USSR TERRITORIAL-ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (15)

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1956
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USSR TERRITORIAL-pDMlNis IE CHANGES (1
(Comment: The following territorial-administrative changes were
reported in the Soviet daily press and in Vedomosti Verkhovno o Soveta
SSSR primarily during July and August 1956. The dates of the ukases
are given when available.
Numbers in parentheses refer to appended sources.)
By a 7 July ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Armenian SSR, Idzhevan
Village, Idzhevanskiy Rayon, was designated a city-type settlement. (1)
By 26 June 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Karelo-Finnish SSR,
the populated points Ambarnyy and Kesten'ga of Loukhskiy Rayon, were designated
workers' settlements. (2)
By a 31 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Kazakh SSR,
administrative center of Georgiyevskiy Rayo the
n, Yuzhno_Kazakhstanskaya Oblast,
was transferred from Georgiyevka village to the city of Lenger.
By a 31 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Kazakh SSR, Arys'
Workers' Settlement, Arysskiy Rayon, Yuzhno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast, was desig-
nated a city of rayon subordination.
By 31 July 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Kazakh SSR, the
Populated point Nikol'skiy, Czhezkazganskiy City Soviet, Karagandinskaya Oblast,
and the populated point at Darya railway station now referred to as Dar'inekiy
in Zhana-Arkinskiy Rayon, were designated workers' settlements. (3)
By a 25 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Kirgiz SSR, Chon-
Alayskiy Rayon, Oshskaya Oblast, was re-established. (1)
By decree of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Moldavian SSR, the populated
point which was recently established at the Third Moldavian Saccharine Factory,
Floreshtekiy Rayon, was designated a city-type settlement called Leninskiy. (4)
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By a 17 May 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the follow-
ing rayons in Tatarskaya ASSR were abolished: Podberezinskiy Rayon, its terri-
tory transferred to Kaybitskiy Rayon; and Churilinskiy Rayon, its territory
transferred to Arskiy and Sabinskiy rayons. In addition, Shemordan Workers'
Settlement was transferred to Sabinskiy Rayon.
By 24 May 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the fol-
lowing populated points were designated workers' scttl_.:ents: the populated
Point Vydrino in the suburban zone of Babushkin, a city in Buryat-Mongol'skaya
ASSR; and the populated points Novo-Raychikhinsk and Progress in the suburban
zone of Raychikhinsk, a city in Amurskaya Oblast. In additions, Allochkin Ot-
rog became a workers' settlement called Shirokiy.
By 24 May 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the following
rayons were abolished: in Molotovskaya Oblast, Grigor'yevskiy Rayon, its terri-
tory transferred to Nytvenskiy Rayon; in Kabardinskaya ASSR, Nal'chikskiy Rayon,
zone of lchik, its territory transferred to Chegemskiy and Urvanskiy rayons and the suburban
Rayon, itslterritoryptransferred to ArgayashskiyeRayon, and finally, Bur nskiyiy
Rayon, its territory transferred to Bagaryakskiy and Kunashakskiy rayons;
In Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Lenskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Turin-
skiy Rayon, Nizhne-Saldinskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to the administra-
tive subordination of Verkhne-Saldinskiy City Soviet of Workers' Deputies, Aramil'-
Bo1'shoy Istok, Verkhneye Dubrovo,randtShabrovskiy workers'ett ementsower(Atrans',
ferred to Sysertskiy Rayon, while Kol'tsovo Workers' Settlement was transferred to
the administrative subordination of Sverdlovskiy City Soviet of Workers' Deputies),
Rudnyy Urban Rayon, Nizhniy Tagil, its territory transferred to Leninskiy Rayon,
Sovetskiy Urban Rayon, Kamensk-Uralnskiy, its territory transferred to Sinarskiy
Rayon, and Stalinskiy Urban Rayon, Sverdlovsk, its territory transferred to Kirov-
skiy, Kaganovichskiy, and Molotovskiy rayons;
In Kurskaya Oblast, Krivtsovskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Pristen-
skiy and Oboyanskiy rayons, Oktyabr'skiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Kas-
torenskiy and Sovetskiy rayons, and finally, Yasenovskiy Rayon, its territory
transferred to Gorshechenskiy Rayon.
By a 2 June 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, Bryansk and
Bezhitsa, cities in Bryanskaya Oblast, were joined to form a single' city, Bryansk.
A Bezhitskiy Rayon was established in the city of Bryansk.
By 14 June 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the following ttlement~ Tuleskadesi ya Oblast; Aorkers baza'Settlement,settlements:
Tashtypskiy kRayon, Khakass ay Autonoy Rayon,
Oblast, Krasnoyarskiy Kray; the populated point Zaterechnyy, ksa emer vskaya Oblast
its territory transferred to the administrative subordination Kof Sta1 nskiyCity,
Soviet of Workers' Deputies; the settlement now referred to as Verkhne-Dneprov-
skiy at the construction site of Dorogobuzhskaya State Regional Electric Power
Station, Dorogobuzhskiy Rayon, Smolenskaya Oblast; and the populated point Asna-
kayevo, Asnakayevskiy Rayon, Tatarskaya ASSR.
