Central Black Earth Oblast
| Central Black Earth Oblast Центрально-Чернозёмная область |
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| Oblast of the Soviet Union | |||||
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| Capital | Voronezh | ||||
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| • | Established | May 14, 1928 1928 | |||
| • | Disestablished | June 13, 1934 1934 | |||
| Political subdivisions | 11 okrugs | ||||
Coordinates: 51°40′N 39°13′E / 51.667°N 39.217°E
Central Black Earth Oblast (Russian: Центрально-Чернозёмная область, Tsentralno-Chernozyomnaya Oblast) was an oblast (a first-level administrative and municipal unit) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1928 to 1934. Its seat was in the city of Voronezh. The oblast was located in the center of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between Voronezh, Oryol, Kursk, Belgorod, Lipetsk, and Tambov Oblasts, as well as a minor part of Penza Oblast. The geographical territory is former Oblast does not currently have any administrative significance, but is often referred to as Central Black Earth Region.
The most important authority in the oblast was the first secretary of the CPSU Oblast Committee. For the whole existence of the oblast, the first secretary was Juozas Vareikis (Iosif Mikhaylovich Vareykis).
The oblast was established on May 14, 1928 by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. The territory of the krai was formed from four governorates, Voronezh, Kursk, Oryol, and Tambov Governorates.
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