Crimean Oblast
| Crimean Oblast Кримська область Крымская область | |||||||||
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| Oblast of the Russian SFSR (1945–1954) and Ukrainian SSR (1954–1991) | |||||||||
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 Crimean Oblast (red) and Ukrainian SSR (beige). | |||||||||
| Capital | Simferopol | ||||||||
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| • Coordinates | 49°21′N 23°30′E / 49.350°N 23.500°ECoordinates: 49°21′N 23°30′E / 49.350°N 23.500°E | ||||||||
• | 27,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
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• Crimean ASSR dissolved | 30 June 1945 | ||||||||
| 19 February 1954 | |||||||||
• Autonomy restored | 12 February 1991 | ||||||||
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The Crimean Oblast (Ukrainian: Кримська область, romanized: Krymska oblast; Russian: Крымская область, romanized: Krymskaya oblast; Crimean Tatar: Qırım vilâyeti / Къырым виляйети) was an oblast (province) of the former Russian SFSR (1945–1954) and Ukrainian SSR (1954–1991) within the Soviet Union. Its capital was the city of Simferopol. The administrative unit was succeeded by Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
History[]
On 30 June 1945, the Crimean Oblast replaced the Crimean ASSR after it was stripped of its autonomous status as a result of the alleged crimes of Crimean Tatars during World War II.[1] On 19 February 1954, the oblast was transferred from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR jurisdiction.[1] On the basis of "the integral character of the economy, the territorial proximity and the close economic and cultural ties between the Crimea Province and the Ukrainian SSR.":[2]
Sevastopol was a closed city due to its importance as the port of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet and was attached to the Crimean Oblast only in 1978.[citation needed]
On 12 February 1991, The status of Crimea Oblast was changed to that of Autonomous Republic by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR as the result of a state-sanctioned referendum held on January 20, 1991.[3] 4 months later, on June 19, appropriate changes were made to the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR.[4][5] With effect from 6 May 1992, the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was transformed into the Republic of Crimea within Ukraine. 21 September 1994 it was renamed to Autonomous Republic of Crimea by Verkhovna Rada.[6] This name was used for Crimea (with the exception of the city of Sevastopol) in new Ukrainian Constitution of 1996. The status of Sevastopol, due to its strategic importance as the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, remained disputed between Ukraine and Russia until 1997 when it was agreed that it should be treated as a "city with special status" within Ukraine.
See also[]
- History of Crimea
- Autonomous Republic of Crimea
- Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
- Crimea Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine
- List of chairmen of the Executive Committee of Crimea
References[]
- ^ a b "Chronology for Crimean Russians in Ukraine". Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Calamur, Krishnadev (27 February 2014). "Crimea: A Gift To Ukraine Becomes A Political Flash Point". NPR. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Day in history – 20 January". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 8 January 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
- ^ Про внесення змін і доповнень до Конституції (Основного Закону) Української РСР
- ^ "История референдумов в Крыму. Досье". ТАСС.
- ^ Law of the Ukraine N 254/96-ВР
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