oblasts
Soviet administrative divisions
Oblasts are administrative divisions in Russia and some other countries of the former Soviet Union, roughly equivalent to provinces or states.
The term comes from Russian and typically designates regions organized around a major city: Leningrad Oblast, Donetsk Oblast.
Singular: oblast.
Regional administrative district
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- districtBounded administrative area
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
boundary · border · area · zone · demarcation · frontier · enclave
State's chief executive
- regional governmentArea-level public administration
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- capital cityPrimary governmental center
administrative center · budget · jurisdiction · assembly · officials · deputies · elections · policy
Russia's capital city
- LeningradFormer Soviet city name
- KaliningradRussian Baltic exclave
- VolgogradRussian city, river-named
- MurmanskArctic Circle Russian seaport
province
Regional administrative district
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- districtBounded administrative area
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
territory · boundary · border · area · zone · demarcation · frontier · enclave
governor
State's chief executive
- regional governmentArea-level public administration
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
capital city · administrative center · budget · jurisdiction · assembly · officials · deputies · elections · policy · ministry
Moscow
Russia's capital city
- LeningradFormer Soviet city name
- KaliningradRussian Baltic exclave
- VolgogradRussian city, river-named
Kyiv
Capital of Ukraine
oblastscounties
Administrative territorial divisions
states · provinces · departments · cantons · prefectures