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The Crimean Oblast (; , ) was a former oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
 (province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
) of the former Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or the Ukrainian SSR was one of the founders of the USSR and a republic that made up the former Soviet Union from its formation in 1922 to its abolishment in 1991....
, which was at the time part of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
. Its capital was the city of Simferopol
Simferopol

Simferopol is the Capital of the Crimea in southern Ukraine. As the capital of Crimea, Simferopol is an important political, economic, and transport center of the peninsula....
.

The Crimean Oblast was created from the newly abolished Crimean ASSR
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Crimean Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic was created as part of RSFSR within the Crimean Peninsula, its capital being Simferopol. The official languages were Crimean Tatar language and Russian....
 on June 30, 1945. The oblast was then transferred from the Russian SFSR
Russian SFSR

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , also called the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, the Russian SFSR and the RSFSR for short, was the largest and most populous of the fifteen Republics of the Soviet Union of the Soviet Union and became the Russian Federation after the collapse of the Soviet Union....
 to the Ukrainian SSR on February 19, 1954 (for more information see: Crimea#Soviet Union
Crimea

Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name....
).

Following a referendum
Referendum

A referendum , ballot question, or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire Constituency is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal....
 held on January 20, 1991 the Crimean Oblast was upgraded to that of an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on February 12, 1991 by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainain SSR
Verkhovna Rada

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada ....
.






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The Crimean Oblast (; , ) was a former oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
 (province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
) of the former Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or the Ukrainian SSR was one of the founders of the USSR and a republic that made up the former Soviet Union from its formation in 1922 to its abolishment in 1991....
, which was at the time part of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
. Its capital was the city of Simferopol
Simferopol

Simferopol is the Capital of the Crimea in southern Ukraine. As the capital of Crimea, Simferopol is an important political, economic, and transport center of the peninsula....
.

The Crimean Oblast was created from the newly abolished Crimean ASSR
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Crimean Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic was created as part of RSFSR within the Crimean Peninsula, its capital being Simferopol. The official languages were Crimean Tatar language and Russian....
 on June 30, 1945. The oblast was then transferred from the Russian SFSR
Russian SFSR

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , also called the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, the Russian SFSR and the RSFSR for short, was the largest and most populous of the fifteen Republics of the Soviet Union of the Soviet Union and became the Russian Federation after the collapse of the Soviet Union....
 to the Ukrainian SSR on February 19, 1954 (for more information see: Crimea#Soviet Union
Crimea

Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name....
).

Following a referendum
Referendum

A referendum , ballot question, or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire Constituency is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal....
 held on January 20, 1991 the Crimean Oblast was upgraded to that of an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on February 12, 1991 by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainain SSR
Verkhovna Rada

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada ....
. Today it is officially named the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

See also

  • Autonomous Republic of Crimea
    Crimea

    Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name....
  • Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
    Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

    Crimean Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic was created as part of RSFSR within the Crimean Peninsula, its capital being Simferopol. The official languages were Crimean Tatar language and Russian....