Oblasts of the Russian Empire

Oblasts of the Russian Empire

Russian Empire in 1914
CategorySubdivision of an empire
Location Russian Empire
Created
  • 1849
Abolished
  • 1917 (inherited by the Soviet regime)
Number35
Subdivisions

Oblasts in the Russian Empire were considered to be administrative units and were included as parts of Governorates General or krais. The majority of then-existing oblasts were located on the periphery of the country (e.g. Kars Oblast or Transcaspian Oblast) or covered the areas where Cossacks lived.