By a 14 June 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the Rostov-
Na-Donu city limits were extended to include Nizhne-Gnilovskoy Workers' Settle-
ment.
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of Polyarnyy --- oz the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the city T
in Polyarnyy Rayonskaya Oblast, was designated a city of rayon subordination
By 14 June 1956
ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet R
lowing worker
'
s
SFSR th fl
settlet
,eo-
mens were designated cities of rayon subordination:
Volodaryand Worke' Settlement, now Volodarsk, Volodarskiy Rayon, Gor'kovskaya
Obla st;
Nors vo-Annenskiy Workers' Settlement, Novo-Annenskiy Rayon, Stalin-
gradskaya Oblast.
By 14 June 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR
ing rayons in Groz
nenskaya Obltb
o
ow-
as aolished: Goryacheistochnenakiy Rayon, its
territory transferred to Groznenskiy Rayon; Pervomayskiy Rayon, its,
territheftorlly
transferred to Sunzhenskiy Rayon; and Predgornyy Rayon, its territory transferred
to Mezhdurechenskiy and Krasnoarmeyskiy rayons.
By a 27 June 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, Tsudakharskiy
Rayon, Dagestanskaya ASSR, was abolished and its territory transferred to Akush-
inskiy and Levashinskiy rayons.
By a 28 June 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, Achi-Su
Workers' Settlement, Karabudakhkentskiy Rayon, Dagestanskaya ASSN, was transferred
to the administrative subordination of Izberbashskiy City Soviet of Workers' Dep-
uties.
By a 28 June 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, Podporozh'ye
Workers' Settlement, Podporozhskiy Rayon, Leningradskaya Oblast, was designated
a city of rayon subordination.
By 4 July 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the following
rayons were abolished: in Kirovskaya Oblast, Bel'skiy Rayon, its territory trans-
ferred to Falenskiy Rayon, Vozhgal'skiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Pros-
nitskiy Rayon, Kichminskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Pizhanskiy Rayon,
Makar'yevskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Darovskiy and Kogel'nichskiy
rayons, Salobelyakskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Yaranskiy Rayon, and
Tataurovskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Verkhoshizhemskiy, Molotovksiy,
Sovetskiy, and Sunskiy rayons;
In Bashkirskaya ASSR, Abzanovskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Zian-
churinskiy Rayon, Buzov'yazovksiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Aurgazinskiy
and Karmaskalinskiy rayons, Voskresenskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Mele-
uzovskiy Rayon, Kandrinskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Tuyrazinskiy Rayon,
Karaidel'skiy Rayon, its territory' transferred to Baykibashevskiy Rayon, Matrayev-
SkiY Rayon, its territory rayons, and Ulu-TelyakskiytRayon, r its territory stransferrreedsto Arkhanggelyskiyiand y
Iglinskiy rayons,
In addition, Urman Workers' Settlement was transferred to Iglinskiy Rayon; in
Lipetskaya Oblast, Bol'she-Polyanskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Terbun-
skiy Rayon, Grachevskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Usmanskiy Rayon, Dmit-
ryashevskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Khlevenskiy Rayon, Kolybel'skiy
Rayon, its territory transferred to Chaplyginskiy and Dobrovskiy Mons , Talitskiy
Rayon, its territory transferred to Dobrinskiy Rayon, and Chibisovskiy Rayon, its
territory transferred to Yeletskiy Rayon;
In Tambovskaya Oblast, Tugolukovskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to
Zherdevskiy Rayon, Khobotovskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Michurinskiy
Rayon, and Shul'ginskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Mordovskiy Rayon;
and finally, in Kalininskaya Oblast, Yemel'yanovskiy Rayon, its territory trans-
ferred to Vysokovskiy, Kalininskiy, Staritskiy, and Turgirovskiy rayons, Kozlovskiy
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ikh alinskiy Rayon, itsJterritoryrtransferredvtolKalininskiyta di YNovotorzhski,
Nerl skiy yona Kush-
Rits territory transferredrtosSpirovskiyKand LikhoslaRayski Novo-Karel'rons
skiy'
Rayon, ayonnekiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Krasnokholmski Y ndovsk' , an-
Vea'yegonekiy rayons, Tebleshskiy Rayon, its territory transferred to Goritskiy
and Bezhetskiy rayons, (1) and Mednovekiy Rayon. This reduction from 47 to 39
rayons in Kalininskiy Oblast will result in a savings of several million rubles
yo sit (5;viously had taken to support the administrative apparatuses in these
By a 5 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme ;;h/iet RSFSR
Workers' Settlement, Kurtamyshekiy Rayon, Kurganskaya Oblast, was designated
city of rayon subordination, K~ targyah
a
BY 5 July 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the following
were designated workers' settlements: the populated point Khovu.. e
Rayon, Tuvinskaya Autonomous Oblast; and Berezovka Settlement, Kemerovskdiayon,
Kemerovskaya Oblast.
