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In 1914, there were 78 gubernii and 20 oblasti. | In 1914, there were 78 gubernii and 20 oblasti. | ||
In modern Russia, an oblast is equivalent to an imperial province (guberniya). There are more oblasti in modern Russia than there were provinces (gubernii) in imperial Russia. Often, the records of several modern oblasti are found in the archive of a single oblast whose capital happened to be the capital of an imperial guberniya. | In modern Russia, an oblast is an equivalent to an imperial province (guberniya). There are more oblasti in modern Russia than there were provinces (gubernii) in imperial Russia. Often, the records of several modern oblasti are found in the archive of a single oblast whose capital happened to be the capital of an imperial guberniya. | ||
A region '''raion''' is the intermediate jurisdiction in modern Russia, taking the place of counties (uyezd) and townships (volosti). | A region '''raion''' is the intermediate jurisdiction in modern Russia, taking the place of counties (uyezd) and townships (volosti). | ||