USSR TERRITORIAL-ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, JULY - DECEMBER 1950

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• Publication Date: February 7, 1951
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USSR_ TERRITORIAL-ADMINISTRATIVE GRANGES,
JULY -_ DECEMBER 19 0
RSFSR -- Moscow9 Kra3^_aya Z~ezda, 13 Aug 50
By ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, the village of Davydkovo,
Davydkovskiy Rayon9 Yaroslavl' Oblast, was renamed Tolbukhino village and
Dsvydkovskiy Rayon renamed Tolb~.tkhinskiy Rayons in honor of ~he lat~ Marshal
Tolb+.ikhin9 who was born ir.. Andrenik village and went to school in Davydkovo vil-
lage.
Moscow9 Vedcmosti Verkhovnogo Svetsa SSSR~ 21i Oct 50
By ukase of the Presidium9 Supreme Soviet RSFSR, 23 August 1950, Kholmskiy
Rayon9 Sakhalin Obla~t9 was renamed Chekhovskiy Rayon.
? The Presidium, Supreme Soviet RSFSR, issued ukases on 13 and 22 September
1950 to abolish the following rayon=.
In Stalingrad Oblasts
Verkhne-Kurmoyarskiy -- and incorporate its territory into Kotel'nikovskiy,
VoroshiiovRkiy,. and Nizhne-Chirskiy Raycns;
Tormosi.novskiy -- and incorporate its territory into Nizhne-Chirskiy and
Chernyshkovskiy Rayons.
In Irkutsk Oblast;
Tofalarskiy Rayon ?-- and incorporate its territory into Nizhneudinskiy Rayon.
GEORGIAN SSR -4 Tb.ilisi9 Zarya Vos+oka, 6 Sep 50
The Presidium9 Supreme Soviet Georgian SSR9 has issued ukases for the fol-
lowing territorial-administrative changed within the Georgian SSR:
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To transfer the center of Chkharskiy Rayon from the village of Chkhari to
the village o:f Terahola, and to change the name of Chkharskiy Rayon to ~Perzhol'
skit' Rayon.
To transfer the village of Flavismani from Kveshskiy Village Soviet to
Tkviavskiy 'lillsge Soviet.
To transfer the village of Akhali Khurvaleti from Khurvaletskiy Village
Soviet to Shavshveb~kiy Village Soviet.
To trsnsfer the village of Akhaleheni from SY.avshvebskiy Village Soviet to
Kvemo Akhalsopcl'
To abolish Dartloyskiy Village Soviet9 Akhmetskiy Rayon, and to incorporate
the villages of Dartlo9 Chigo9 Dano9 Kvavlo, Chesho9 and Parsma into Amaloyskiy
Village Soviet? Akhmetskiy Rayon.
To transfer Koroti village from Akhmetskiy Village Sdviet'to Matanskiy V11~
.lage Soviet9 Akhmetskiy Rayon.
To transfer Dedisperula village from Dzhokol?eki.y Village Soviet to Duis-
skit' Pillage Soviet, Ai~:bmetskiy Rayon. ~"
To remove Ruisis-T~ihubani village from t~.bnisRlciy !"illage Soviet and incou;
pora?te it irate Ruisi villag?, Ruisski ? Village? Soviet,, K~:rel'skiy Rayon. ~ ~!~-:
To remove Kvaisi village from C~asaval'skiy Village Soviet9 Dzhavskiy Rayon,
South Osetian Autonomous Oblast9 and to reorganize in into a city-type settlement;
to Yorm Kvaiaskiy Settlement Soviet9 Dzhavskiy Rayons with its center in Kvaisi
settlement.
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Zarya Vestoka, ].9 Oct? 50
The Presidiwn; S?apreme Soviet Georgiar, SSR, hss issued ukases for the fol-
lowing territorl.e.L-administrstivA changes e
To t..ransfer Pansheti village from Kazbegskiy Village Soviet9 Kazbegskiy
Rayons to Sionskiy Village Soviets Kazbegskiy Rayon.
To remove Le!~in-Kniblsri village from Kulashskiy Village Soviet9 Samtred-
skiy Rayon,, and unite it witY. Ninoshvi?.i village;, Melaurskiy Village Soviet.
To remcve Zemo~Noga village from Gamochinebul"skis Village Soviet, Samtred-
skiy Rayour and unite it with Kvemo??Noga villager Sadzhavakhoyskiy Village
Soviet; to name The united village Nuga.
