Subdivisions of the Soviet Union
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The Soviet Union
had several kinds of subnational entities:
In addition, some cities and regions, while located within subnational entities had special status:
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
had several kinds of subnational entities:
- Republics of the Soviet UnionRepublics of the Soviet UnionThe Republics of the Soviet Union or the Union Republics of the Soviet Union were ethnically-based administrative units that were subordinated directly to the Government of the Soviet Union...
- Autonomous republics of the Soviet UnionAutonomous republics of the Soviet UnionAutonomous Soviet Socialist Republics of the Soviet Union were administrative units created for certain nations. The ASSRs had a status lower than the union republics of the Soviet Union, but higher than the autonomous oblasts and the autonomous okrugs....
- Oblasts of the Soviet Union
- Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet UnionAutonomous oblasts of the Soviet UnionAutonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union were administrative units created for a number of smaller nations, which were given autonomy within the republics of the Soviet Union.-Azerbaijan SSR:*Nagorno-Karabakh AO -Byelorussian SSR:...
- Autonomous okrugs of the Soviet Union
In addition, some cities and regions, while located within subnational entities had special status:
- "Closed cities"
- a Republican subordination
- OblastOblastOblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
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