Oblast | RSFSR | ||
| Grozny Oblast | RSFSR | ||
| Irkutsk Oblast | RSFSR | ||
| Kuban-Black Sea Oblast | RSFSR | ||
| Northern Oblast (1936–37) | RSFSR | ||
| Ural Oblast | RSFSR | ||
| Velikiye Luki Oblast | RSFSR | ||
| Western Oblast | RSFSR |