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History and Administrative Division . A larger Nizhny Novgorod Oblast was established in 1929, comprising of Nizhny Novgorod and Vyatka Gubernia, of Mari El, Votsk (Udmurt) and Chuvash ASSRs (Mordovia was still part of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, achieved ASSR status in 1930). Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in 1932 was reorganized as Gorky Kray; in 1934 Kirov Oblast (with the Udmurt ASSR), in 1936 the Chuvash ASSR, Mari ASSR, Mordovian ASSR were separated from Gorky Kray, the remnant reorganized as Gorky Oblast. In 1990 Gorky Oblast was renamed Nizhny Novgorod Oblast; in 1994 Sokolsky Rayon was annexed (from Kostroma Oblast) Historical Atlas, Russia Page see also History of Russia in Europe, Russia, USSR |
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Article Novgorod Oblast,
Administrative Division of Novgorod Oblast, from Wikipedia Article Nizhegorodskaya Oblast, from Wikipedia Russian edition Structurae : Nizhny Novgorod Oblast History of Nizhny Novgorod Region, from Nizhegorodskaya Yarmarka |
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Historical Population Statistics by Administrative Division : Russia,
from : Population Statistics Flag, from FOTW Coat of Arms, from Vector Images Archives in the Russian Federation, scroll down for Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Map of Administrative Division, posted by R. Daward |
| REFERENCE |
Novgorod Oblast, pp.184-186, in : Europa Publications, The Territories of the Russian Federation, London : Europa 1st ed. 1999 [G] |
