USSR TERRITORIAL-ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (R)

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY USSR
DATE OF
SUBJECT Political; Geographic - Territorial administration INFORMATION 1954
HOW
WHERE
PUBLISHED USSR
DATE
PUBLISHED 11 Jul-27 Oct 1954
LANGUAGE Russian
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USSR TERRITORIAL-ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (4)
(Comment: The following territorial-administrative changes were
reported in the Soviet daily press and in Vedomosti Verkhovno o
Soveta?SSSR between 11. July and 27 October 195. The dates of the
ukases establishing the changes are given when available.
Numbers in parentheses refer to appended sources.]
The Presidiu:a, Supreme Soviet Armenian SSR. by ukase reduced the number of
village soviets in the Armenian SSR from 67h to 440.(1)
By ukase of the Presidium Supreme Soviet Armenian SSR, the following
rayons, abolished in 1953 were restored:
Aginskiy Rayon, with its center in Maralik Village
Noyemberyanskiy Rayon, with its center in Noyemberyan Village
Spitakskiy Rayon, with its center in Spitak City-Type Settlement
Kirovskiy Raycn in the city of Yerevan (2)
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AZERBAYDZRAN SSR
Belokany Village, Belokanskiy Rayon, was designated a city-type settlement
by a 28 July 1954 ukase of the Presidium, Suprece Soviet azerbaydzhan SSR.
By 2g July 1954 ukases of the Presidiuv, Suer-?c Soviet Azerbaydzhan SSR,
Ali-Bavra;aly City-Type Settlement, li-Bayrrn linsl-iy Rsven, and Kyzy1-Boron
City-Type Settlement, Siazenskiy Rayon, were -lesi~ cud cities of rayon sub-
ordination, and the latter was named Siazan' city.(3)
The populated point of Paragachay, Ordubadskiy Rayon, Nakhichevan ASSR,
was designated a city-type settlement by a 13 August 154 ukase of the Presidium,
Sunremc Soviet Azerbaydzhan SSR.(4)
BSLORUSSIAti SSR
By a 19 June 1951+ ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Belorussian SSR,
Ruzhanckiy Rayon was transferred from Grodnensksy^l Oblast to Brestskaya Oblast.
(5)
By a 3 August 19511 ukase of the Fresidium, Supreme Soviet Belorussian SSR,
the center of Vusilishkovskiy Rayon, Grodnenskaya Oblast, was transferred from
Vasilirliki City (Type) Settlement to Ostryna City (Type) Settlement. Vasllishki
City (Type) Settlement was ubolished and its territory was transferred to Vasi-
lishkovskiy Village Soviet.(6)
By a 16 July 1954 ukase, the Presidium, Supreme Soviet USSR, in accordance
with a proposal of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Belorussian SSR, changed the
name of Siding 116 Km, Kalinin Railroad System, to Zaslonovo Station.(7)
Karpilovka Village (derevnya), O.';tyabr'skiy Rayon, Gomel'okaya Oblast,
was reorganized as a ci!.y (type) settlement named Oktyabr'skiy by a 31 August
1954 ukase of the Presidiu1, Supreme Soviet Eclo:?uscian SGR.(4) Rudobelka
and Rudnya villages w
SettlemenL.(3) c'? Included in 0 yabr' '.ciy City (Type)
SSTON.TA^ SSR
By a 14 August 1954 ukase of the Preeidlu:m, Supa(,me Soviet Estonian SSR,
Tamsalu Village (seleniye
), Jywyke-Phlr'yssl;i,y Rayon, was designated a workers'
settlement. A settlement soviet, was .formed i. ^..r,isalu Worker::'
Settlement.(9)
i30tiGiriil SdR
B; a 24 July 1954 uka::e of the Presidiuv, Suncme Soviet G orgiarl SSR,
Tetri-'1'sl:nco Villugc, Tctrits;;a:,-?oynL-iy Rayon, wus ;corG!lnizc} a city-t.ype
settlement. (3), and Tctritska; oJ? 'jv 'J+
. _l.l.age Juvict Wa;; eon ;n i zed as Tetrit -
oknroyskiy Settlement Soviet.(10)
Because of the planned resettlement in Sagaredzhov-%ly Ryon of the in-
habitants of certain villages of Sakaraul'skiy Village 'Soviet, Tianetskiy
Rayon, the following villages were abolished by ukase of the Presidium,
Suorec:e Soviet Georgian SSR: Gondaura, Ioraaaanebi, Kinta, Kupriantkari,
i?Cazheloiani, t.oni, Pichkheurthari, Ukui>;srti, Chiotanntkari, and Dzhikho.
