Central-Chernozem Oblast () was an administrative-territorial unit (''
oblast
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'') of the
Russian SFSR
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from 1928 to 1934.
Its seat was in the city of
Voronezh
Voronezh ( ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects wes ...
. The oblast was located in the center of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between
Voronezh
Voronezh ( ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects wes ...
,
Oryol
Oryol ( rus, Орёл, , ɐˈrʲɵl, a=ru-Орёл.ogg, links=y, ), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka Rive ...
,
Kursk
Kursk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur (Kursk Oblast), Kur, Tuskar, and Seym (river), Seym rivers. It has a population of
Kursk ...
,
Belgorod
Belgorod (, ) is a city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately north of the border with Ukraine. It has a population of
It was founded in 1596 as a defensiv ...
,
Lipetsk
Lipetsk (, ), also Romanization of Russian, romanized as Lipeck, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh (river), Voronezh River in the Do ...
, and
Tambov
Tambov ( , ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna ...
Oblasts, as well as a minor part of
Penza Oblast
Penza Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Penza. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was ...
. 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 Central Black Earth Region or the Central-Chernozem Region; is a segment of the Eurasian Black Earth belt that lies within Central Russia and comprises Voronezh Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Oryol Oblast and K ...
.
The most important authority in the oblast was the first secretary of the
CPSU
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),. Abbreviated in Russian as КПСС, ''KPSS''. at some points known as the Russian Communist Party (RCP), All-Union Communist Party and Bolshevik Party, and sometimes referred to as the Soviet ...
Oblast Committee. For the whole existence of the oblast, the first secretary was
Iosif Vareikis
Iosif Mikhailovich Vareikis (; ; 18 October 1894 – 28 July 1938) was a Soviet Lithuanian politician and Communist Party official.
Biography
Early career
Born into a working-class family in a village called Aseka-Vareiki, in Kovno (Kaunas ...
.
History
The oblast was established on May 14, 1928 by the
All-Russian Central Executive Committee
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. The territory of the krai was formed from four
governorate
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s,
Voronezh
Voronezh ( ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects wes ...
,
Kursk
Kursk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur (Kursk Oblast), Kur, Tuskar, and Seym (river), Seym rivers. It has a population of
Kursk ...
,
Oryol
Oryol ( rus, Орёл, , ɐˈrʲɵl, a=ru-Орёл.ogg, links=y, ), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka Rive ...
, and
Tambov Governorate
Tambov Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic, and the Russian SFSR, with its capital in Tambov. It was located between 51°14' and 55°6' north latitude, north and betwee ...
s.
On July 16, 1928, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee issued a decree splitting Central Black Earth Oblast into eleven administrative districts (''
okrug
An okrug is a type of administrative division in some Slavic-speaking states. The word ''okrug'' is a loanword in English, alternatively translated as area, district, county, or region.
Etymologically, ''okrug'' literally means ' circuit', der ...
s'')
*
Belgorod Okrug (with the seat located in
Belgorod
Belgorod (, ) is a city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately north of the border with Ukraine. It has a population of
It was founded in 1596 as a defensiv ...
);
*
Borisoglebsk Okrug (
Borisoglebsk
Borisoglebsk () is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vorona River near its confluence with the Khopyor. Population: 65,000 (1969).
History
Borisoglebsk was founded in 1646 and was named for the Russian s ...
);
*
Kozlov Okrug (
Kozlov);
*
Kursk Okrug (
Kursk
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Kursk ...
);
*
Lgov Okrug (
Lgov
Lgov () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
* Lgov, Kursk Oblast, a town in Kursk Oblast
;Rural localities
* Lgov, Khotynetsky District, Oryol Oblast, a '' selo'' in Ilyinsky Selsoviet of Khotynetsky Distric ...
);
*
Oryol Okrug (
Oryol
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);
*
Ostrogozhsk Okrug (
Ostrogozhsk
Ostrogozhsk () is a town and the administrative center of Ostrogozhsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Tikhaya Sosna River (a tributary of the Don), south of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 20 ...
);
*
Rossosh Okrug (
Rossosh Rossosh () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
* Rossosh, Rossoshansky District, Voronezh Oblast, a town in Rossoshansky District of Voronezh Oblast
;Rural localities
* Rossosh, Belgorod Oblast, a ''khutor'' i ...
);
*
Tambov Okrug (
Tambov
Tambov ( , ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna ...
);
*
Voronezh Okrug (
Voronezh
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);
*
Yelets Okrug (
Yelets
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History
Yelets is the oldest center of the ...
).
Before the oblast was established, the constituent governorates used the old division inherited from the Russian Empire (
uyezd
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s). On July 30, 1928 the division of the oblast into districts was established.
The following districts have been established,
*In Belgorod Okrug:
Belgorodsky,
Belovsky,
Bolshetroitsky,
Borisovsky,
Grayvoronsky,
Ivnyansky,
Korochansky,
Krasnoyaruzhsky,
Prokhorovsky,
Rakityansky,
Skorodnyansky,
Shebekinsky,
Tomarovsky, and
Veselo-Lopansky.
