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History and Administrative Division .
In 1928 Kursk Gubernia became part of Central Black Soil Oblast. The latter was partitioned
in 1934 into Kursk and Voronezh Oblast. In 1937 Oryol Oblast was formed, carving territory out
of Kursk Oblast. During World War II (1941-1943) Kursk Oblast was occupied by German troops and suffered severe destruction;
in the Battle of Kursk 1943 the Red Army stopped an attempted German summer offensive in its beginnings. In 1944 Kursk Oblast
ceded 5 districts to Oryol Oblast. In 1954 Belgorod Oblast was
established, her territory carved out ot Kursk Oblast; since 1954, the borders of Kursk Oblast have not changed. Kursk Oblast borders on Bryansk and Oryol Oblast in the north, on Lipetsk and Voronezh Oblast in the east, on Belgorod Oblast in the south and on Ukraine in the west. Kursk Oblast is divided in 28 districts (rayons). Historical Atlas, Russia Page see also History of Russia in Europe, Russia, USSR |
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EXTERNAL FILES |
Article Kursk Oblast,
Administrative Division of Kursk Oblast, from Wikipedia Structurae : Kursk Oblast Article Kurskaya Oblast, from Wikipedia Russian edition |
| DOCUMENTS |
Historical Population Statistics by Administrative Division : Russia,
from : Population Statistics Flag, from FOTW Coat of Arms, from Vector Images, from Civic Heraldry Archives in the Russian Federation, scroll down for Kursk Oblast Map of Administrative Division, posted by R. Daward Maplandia : Kurskaya Oblast |
| REFERENCE |
Kursk Oblast, pp.168-169, in : Europa Publications, The Territories of the Russian Federation, London : Europa 1st ed. 1999 [G] |