KARELO-FINNISH SSR -' Petrozavodsk, Leniuskoye Znamy.=y 21 Jul 50
The Presidium;; Supreme Soviet Karelo-Finnish SSR9 has issued ukases for the
following territorial-administrative changesa
To transfer the populated point of Gisvas9 Petrovsky Rayon, to the category
of workers' settlements; +.o change its name to Girvas Workers' Settlement.
To transfer the populated point of Chalnar Pryealhinskiy Rayon, to the cate-
gory of workers' sett?lementa; to change its name of Chalna Workers' Settlement.
To trsnsfer Kamenka from Segszhskiy Rayon to Rugozerskiy Rayon.
Leninskoye Znamyar 1 Sep 50
The P*esidium, Supreme Soviet Karelo~-Finnish SSR, has issued a ukase to
transfer the populated. points of Virandozere atSd Malen'ga to the category of
wcrkr.rs ` settlemente>
KIRGIZ SSR -~, Frunzer Sovetskaya Kirgiziya9 1 Aug 50
Zn connection with the consolidation of kolkhozes of Ak-Suyskiy and Kalin-
inskiy Village Soviets9 Dzhangi-Dzhol'skiy Rayon9 Dzhalal-Abed Oblast9 the presi-
dium, Supreme Soviet Kirgiz SSR,, hss issued a ukase for the unification of Ak-
Suyskiy and Kalininskiy village soviets9 to be known as Kalininskiy Village
Soviet,, with its center 3n Ak-Su settlement.
MOLDAVI.AN SSR -- Kishinev9 Sovetskaya Moldaviya9 12 Nov 50
In the Moldavian SSR9 there are 19325 local soviets9 including 60 rayon so-
viets9 14 city soviets? three city rayon soviets,, 1,236 village soviets, and 12
settlement soviets. '
Sovetskaya Moldaviya9 21~Oct 50
The Presidium9 Supreme Soviet Moldavian SSR9 has issued ukases to transfer
Yeminesku village9 from Floreshtskiy Rayon to Synzhereyskiy Rayon9 and to incor-
porate its territory into Valya-Radoyskiy Village Soviet.
To change the name of Sinodinovka village9 Kishkarenakiy Rayon, to Pervomaysk
and Si.nodinovskiy Pillage Soviet to Pervomayskiy Village Soviet.
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Sovetskaya Mo.ldaviya, 24 Oct 5C
The Executive Committee9 Kishinev City Soviet of Workers' Deputies, Moldavian
SSR9 has adopted a decision to name the newly constructed settlement between Ko-
tovskiy and Kostyuzhenskiy roads "Poselok Kotobskiy."
TADZHIJC SSR ~??~ Stal.inabad9 Kommunist Tadzhikistana9 11 Aug 50
The Presidium, Supreme Soviet Tadzhik SSR, issued a ukase on 1 August 1950
approving the proposal of the Executive Committee, Stalinabad Oblast Soviet of
Workers? Deputies, to abolish the Vistonskiy, Kalininskiyy lashkharfskiy, Lenin-
skiy;, Sarvinskiy9 and Yavrozskiy kishlak (,vi.llage) soviet?~9 Ral:hatinskiy Rayon,
and to incorporate their territory into Ramitekiy Kishlalc Soviet, Rakhatinskiy
Rayon.
Kommunist Tadzhikistana, 29 Aug 50
Th.e Presidium9 Supreme Soviet Tadzhik SSR, issued a ukase on 22 July 1950
to redesignate Shul'mak kishlak, administrative center of Shul'makskiy Rayon,
Garm Oblast, a city of nblast subordination, and to rename it Novabad city.
Kommunist Tadzhikistana, 16 Dec 50
The new city of Novabad? built on the site of Shul'mak kishlak beginning
in 1949, is the new Oblast center of Garm Oblast.
Kommunist "_'adzhikistana9 10 Oct 50
The Presidi?,im9 Supreme Soviet Tadzhik SSR, issued a ukase on 29 September
195o approving the order. of the Executive Committee, Stalinabad Oblast Soviet of
Workers? Deputies, on the trwnsfer of the kishlaks of Pakhtaebay ~ic; should be
Pakhtaaba~ and Chinas 2 from Uzbekok-Tepe Kishiak Soviet, Pakhtaabadskiy Rayon,
to Garau Kishlak Soviet9 Pakhtaabadskiy Rayon, Stalinabad Oblast.
Kommunist Tadzhikistana,, 11 Oct 50
The Presidium, Supreme Soviet Tadzhik SSR, issued ukases on 6 October 1950
for. the following ?territorial administrative changes.
