USSR TERRITORIAL-ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES FOR APRIL 1953

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• Sequence Number: 360
• Publication Date: September 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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ng pril 1953? Of particular interest is
the abolition of oblasts in the Azerbaydzhan SSR of okrugs in the
Armenian SSR and
he following territorial-administrative changes were reported
in the Soviet press duct A
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
USSR
DATE OF
Political; Geographic - Territorial administration1NFORMATION
Daily newspapers
USSR
8 - 24 Apr 1953
DATE DIST. 17 Sep 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMArION
USSR TERRITORIAL-ADMINISTRATIVE C,iANGES FOR AFRII 1953
ARMENIAN SSR
By an 18 April 1953 ukase the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Armenian SSR, has
abolished Yerevanskiy, Kirovakanskiy, and Leninakanskiy okrugs.(1)
AZERBAYDZRAN SSR
In his speech at an 18 April 1953 session of the supreme Soviet Azerbay-
dzhan SSR, Bagirov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers, announced that Rakin-
skaya and Gyandzhinskaya oblasts have bec.r. abolishee.(2) No official notice
of this change was published during April-./ .
KARFJ.O-FIIIIIISR SSR
By a 23 April 1953 ukase the Presidiu.:., Supreme Soviet Karelo-Finnish
SSR, has abolished Petrozavodskiy and Segezhckiy okrugs.(3)
UKRAINIAN SSR
The Presidium, Supreme Soviet Ukrainian SSR, has issued ukases for t.:,,
following territorial-administrative changes:
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Kiyevskaya Oblast
As of 10 April 1953, the newly constructed settlement of petrolesub-
um
workers of the Ukrainian Peat Trust is named Velikoye and is made
ordinate to Litkovskiy Village Soviet, Brovarskiy Rayon.
As of 10 April 1953, Chernyavskiy Village Soviet, Chigirinslciy Rayon,
Kirovogradskaya :.olast, is transferred to Cherkasskiy Rayon, nlyevssaya
Oblast.(4)
Voroshilovgradskaya Oblast
As of April 1953, the settlements at Mine "Del'ta" No 2 and Mine
No 5 are incorporated into the city-type settlement Bugayevka, and
Kipuchaya settlement is incorporated into the city-type settlement
Artemovsk, Voroshilovskiy Rayon.(5)
As of 8 April 1953, Sulin Villages, Sutagan Village, and the Village
imeni Kirov are incorporated into the city-type settlement Beloye, Alek-
sandrovskiy Rayon.
As of 8 April 1953, the settlements at Mines "9" and "10" are in-
corporated into the city-type settlement; Yashchikovo, Voroshilovskiy
Rayon.(6)
As of 10 April 1953, the populated point at the First Division
Zo_tdeleniye7 of State Horse Farm No 60 iraeni Dzerzhinskiy is named
Dzerzhinskoye Village and is included in Novo-Strel'tsovskiy Village
Soviet, Meiovakiy Rayon.(4)
As of 9 April 1953, the settlement at the Mekhanicheskiy Gle.ssworks
and Traktorovka Settlement are incorporated into Verklineye City, which is
subordinate to Lisichans:c City Soviet. Dubrovka, Zelenaya Rosheha, and
Krasuyy Gornyak settlements are incorporated into Proletarsk City, also
subordinate to Lisichansk City Soviet.(7)
SOURCES
1. Yerevan, Ko:mnuniat, 19 Apr 53
2. Baku, Balcins iy Kabochiy, 19 Apr 53
3. Petrozavods.'t, Leninskoye Znamya, _4 Apr 53
4. Kiev, Pravda Ukrainy, 11 Apr 53
5. Ibid., 8 Apr 53
6. Ibid., 9 Apr 53
7. Ibid., 10 Apr 53
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