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By ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Georgian SSR, Sharakhevskiy
Village Soviet, Tianetskiy Rayon, was abolished.
Vhe villages of Z Its territory, including
temo_Sharakhovi, Kvemo-Sbara':hevi, Lakhato, Buchkinta,
Zenamkhari, and Ivliantknri, was transferred to Zaridzcyebskiy Village
Soviet.(11)
KIZAKH SSR
By a 16 July 1951+ ukase, the Presidium, Supreme Soviet U3a!;, i
ance with a proposal of the Presidium, n accord-
names of the following railway stations Supreme Soviet Faza'h -33R, ch:;n5ed the
:
Station Bal1-.hash Station, Turkestan--3ibe. i?: Railroad Syste:.:, renamed Karatas
Station Karasu Station, Turkestan-Sib. , 1. Rai1:?oad Syotc:.u, :c::a:aed Des:;ay:ia_?
Bertys ;tation, Karaganda Railroad Systen, rcna c3 Bal::hash Station
fl
(7)
y a 2 June 1954 ukase cf the Presidium, Supreme Soviet KCnzakh SSR, the
city-type settlement at Dzhezdinskiy Manganese :fine Dzheekazgr
Karagandinsrnya Oblast' was named Idarganet;, ' t. ) Rayon,
City-Type Settlc:cent. (~)
By ukase of the Presidium, Sun:e:nc Soviet Kazakh SSR, the city of
Stopnyak was transferred from ,S colinska;a Oblast to Kokchetavskaya Oblast.(12)
The Presidium, Supreme Soviet Kazakh SSR, by ukases of 25 August 1954,
designated the following populated points as workers' settlements: Do-o,
Zharminskiy Rayon, Semipalatinskaya Oblast; and Granitogorsk, Nerkensfay Rayon,
Dzhanbulsl:aya Oblast.
By an 11 Scptcaber 1954 u~i.asc of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Kaznhh 6311,
the rayon center of Erkennhililskiy Rayon, A'r.olinskaya Oblast, was transferred
from Blagodatnoyc Village to Yerrcntau City-Tyre Settlement.(13)
KIRGIZ S3R
Upon the request of the executive cr,:1nittecs of Talass:?a,,a and D:analal-
Abadsl:aya Oblacts ani rayon organizations of Chatkal'skiy Rayon, the Presidium,
Supreme Soviet Kirgiz SSR, by a 12 July 1951+ ukase, transferred Chatkal'skiy
Rayon fro::: Talaso ayn Oblast to Dzhalal-Abadskaya Oblast.(14)
By a 12 July 1951+ u:: use o: the '?esidiu;, Su oremc Sovict i irle,.,ia J. R, the
request of Dzhnlal-,lbadzka,,a Oblast Executive Co::nittcc and rayon organiza-
tions of Achinskiy Rayon was granted, and Achinskiy Rayon was aboii;hcd and
its village soviets trarsfc,^el as follows: Gav and Kzyzl-Ungurski village soviets to Bazar -xurg urganskiskiy Ra R?iyon os::iy andy,
y ; F. A: chins';iy and
Bol'shevistsfay village soviets to Suzakskiy Rayon; and Kyz-:ol'skly Village
Soviet to Oktyabr'skiy Rayon (all rayons of Dzhalal-Abadskaya Oblast)-(15)
By a 26 July 1954 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Soviet Kirgiz SSR, the
populated point of Bystrovl:a, Dystro?rskiy Rayon, Frunzcnskaya Oblast, was