*In Borisoglebsk Okrug:
Aleshkovsky,
Arkhangelsky,
Borisoglebsko-Prigorodny,
Dobrinsky,
Mordovsky,
Novokhopyorsky,
Peskovsky,
Rusanovsky,
Shchuchensky,
Talovsky,
Tokaryovsky,
Verkhne-Karachansky,
Yelan-Kolenovsky, and
Zherdevsky.
*In Kozlov Okrug:
Astapovsky,
Beryozovsky,
Dankovsky,
Dobrovsky,
Dryazginsky,
Glazkovsky,
Gryazinsky,
Izberdeevsky,
Khvorostyansky,
Kozlovsky,
Lamsky,
Nikiforovsky,
Ranenburgsky,
Seslavinsky,
Shekhmansky,
Sosnovsky,
Staroyuryevsky,
Surensky, and
Troyekurovsky.
*In Kursk Okrug:
Besedinsky,
Cheremisinovsky,
Fatezhsky,
Kolpnyansky,
Kshensky,
Kursky,
Leninsky,
Medvensky,
Oboyansky,
Ponyrovsky,
Shchigrovsky,
Solntsevsky,
Svobodinsky, and
Timskoy.
*In Lgov Okrug:
Bolshesoldatsky
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,
Dmitriyevsky,
Glushkovsky,
Ivaninsky,
Khomutovsky,
Konyshyovsky,
Korenevsky,
Lgovsky,
Mikhaylovsky,
Rylsky, and
Sudzhansky.
*In Oryol Okrug:
Bolkhovsky,
Dmitrovsky,
Donskoy,
Glodnevsky,
Korsakovsky,
Kromskoy,
Maloarkhangelsky,
Mokhovskoy,
Mtsensky,
Novosilsky,
Orlovsky,
Sverdlovsky,
Soskovsky,
Trosnyansky,
Uzkinsky,
Uritsky, and
Verkhovskoy.
*In Ostrogozhsk Okrug:
Alexeyevsky,
Budyonnovsky,
Chernyansky,
Davydovsky,
Kamensky,
Korotoyaksky,
Liskinsky,
Nikitovsky,
Novooskolsky,
Ostrogozhsky,
Repyovsky,
Urazovsky,
Valuysky,
Veliko-Mikhaylovsky,
Veydelevsky, and
Volokonovsky.
*In Rossosh Okrug:
Bogucharsky,
Buturlinovsky,
Kalacheyevsky,
Kantemirovsky,
Losevsky,
Mikhaylovsky,
Novokalitvyansky,
Olkhovatsky,
Pavlovsky,
Petropavlovsky,
Podgorensky,
Rovensky,
Rossoshansky,
Verkhnemamonsky,
Vorobyovsky, and
Vorontsovsky.
*In Tambov Okrug:
Algasovsky,
Bondarsky,
Gromovsky,
Inzhavinsky,
Kirsanovsky,
Morshansky,
Muchkapsky,
Peresypkinsky,
Pichayevsky,
Pokrovo-Marfinsky,
Rakshinsky,
Rasskazovsky,
Rzhaksinsky,
Sampursky,
Uvarovsky, and
Zemetchinsky.
*In Voronezh Okrug:
Anninsky,
Berezovsky,
Bobrovo-Dvorsky,
Bobrovsky
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,
Gorshechensky,
Gremyachensky,
Kastorensky,
Khlevensky,
Levorossoshansky,
Nizhnedevitsky,
Paninsky,
Rozhdestvenskokhavsky,
Starooskolsky,
Shatalovsky,
Usmansky,
Verkhnekhavsky,
Yastrebovsky,
Yendovishchensky, and
Zemlyansky.
*In Yelets Okrug:
Bolshe-Polyansky,
Borinsko-Zavodskoy,
Dolgorukovsky,
Dolzhansky,
Izmalkovsky,
Krasninsky,
Lebedyansky,
Lipetsky,
Livensky,
Russko-Brodsky,
Shilovsky,
Stanovlyansky,
Studenetsky,
Terbunsky,
Trubetchinsky,
Volnovsky,
Volovsky,
Volynsky,
Yeletsky, and
Zadonsky.
In 1929, the city of Voronezh was made a special administrative unit subordinate to the oblast, and Voronezh Okrug was abolished and split into
Stary Oskol Okrug and
Usman Okrug. On July 23, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were made directly subordinate to the oblast authorities. In particular, the oblast had two Beryozovsky Districts. The number of districts was considerably reduced on several occasions. On April 7, 1932 the city of
Lipetsk
Lipetsk (, ), also Romanization of Russian, romanized as Lipeck, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh (river), Voronezh River in the Do ...
was made a separate administrative unit.
On June 13, 1934, by the Decree of All-Russian Central Executive Committee the oblast was abolished. Its territory was divided between newly established
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the Russian Census (2021), 20 ...
and
Kursk Oblast
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.
References
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