Oblasts of the Russian Empire

Oblasts of the Russian Empire

Russian Empire in 1914
Category Subdivision of an empire
Location  Russian Empire
Created 1849
Abolished 1917 (inherited by the Soviet regime)
Number 35
Subdivisions uyezds (counties)

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 Transcaspian Oblast) or covered the areas where Cossacks lived.

List

Oblasts of Stepnoy Krai
Oblasts of Turkestan Krai

See also

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