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Smolensk Oblast
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federal subject of Russia
Smolensk Oblast is a region in western Russia that serves as a federal subject of the country. It is historically significant as a border area between Russia and Belarus, and has played an important role in Russian history and defense.
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- Instance of
- federal subject of Russia
- Part of
- Central Federal District
- Official name
- Смоленская область
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Smolensk
- Population
- 863987
- Area
- 49779
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Head of government
- Vasily Anokhin
- Shares border with
- Kaluga Oblast
- Official website
- admin-smolensk.ru
- Image
- Regional border sign in Smolensk Oblast.jpg
- Licence plate code
- 67
- Coat of arms
- coat of arms of Smolensk Oblast
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- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Smolensk Oblast
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Smolensk Oblast
- Commons category
- Smolensk Oblast
- topic's main category
- Category:Smolensk Oblast
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Smolensk Oblast
- inception
- 1937-09-27
- category for people buried here
- Category:Burials in Smolensk Oblast
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Smolensk Oblast, informally also called Smolenshchina, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 888,421.
Geography
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