Smolensk Oblast
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Smolensk Oblast, informally also called Smolenshchina (Смоленщина), is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 888,421.
Roslavlsky old tract, the village of Boreshino
Building of the Oblast Administration
Smolensk
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Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia.
It has a population of 316,570 (2021 Census).
Image: Здание реального училища, Смоленск20150920
Image: Assumption Cathedral in Smolensk
Image: Smolensk tram 71 605 20060817 269
Image: Smolensk downtown