Lipetsk Oblast ( Russian : Липецкая область , romanized : Lipetskaya oblastʹ ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ). Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk . As of the 2021 Census , its population was 1,143,224.
28-474: Lipetsk Oblast borders with Ryazan Oblast (NE), Tambov Oblast (E), Voronezh Oblast (S), Kursk Oblast (SW), Oryol Oblast (W), and Tula Oblast (NW). According to archaeologists and historians, the territory of the modern Lipetsk Oblast has been inhabited since ancient times. Even before the arrival of the Mongol-Tatar troops, the area had the following settlements: Yelets, Dobrinsk (presumed to be
56-559: A 2012 survey 63% of the population of Ryazan Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 3% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 1% are Orthodox Christian believers without belonging to church or belonging to non-Russian Orthodox churches , 1% are Muslims , and 1% are adherents of the Rodnovery (Slavic native faith) movement. In addition, 15% of the population declares to be " spiritual but not religious ", 9%
84-455: A 2012 survey 71.3% of the population of Lipetsk Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 3% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 1% are Muslims , and 1% of the population adheres to the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery) movement. In addition, 15% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 6% is atheist , and 2.7% follows other religions or did not give an answer to
112-640: A resort town, mainly because of its mineral waters. During the February Revolution , the October Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War , the lives of many cultural values, private collections of art and literature, but because of the ensuing repression against the church and the "bourgeois past" seriously affected the architectural ensembles of the estates of the nobility, monasteries and churches. The modern oblast
140-680: Is atheist , and 7% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question. Governor of Lipetsk Oblast The Governor of Lipetsk Oblast ( Russian : Губернатор Липецкой области ) is the highest official of that region of Russia . The status and powers of the Head of Administration are determined in Chapter 5 of the Lipetsk Oblast Charter. In the late 1991, the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin appointed
168-476: Is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ). Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan , which is also the oblast's largest city. Ryazan Oblast borders Vladimir Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (NE), the Republic of Mordovia (E), Penza Oblast (SE), Tambov Oblast (S), Lipetsk Oblast (SW), Tula Oblast (W), and Moscow Oblast (NW). In terms of physical geography, Ryazan Oblast lies in
196-518: Is a part of the Central economic region . The oblast is economically favorable due to the water and land routes that pass through it and provide stable domestic and foreign economic ties. It is considered both an industrial and agricultural Oblast. The agriculture in the region is represented by livestock farming and plants cultivation. Livestock farming specializes in raising and fattening cattle and breeding pigs , sheep , and poultry . Beekeeping
224-439: Is also well developed in the region. Population : 1,102,810 ( 2021 Census ) ; 1,154,114 ( 2010 Census ) ; 1,227,910 ( 2002 Census ) ; 1,345,924 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.14 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): Total — 68.61 years (male — 63.96, female — 73.31) Ethnic composition (2010): According to
252-587: Is the Oblast Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day to day matters of the province. The Oblast administration supports the activities of the Governor who is the highest official, who is elected by the Oblast's inhabitants for a five year term and acts as guarantor of the observance of
280-538: The Moscow and Voronezh oblasts in 1937. It took its present form in 1954 when some of its southern districts were ceded to the newly established Lipetsk Oblast . Also in 1954, it was ceded parts of southern Moscow Oblast and no border changes happened afterward. In the post-war period of the Soviet Union recovery in the wake of growing competition between USSR and US several ambitious plans severely undermined
308-488: The iron processing and the mechanical engineering . The most industrialized cities are Lipetsk , the administrative center, and Yelets . The region's fuel and energy complex is represented by petroleum product marketing companies, a network of consumer gas pipelines, and a power grid. The largest companies in the region include NLMK (revenues of $ 7.06 billion in 2017), Cherkizovo Pig Farming ($ 421.65 million), JSC Progress (baby food manufacturer$ , 347.94 million), and
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#1732765306402336-644: The area. Human occupation of the area of the Ryazan Oblast dates from at least the Upper Paleolithic period. East Slavs , Volga Finnic , Tatar tribes inhabited the area and merged into an ethnos, a process virtually completed by the 13th century CE. In 830 the Ryazan area became part of Rus' Khaganate . Later the Ryazan area became part of the Kievan Rus' political system and came under
364-640: The central part of the Russian Plain between the Central Russian and Volga uplands. The terrain is flat, with the highest point of no more than 300 m above sea level. Soils are podzolic and boggy on the left bank of the Oka , changing southward to more fertile podzolic and leached black-earths ( chernozyom ). Most of the Ryazan Oblast lies within the Volga basin , with the Oka the principal river of
392-401: The chairman of the oblast Executive Committee (executive power). Since 1991, CPSU lost all the power, and the head of the Oblast administration, and eventually the governor was appointed/elected alongside elected regional parliament . The Charter of Lipetsk Oblast is the fundamental law of the region. The current charter was adopted on 27 March, 2003. The Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies is
