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Volgogradskaya Oblast’ (oblast) |
Note: Comprises lowlands of lower Volga and Don rivers; originally inhabited by Tatars, Khazhars, and Bulgars, and settled by Russians in mid-16th century; far northern portion once part Volga-German ASSR until dissolved in 1941. |
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| Volgogradskaya Oblast’ (preferred,C,V)
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| Volgograd (C,V)
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| Volgogradskaya (C,V)
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| Volgograd oblast (C,O)
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| Волгоградская Область (C,V)
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| Stalingrad (H,V)
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| oblast (preferred, C) |
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formed in 1936 |
| second level subdivision (C) |
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