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The oblast in . Oblasts in Bulgaria Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 ''oblasti'', usually translated as ''regions''. Before, the country was divided into 9 bigger units, also called ''oblast''. See Regions Of Bulgaria . Oblasts in Soviet Union and its successor countries In the mentioned post-Soviet republics, oblasts are one step below the national level and further subdivided into official: ''місто обласного підпорядкування'') - being at the same level as ''raion''. In the now-extinct Soviet Union , oblasts were two steps below the national level (the higher step being the Soviet Republics ). Some oblasts of the Russian SFSR have had a complicated structure including not only raions and cities, but also Autonomous entities. The oblasts in other post-Soviet countries are officially called:
''Viloyat'' and ''welayat'' are derived from the Arabic Language term '' Wilayah ''. Names of particular oblasts One should note that a name of an oblast does not usually correspond with the name of the respective historical . Typically, the Soviet/post-Soviet oblasts are named after their Capital Cities , officially called "oblast centers". The name of each oblast' is usually a relative Adjective , formed by adding a feminine Suffix to the name of respective center city. E.g. '' Poltava '' is the center of the '' Poltavs'ka Oblast' ''. Exceptions to this rule include:
Political aspects of oblast subdivision Generally, oblast is the typical Subnational Entity of a highly-centralized Unitary State . Experts believe that Soviet government was applying not only the objective (socio-economic and geographic), but also particular political criteria in forming the oblasts. The administrative borders of several oblasts have sometimes been changed in order to reshuffle the local Communist Party organization, secure "the right" local administration for an industrial company, limit an ethnic activism etc. Such decisions were a Soviet version of the Gerrymandering method of affecting a vote. Recent trends in oblast policy President . In attempts to meet new regional socio-economic and political issues, numerous projects are suggested to reform the oblast system in both Russia and Ukraine (mostly aimed to merge particular oblasts or change their borders). Oblasts in Yugoslavia See also
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