history of the oblast and the kray

[Paul B. Gallagher]

David E. Crawford wrote [under a different subject line]:

> On another subject, can anyone point me to a reference that explains why
> in Russia there are (still) both oblasts and krays and what their
> historical and present differences are?  The web wasn't much help on
> this one.  Tnx.

Here's a good place to start: ╚Изменение
административно-территориального деления России за последние 300 лет╩.
С.А.ТАРХОВ. ("Izmeneniye administrativno-territorial'nogo deleniya
Rossii za posledniye 300 let." S. A. Tarkhov)

The editors of Geografiya apparently don't believe in linking the
author's pages to one another, so here's the secret: The material begins
in issue 15 at <http://geo.1september.ru/2001/15/contents15.htm>, and
then continues in issue 21 at
<http://geo.1september.ru/2001/15/contents15.htm>.

Should give you way more than enough ideas and search terms to move
forward.

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--
Paul B. Gallagher
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"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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