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Etymology
The name indicates the desire of w:Joseph Stalin|Joseph Stalin to resettle Russian Jews in a specific geographic territory; it does not reflect any existing Jewish population in that territory at the time of its creation.
Proper noun
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Autonomous Oblast|Autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union in the Russian SFSR.
Translations
Russian: ÐвÑейÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð°Ð²ÑÐ¾Ð½Ð¾Ð¼Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¾Ð±Ð»Ð°ÑÑÑ (Yevreyskaja avtonomnaja oblast)
Yiddish: ××Ö´××שער ××±××Ö¸× ×Ö¸××¢ ××¢×× × (Yidisher Oytonome Gegnt)
See also
SFSR
Soviet Socialist Republic
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