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Following the failed August Coup in Moscow on 19–21 August 1991, the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine declared independence on 24 August 1991 and renamed the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as Ukraine. A referendum on independence was held on 1 December 1991. 92.3% of voters voted for independence nationwide.
Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, romanized: Kirovohradska oblast), also known as Kirovohradshchyna (Ukrainian: Кіровоградщина), is an oblast (region) in central Ukraine.
Kirovohrad, city, south-central Ukraine. It lies along the upper Inhul River where the latter is crossed by the Kremenchuk-Odessa railway. Founded as a fortress in 1754, it was made a city, Yelysavethrad (Russian: Yelizavetgrad, or Elizavetgrad), in 1765 and developed as the centre of a rich.
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Feb 24, 2023 · In 1939, the city was named Kirovohrad, in honor of the Soviet party leader Serhii Kirov. This name was changed in 2016 in accordance with the decommunization laws. The city, which is the regional center, was renamed Kropyvnytskyi.
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The raion system proved very difficult to administer wholly, and on February 27, 1932, they were grouped into five oblasts, though Moldovan ASSR was kept: 1. Vinnytsia Oblast 2. Odessa Oblast 3. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 4. Kharkiv Oblast 5. Kyiv Oblast The latter three were soon partitioned in the same year to create the following two oblasts: 1. Done...
After the Soviet invasion of Poland and the resulting annexation of its eastern half by the Soviet Union. The territorial administration was somewhat preserved converting Polish voivodeships into Soviet oblasts. Thus, six new oblasts were established in Western Ukraineon 4 December 1939: 1. Volyn Oblast (with its centre in Lutsk, western part of Wo...
As the Red Army liberated Ukraine throughout 1943/1944, several changes were made, including the complete reinstatement of the pre-World War IIoblasts. On 29 March 1944 the city of Chernivitsi was renamed to Chernivtsi, as was the oblast. In a similar fashion, Tarnopil became Ternopil on 15 April 1944. The liberation left a German-occupied zone in ...
After the war ended, the Carpathian Ruthenia province of Czechoslovakiawas passed to the USSR and on 21 January 1946, the territory was annexed to Ukraine as the 1. Zakarpattia Oblast During the post-war rebuilding the administrative division remained stable. However the political aftermath following death of Stalinin 1953 brought a number of re-or...
Apr 10, 2012 · Kirovohrad Oblast or Kirovohradska Oblast is an administrative region located in the central part of Ukraine. The capital of the region is the city of Kropyvnytskyi, renamed from Kirovohrad during decommunization in 2016. The region itself still retains its Soviet name, since it requires amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine to change it.
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Jul 2, 2024 · Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian : Кіровоградська область, romanized: Kirovohradska oblast), also known as Kirovohradshchyna (Ukrainian : Кіровоградщина), is an oblast (region) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. Its population is 903,712 (2022 estimate). [2] .
