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12019-07-24T19:10:43-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f591glossary termplain2019-08-09T18:35:04-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5While the guberniia was the more standardized and more prolific form, the oblast' (plural: oblasti Anglicized as oblasts) played an important role in the administrative geography of the empire as well.
A quick glance at the map reveals that one of the hallmarks of the oblast' was location. If gubernii constituted the "core" of the empire, oblasts helped define the periphery of imperial administration.
