Central Black Earth Oblast

51°40′N 39°13′E / 51.667°N 39.217°E / 51.667; 39.217

Central-Chernozem Oblast Центрально-Чернозёмная область
Oblast of the Russian SFSR
1928–1934
Location in the Russian SFSR
Capital	Voronezh
History
• Established	May 14 1928
• Disestablished	June 13 1934
Political subdivisions	11 okrugs
Preceded by Succeeded by Voronezh Governorate Voronezh Oblast Oryol Oblast Kursk Oblast Belgorod Oblast Lipetsk Oblast Tambov Oblast

Central-Chernozem Oblast (Russian: Центрально-Чернозёмная область, romanized: Tsentral'no-Chernozyomnaya oblast', lit. 'Central-Black soil Oblast') was an administrative-territorial unit (oblast) of the Russian SFSR from 1928 to 1934.^[1] Its seat was in the city of Voronezh. The oblast was located in the center of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between Voronezh, Oryol, Kursk, Belgorod, Lipetsk, and Tambov Oblasts, as well as a minor part of Penza Oblast. The geographical territory of the former oblast does not currently have any administrative significance, but is often referred to as the Central Black Earth Region.

The most important authority in the oblast was the first secretary of the CPSU Oblast Committee. For the whole existence of the oblast, the first secretary was Iosif Vareikis.