A political subdivision of Imperial Russia or a republic of the U.S.S.R. or of the Russian Federation.
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.
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Ang oblast ay isang uri ng pampangangasiwang dibisyon sa Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Rusya, Ukranya, at ng dating Unyong Sobyet at Yugoslavia.
Maihahambing ang salitang ito sa isang “pederadong estado” o “lalawigan.”