designated a wort:crs':settlcment, and the t^-.rito:?y of Dordunckaya Hydro-
electric: Power Station was inclu:3ed In it. Bystrovskiy reorganised as F:'st i-ln~o Soviet was
g ~rovskiy Settle..^..?:nt Soviet. (16) Acco rlir..; to Vedomesti
Vcrkho?rnogo :,ovot SSSR 22 August 1954, Bystrov'm was des
type settle5.ent, igratcl a city-
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R bach' oupreme Soviet Kirgiz SSR
Y ye City-Type Settlement, Balykchinskiy Rayon, Issyk.Kul's:.aya Oblast,
was designated a city of rayon subordination.(3) According to SvetsY
Ki-'*iziva 23 July 1954, Rybach'/e vas a :corkers' settlement prior to this
ukase. to
By a 31 July 1954 ukase of the Presidium, Supreme Kirgiz SSR,
Bulelinskiy Village Soviet was formed in Alayzi.1y tiayon, Oshs':aya Oblast,
and the territory of Kolkhnz imeni Lenin, Kyzyl-Korgonskiy Village Soviet,
was included within its bounda_ies. Kichik-Buleli Village (L-yshta':) was
designated the center of Bulelin:;kiy Village Soviet.
The Presidiusc, Supreme Soviet Kirgiz SSR, by a 31 July 1951+ u:-.are, forced
Kara Archins:;iy Village Soviet in Pok?'ovskiy Rayon, T,olasskayn. Oblast. Thfollo;:ing populated points were included within the new soviet: Ysra-Archa,
Aral, Shesh-Tube, and Syutut, all of Pohrovskiy Village Soviet. Aral Vil1?t;;e
was designated the center of iia_?a_Archinskiy P_llage Scvlet.(17)
Otu-,Idy si;1y Settlement Soviet was transferred fro::: Oshskiy Rayon to
Yara-Suy;kiy Rayon, Ochs; .- Oblast 1?
Supreme Soviet F- _ SSR.(1^) by a Septem,cr 195?c abase of the Pre iditu:,
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LATVIA21 3SR
By a 20 Ray 1954 ukase of the Presidium, 3unremc Soviet Latvian S3R, the
populated point of Vaynede, P.?i;,e;;t
settlement.(5) tl'o:iy Rayon, was designated a c'ty-type
According to an article discussing the amalgamation of village soviets in
the Latvian, SSR, I,al:uzhskiy Village Soviet was combined with Vilyansi:iy Village
Soviet, and the name of Vi).?.rans;:'y V?lla5c Soviet was retained. (1,))
i0LA^.VLkJ?1 33R
13Y - 3 3c_tembc^ 1)5I: u'rsc the f
33R, Benna;abs'?'?v and Rort: cett~ residiu:m, Su,:?ec:c Sevict 1.1 13evian
:nov':a Romanovck: Ra^one wore into one settlement named DVil1
Rocv nov;-a. Drop n combined
was decignat d a city L V---vsb,iy Village S oy et wa
decimated u : ettleme;rt sovict.(20) ' and Dro';1_evge Soviet uaz
RSFJR
The fellow .n5 territc; i ;l-a,? : ''st .tivo
of the P cs ecre;, by u::ases
r idiu:,, Sup,emc ;io?ict R3F3R:
By 12 June 1;i54 ukooc, 'Ile :,onulrtec I
sit `;at C%tr_act, Zuyevs;?iy
Rayon, Kirovs;_a Oblast, was designated n
t;_ :Q set tIe:rcnt.
By a 12 June 1?51F ukase, , lavat City-Tsge Settlement, Baehlar A.^,3R,
was designated a city of