| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ASSR | A Soviet adm. division |
| guberniya | (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district |
| OBLAST | Soviet division |
| SSR | Soviet Union division: Abbr. |
| oblasti | (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province |
| oblasts | (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province |
| oblast | (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province |