To abolish the kishlak soviets of Deysho And Chikali, Fayzabadskiy Rayon,
Stalinabad Oblas`9 and to include their territory in the State Land Fund:
To form a workers' settlement on the territory of the Takob Fluorspar Combine,
Varzobakiy Rayon, Stalinabad Oblast, to be named Takob settlement; to direct the'
Varzobskiy Rayon Soviet of Workers' Deputies to form an organization committee for
Takob settlement until the election of the .settlement soviet of workers' deputies.
To abolish Kulisufiyen Kiahlak Soviet9 Nurekskiy Rayon, Stalinabad Oblast,
and include its territory in the State Land Fund.
In Kulyab Oblaste
To abolish Kham Kiahlek Soviet, Bol'dzhuanskiy Rayon9 and to incorporate the
kishlaks of Ararak9 Boldoy9 Zirankon, Ishanon, Kayrubak, Sarizin2on, and Chilyashon
into Sate]siush Kishlak Soviet9 the kishlaks of Argonak, Bayloki9 Badzhigakhon,
Daray'bs~zak, Daray kalon, Daray mi~rgon9 Dzhavl3kbni9 Zagnuli, Lidzhak, Mullosamodi,
Obidora9 Kham, Khazhdara, Kholonshar, Chashmi nigor9.and Shoashura in Saday Berdy
Kishlak Soviet9 Bol'dzhuanskiy Rayon;
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To abolish I4iirmandzhou Klshlak Soviets Dashti-Dzhumskiy Rayon, and to in-
corporate the kishlaks of Anzhirob bolo and Anzhirob poyen in Dashti-Dzhunt Kishlak
Soviets Dashti-Dzhumskiy Rayon;
To abolish P?lazori Sulten IG?:listan) Kishlak Soviet, Khovalingskiy Rayon,
and to incorporate its territory into Akhterak Kishalk Soviet, Khovalingskiy
Rayon;
To abolish Langan Kalon, Sayat, and Tu to kishlak soviets., Muminabadskiy
Rayon; and to incorporate the territory of Langan Kalon and Tu t~a kishlak soviets
into Debaland Y.i.shlak Soviet and the territory of Sayat Kishlak Sovlet into Gof-
ilabad Kishalk Soviets Muminabadskiy Rayon.
Vedemosti Verkhovnogo Soy.*eta ^uSSR, 2a Oci: 50
By 15 September 1950 ukase of the Presidiums Supreme Soviet Tadzhik SSR,
Chubekskiy Rayon is formed in Kulyab Oblast?5 with its center in ChubeY, kishlak,
as a result of the subdividing of Parkharskiy Rayon, Kulyab Oblast.
By 19 September 1950 ukase of the Fresidiumy Supreme Soviet Tadzhik SSR,
Chkalovskiy Rayon, Leninabad Oblast is aboliahed and its territory incorporated
into Leninabadskiy Rayon, Leninabad Oblast.
UKRAINIAN SSR -?W Kievs Pravda Ukrainy9 3 Oct 50
The Presidiums Supreme Soviet Ukrainian SSR, has issued ukases for the fol-
lowing territorial-administrative changeso
To transfer i3o1?shekalenichskiy, Polyanskiy, and RogovichEVSkiy village so-
viets from Shepet?ovskiy Rayon to Polonskiy Rayon, and to transfer Maydano-Labunskiy
Village Soviet from Polonskiy Rayon to Shepetovskiy Rayons Kamenets-Podol'sk Oblast.
To transfer Sadibnoye Farmstead from Borovitskiy Village Soviet to pugachov-
skiy Village Soviet, Korostenskiy Rayons Zhitomir Oblast, raising it to the cate-
gory of village; to transfer T?arovoye Farmstead from Popovskiy Village Soviet,
Novgorod??Severskiy Rayon,. to Zhadovskiy Pervyy Village Soviets Semenovskiy Rayon,
Chernigov Oblast.
To transfer the villages of Opyt and Aleno-Kalinovku from Rozanovakiy Village
Soviet to Novobugskiy Tretiy Village Soviet, Novobugskiy Rayon, Nikolayev Oblast;
to transfer Malys Stav village and Smelyy Farmstead from U1'yanovskiy Village So-
viet to Novo-Nikolayevskiy Village Soviet, and Novosel'ye Farmstead from Novobug-
skiy Tretiy Village Soviet to Novo-Dmitrovskiy Village Soviet; raising it to the
category of village.
To transfer Chervona Krinitsa from Murakhovskiy Village Soviet to Belokrinit-
skiy Village Soviet; Bereznegovatskiy Rayon, Nikolayev Oblast.
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