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	Topics Smolensk Oblast Topic Home Smolensk Oblast (, Smolenskaya oblast) is a federal subjectFacts About Federal subjects of Russia Russia is a federation which consists of 88 subjects}}; English transliteration: subyekty, sing.... of RussiaRussia Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia.... (an oblastOblast Oblast refers to a subnational entity in some countries.... ). Its area is 49,786 square kilometers, population—1,019,000 (2005 est.); 1,049,574\|2002 Census]]); 1,158,299\|1989 Census]]). Its administrative center is the city of SmolenskSmolensk Smolensk is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River, the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast.... . Other ancient towns include VyazmaVyazma Vyazma is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazma River, about halfway between Smolensk and Mozhaysk.... and DorogobuzhDorogobuzh Dorogobuzh is a historic town straddling the Dnieper River in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, 125 km to the east of Smolensk a... . Smolensk oblast borders Pskov OblastPskov Oblast Pskov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia.... in north, Tver OblastTver Oblast Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia.... in northeast, Moscow OblastMoscow Oblast Moscow Oblast is a federal subject of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929.... in east, Kaluga OblastKaluga Oblast Kaluga Oblast is a federal subject of Russia.... and Bryansk OblastBryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia.... in south, and also Mahilyow VoblastMahilyow Voblast Mahilyow Voblast or Mogilev Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Mogilev.... and Vitsebsk VoblastVitsebsk Voblast Vitsebsk Voblast or Vitebsk Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitsebsk.... in BelarusBelarus Belarus is a landlocked nation-state in Eastern Europe, which borders Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.... , to the west and northwest. Geography Time zone Smolensk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time ZoneMoscow Time Moscow Time is observed in Russias second Time Zone in which Moscow is situated.... (MSK/MSD). UTCCoordinated Universal Time Coordinated Universal Time is a high-precision atomic time standard.... offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Administrative divisions Smolensk Oblast is divided into 25 districts (raionRaion A raion is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and... and 2 cities, which are further divided into 15 towns, 12 urban-type settlementUrban-type settlement Urban-type settlement is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of th... s, and 302 rural okrugsSelsoviet Selsoviet or selsovet , literally: rural soviet, was the lowest level administrative subdivision, similar to a r... . Demographics According to the\|2002 Census]]), the national composition of the oblast was as follows: • RussiansRussians Russians are an East Slavic ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... : 93.4% • UkrainiansUkrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine. ... : 1.7% • BelarusiansBelarusians Belarusians or Belarusans are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus and fo... : 1.6% • ArmeniansArmenians Summary The Armenians are a nation and an ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and eastern Anatolia.... : 0.4% • RomaRoma people The Roma People , sometimes "Romany Folk" in the British Isles, often referred to as Gypsies , are a heterogeneous eth... : 0.3% • TatarsFacts About Tatars Tatars , often misspelled Tartar, is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Cen... : 0.2% • AzerisAzeris in Russia Aside from a large Azeri community that is native to Russia's Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recen... : 0.2%, and many other groups, none more than 0.2% of the population. (1.1% of the population did not state their nationality in the census.) Economy Smolensk Oblast is part of Russia's Central economic district. Industry is this district includes sectors such as engineering and metalworking (production of measuring and hydrometeorological devices, computer equipment, electrical appliances, refrigerators, automobiles, power-generating and store equipment, and aircraft manufacture), the chemical industry (production of ammonia, saltpeter, fertilizers, and plastics), light industry (production of clothing, and cotton and linen fabrics), the food industry, and brown coal and peat production. Nearly 40% of the industrial production potential is concentrated in the city of Smolensk. Diamond cutting companies have the largest share of GDP. The largest of these companies is the Kristall State Unitary enterpriseUnitary enterprise Unitary enterprise is a form of a business in Russia and some other post-Soviet states that does not have the right of owner... (GUP Kristall) in Smolensk. Smolensk is also a major center of the engineering and metalworking industries, with the instrument-making, electronics, electrical, and auto industries having the largest share of GDP among engineering companies. Famous people Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov Isaac Asimov, Ph.D. , IPA: , originally ????? ?????? but now transcribed into Russian as ????? ??????) was a Russian-born A... , born in PetrovichiPetrovichi Petrovichi is a Russian village in Smolensk Oblast.... Yuri GagarinYuri Gagarin Colonel Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin , was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first human in space and the first human t... , born in KlushinoKlushino Klushino is a Russian village situated on the old road between Vyazma and Mozhaysk, not far from Gzhatsk.... External links .