oblast

Also known as province, voblast, oblyst, voblasts

An oblast (, ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, the term was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is often translated into English as 'region' or 'province'. In some countries, oblasts are also known by the Russian term.

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An oblast is a type of administrative region used in several countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Bulgaria, that divides a country into smaller governed areas. The term, which means "region" or "province" in English, has historical roots in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, and remains an important way these nations organize their territories today.

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Etymology
History
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Modern oblasts
Bulgaria
Post-Soviet states
See also
Notes
References
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==Etymology== The English term oblast is borrowed from Russian область (), from where it is inherited from Old East Slavic, in turn borrowed from Old Church Slavonic область oblastĭ 'power, empire', formed from the prefix (cognate with Classical Latin ob 'towards, against' and Ancient Greek ἐπί/ἔπι epi 'in power, in charge') and the stem vlastǐ 'power, rule'. In Old Russian, it was used alongside obolostǐ—the equivalent of 'against' and 'territory, state, power' (cognate with English 'wield'; see volost).