420-650: The domination of the Principality of Chernigov (founded in 988). The Principality of Ryazan operated as a separate entity from 1097 to 1521, when the area became part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow , though with the Qasim Khanate district retaining some autonomy until the 1550s. The Ryazan Governorate became separate from the Moscow Governorate in 1796. Ryazan Oblast was formed out of
448-465: The economical stability of the region. In Ryazan Oblast, at the behest of central government led by Nikita Khrushchev a regional administration ordered slaughter of livestock in a futile attempt to boost productivity rates (plans included tripling of meat and milk production). Because of series of misjudgement and overestimations these plans resulted in disastrous failure which is known today as Ryazan miracle ( Russian : Рязанское чудо ). Ryazan Oblast
476-483: The expulsion of the nomads. In a relatively short period of time (end of the 16th and early 17th centuries) were built fortified city: Duncan Talitskii jail, Eletskaya fortress Lebedian. In 1635, construction began on a strong fortified line - Belgorod defense line, which in the Lipetsk region within a modern fortress stood out: Good, Sokolsk and Usman. Near the plants have populations of workers. One of these settlements
504-616: The fact that there are no governorates in modern Russia. In 2004, on the initiative of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin , the procedure for electing the highest officials of the regions was changed from the popular vote to appointment by the legislative bodies from the list of candidacies submitted by the President. Despite the fact that Oleg Korolyov's second term was expected to end only in April 2007, in mid-May 2005 he prematurely resigned, and on May 24 Putin submitted his candidacy to
532-473: The fall of Chernigov, Prince Igor Svyatoslavich Yelets arose, Lipetsk and Vorgolskoe fiefdoms. Taking advantage of the weakness of the Principality of Chernigov, Ryazan princes seized all the lands of the upper Don, Voronezh River and annexed them. The newly acquired territories in the south of the Ryazan principality subsequently used the name "Ryazan Ukraine." The revival of the territory began after
560-500: The heads of the executive authorities in the regions. So, on 23 October, by the presidential decree, Gennady Kuptsov was appointed Head of Administration of Lipetsk Oblast. On 23 December 1992, he was dismissed by Yeltsin. Disagreeing with the decision, Kuptsov filed a lawsuit against the president, demanding reinstatement for himself. In September 1994, the Moscow City Court overturned the president's decision, but Kuptsov
588-650: The local branch of Indesit ($ 342.8 million). Crop cultivation and horticulture form the basis of the region's agriculture. Livestock farming specializes in cattle , pigs , goats , sheep , and poultry . The processing industry is also well developed. Population: 1,143,224 ( 2021 Census ) ; 1,173,513 ( 2010 Census ) ; 1,213,499 ( 2002 Census ) ; 1,230,220 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.20 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): Total — 68.58 years (male — 63.89, female — 73.30) Ethnic composition (2010): According to
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#1732765306402616-908: The oblast Charter in accordance with the Constitution of Russia . Since 2019, the Governor is Igor Artamonov . Representatives of the Lipetsk Oblast in the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation are: Representatives of the Lipetsk Oblast in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation are: The most important industrial branches are
644-490: The province's standing legislative (representative) body. The Council of Deputies consists of 56 deputies elected for a five-year term by the Oblast's inhabitants and exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The current head of the Council of Deputies is Pavel Putilin . The highest executive body
672-639: The question. The world's first hyperboloid structure — a steel open-work lattice tower —is located in Polibino , Dankovsky District of Lipetsk Oblast. The hyperboloid tower was built and patented in 1896 by the famous Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Shukhov . The hyperboloid structures were subsequently built by other architects, such as Antoni Gaudí , Le Corbusier , and Oscar Niemeyer . Ryazan Oblast Ryazan Oblast ( Russian : Рязанская область , romanized : Ryazanskaya oblast' , IPA: [rʲɪˈzanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ] )
700-554: The village of Dobroye) Dubok (presumed to be the village Dubki) ( Dankovsky District ), Staroye Gorodische (presumably Bogorodskoye of the Dankovsky district) Vorgol (destroyed), Onuza (destroyed), Voronozh (destroyed), Lipets (destroyed) and others. During the Mongol invasion of Rus' , many fortified cities were destroyed. At the beginning of the period belonged to the disintegration of the Principality of Chernigov . After 1202, after
728-725: Was formed by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on January 6, 1954 from parts of Voronezh , Ryazan , Tambov , Tula and Oryol Oblasts . During the Soviet period, the high authority in the oblast was shared between three persons: The first secretary of the Lipetsk CPSU Committee (who in reality had the biggest authority), the chairman of the oblast Soviet (legislative power), and
756-526: Was not reinstated in the administration, since the new governor had already been elected. Lipetsk Oblast became one of the first regions of the Russian Federation where direct elections of the head of the region were held, on 11 April 1993. In 1999, a two-term limit was introduced. Unlike other leaders of Russian oblasts , Oleg Korolyov, elected in 1998, did not support the usage of the word “governor”, keeping style himself as Head of Administration. Administrations of Lipetsk and Tambov Oblasts explain this by
784-531: Was working Lipetsk settlement that gave rise to the city of Lipetsk. At this time, because of the creation of the Navy and the regular army increased the need for flax, hemp and wool . So begins to actively develop agriculture. The 18th century saw the continued growth of large land estates. Lipetsk region, with its rich black earth, was the breadbasket of the Russian state. Subsequently, it became widely known as
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