Y Rayon,
BY 7 July 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the following
rayons were abolished: Kirovskiy Rayon in the city of Chelyabinsk
transferred to Zheleznodorozhnyy and Sovetskiy rayons; Churovichskiy R-
skaya Oblast, its territory
kaya Ob , its territory transferred to Klimovskiy Rayon; ndy rskiy Bryn,
Ya Oblast, its territory transferred to r Ka Ternovsk y ray,
ons;
one; and Privolzhskiy Rayon, also in Saratovska Oblast, its nd
to Rovenskiy and Ya Oblast, itterritory ray-
Ternovskiy rayons.
Y transferred
By an 18 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, Bachatskiy
and Gramoteino workers' settlements, Belovskiy Rayon, Kemerovska
transferred to the administrative subordination of Belovski
Workers' Ya Oblast, were
Deputies. Y City Soviet of
By an 18 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the name of
KzYl-Yulskiy Rayon, Tatarsks,a ASSR, was changed to Tukayevskiy.
By an 18 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the settle-
ment at the Lyutoricheskaya Mines No 2, 3, and 4
was designated a workers' settlement, and is now'referred toYas, Rdnev udney.ska Donskiy ya Oblast,
By a 24 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, Ufa and Chern-
ikovsk, cities in Bashkirskaya ASSR, were merged into a single city, Ufa.
By 24 July 1956 ukases of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet
urban rayons were abolished: Sudzhenskiy Rayon in Anzhero-Sudzhensk and Baykaim_
skiy Rayon in Leninsk-Kuznetski RSFSR, the following a 7, Bashkirskaya ASSR, its territory ~transferr dYto KirovsO rons y and Leni Rayon in Ufa,
and Stalinskiy Rayon in Chernikovsk, Bashkirska ki and rayons;
to Kalininskiy Rayon. (1) Ya ASSR, its territory i y transferred
BY a 17 August 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet
Workers' Settlement, Kuntsevskiy Rayon, Moskovskaya Oblast, was made administra-
tively subordinate to Leninskiy Rayon Soviet, RSFSR, Vnukovo
Moscow. (6) dministra-
limitByoa a 27gst ~95 6doukasei of the Presidium, limit KoomAumodedovoiy Workers' Settlement. ya Supreme Soviet
were exte, the oiin
Rayon, ntsko(7; Oblast, werextended to in-
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By a 20 June 1956 6 of Stalinabadskly sRayon ~was Supreme
transferred fromh Yaka-Chin-
arskiy to another city-type settlement, Koktash. (1)
By a 20 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Turkmen SSR, Kum-
Dagskiy Rayon, Ashkhabadskaya Oblast, was abolished and its territory transferred
to the administrative subordination of Nebit-Daga City Soviet of Workers' Dep-
uties. (8)
By a 26 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Turkmen SSR, Cheleken,
a city-type settlement in Ashkhabadskaya*Oblast, was designated a city of oblast
subordination. The city limits were extended to include within them the settlements
imeni 1 Maya and imeni Azizbekova. Chelekenskiy Rayon was abolished, and its terri-
tory transferred to the administrative subordination of Chelekenskiy City Soviet of
Workers' Deputies. In addition, Karagel' Settlement was designated a city-type set-
tlement. The populated points Aladzha and the one at the oil field were transferred
to the administrative subordination of Karagel' Settlement Soviet of Workers' Dep-
uties. Karagel' and Dagadzhik settlement soviets were in turn subordinated to Chel-
ekenskiy City Soviet of Workers' Deputies. Ogurchinskiy Island was transferred to
the administrative subordination of Krasnovodskiy Rayon Soviet of Workers' Deputies.
(9)
By a 17 July 1956 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Ukrainian SSR, Lenin-
skiy and Stalinskiy urban rayons were merged into a single rayon, Leninskiy, in
the city of L'vov, L'vovakaya Oblast. (10)
1. Moscow, Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta SSSR, 17 Aug 56
2. Ibid., 28 Jul 56
3. Ibid., 6 Sep 56
4. Kishinev, Sovetskaya Moldaviya, 15 Aug 56
5. Moscow, Izvestiya, 11 Jul 56
6. Moscow, Moskovskaya Pravda, 23 Aug 56
7. Ibid., 31 Aug 56
8. Ashkhabad, Turkmenskaya Iskra, 22 Jul 56
9. Ibid., 9 Aug 56
10. Kiev, Pravda Ukrainy, 18 Jul 56
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