| 释义 |
‖ oblast|ˈoblast|
[Russ.]
A second-order administrative subdivision in Imperial Russia and the U.S.S.R.; a Russian province or region. Also attrib. Cf. kray.
1886Encycl. Brit. XXI. 69/2 Oblasts, or provinces. 1911Ibid. XXIII. 875/2 For purposes of provincial administration Russia is divided into 78 governments (guberniya), 18 provinces (oblast) and 1 district (okrug). 1934Webster s.v. Soviet, They [sc. the soviets]..send deputies to the higher soviet congresses: volosts (rural district),..oblasts (regional), and the congresses of the constituent republics. 1936Nature 23 May 843/1 They [sc. the soviets] in their turn send delegates to the rayons, above which are the oblasts. 1938, etc. [see kray]. 1951Ann. Reg. 1950 202 The unsatisfactory condition of agriculture in the oblast was attributed to organizational deficiencies... N. S. Patolichev..had spent the previous two years in the comparatively obscure post of oblast party Secretary. 1955Times 23 Aug. 6/3 Every credit is given to those oblast and individual state and collective farms which fulfil..the plan. 1964New Statesman 6 Mar. 353/1 Interference at the district level by agricultural departments of the town or village council has been superseded by ‘guidance’ at the oblast (regional) level. 1964Economist 13 June 1264/2 The first oil was struck in the Tyumen oblast only in 1960. 1976Survey Spring 57 He embarked on a successful career in party administration, attaining the rank of oblast First Secretary. |