An autonomous oblast (Russian: автономная область, romanized: avtonómnaya óblastʹ) is a type of federal subject of the Russian Federation. At least theoretically, an autonomous oblast has greater autonomy than other oblasts, but not as much as a republic.
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From 1961 to 1991 the Soviet Union had five autonomous oblasts: Adygea, Gorno-Altai, Karachay-Cherkessia, Khakassia and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[citation needed] The first four were elevated to republics on 3 July 1991, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, leaving only the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in independent Russia.
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- Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union
- Federal subjects of Russia
- Oblasts of Russia
- Republics of Russia
- Krais of Russia
- Federal cities of Russia
- Jewish Autonomous Oblast
