Subdivisions of the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union had several kinds of country subdivisions:

Soviet Union
Russian SFSROther republics
Autonomous republicsOblastsKrais
Autonomous republicsOblastsAutonomous oblasts
Autonomous okrugsAutonomous oblasts
Types of the subdivisions:
  Raions directly subordinated to the respective republics.
  Oblasts.
  Krais.
  ASSRs (autonomous republics).
  Autonomous oblasts subordinated to a krai.
  Autonomous okrugs subordinated to an oblast or a krai.
Republic NameDivision types
Autonomous republicsOblastsKraisAutonomous oblastsAutonomous okrugs
Russian SFSR16496510
Ukraine25
Byelorussia6
Uzbekistan111
Kazakhstan19
Georgia21
Azerbaijan11
Lithuania
Moldavia
Latvia
Kirghizia4-7
Tajikistan2-31
Armenia
Turkmenia5
Estonia

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