Oblasts of the Russian Empire

Oblasts of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire in 1914
Category	Subdivision of an empire
Location	Russian Empire
Created	1849
Abolished	1917 (inherited by the Soviet regime)
Number	35
Subdivisions	uyezds (counties)

Oblasts of the Russian Empire were considered to be administrative units and were included as parts of Governorates General or krais. The majority of then-existing oblasts were located on the periphery of the country (e.g. Kars Oblast or Transcaspian Oblast) or covered the areas where Cossacks lived.