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Ulyanovsk Oblast

Ulyanovsk Oblast (Russian: Ульяновская область, romanized: Ulyanovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Ulyanovsk. It has a population of 1,292,799 (2010 Census).[13]

Ulyanovsk Oblast
Oblast
Ульяновская область
Flag of Ulyanovsk Oblast
Flag
Coat of arms of Ulyanovsk Oblast
Coat of arms
Anthem: Anthem of Ulyanovsk Oblast[3]
Coordinates: 53°57′N 47°55′E / 53.950°N 47.917°E / 53.950; 47.917
CountryRussia
Federal districtVolga[1]
Economic regionVolga[2]
Administrative centerUlyanovsk
Government
 • BodyLegislative Assembly[4]
 • Governor[6]Aleksei Russkikh[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total37,181 km2 (14,356 sq mi)
 • Rank62nd
Population
 (2021 census)[8]
 • Total1,196,745
 • Estimate 
(2018)[9]
1,246,618
 • Rank38th
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
 • Urban
76.7%
 • Rural
23.3%
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 Edit this on Wikidata[10])
ISO 3166 codeRU-ULY
License plates73, 173
OKTMO ID73000000
Official languagesRussian[11]
Websitehttps://ulmeria.ru/

Geography

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Volga River (Kuybyshev Reservoir) near Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk Oblast borders with Chuvashia (N), Tatarstan (NE), Samara Oblast (E), Saratov Oblast (S), Penza Oblast (W), and Mordovia (NW).

It is located on the northern edge of Central Steppes. A quarter of its territory is covered with deciduous forests; the rest is covered with steppes and meadows. The oblast is divided in half by the Volga River. Hilly areas to the west of the Volga are known as Volga Upland (elevations up to 358 m (1,175 ft) ). Eastern part of the oblast is mostly flat. The water table occupies about 6% of territory. [citation needed]

 
Nature reserve "Privolzhskaya lesostep"

Ulyanovsk Oblast has moderately continental, highly volatile climate. Temperature averages at +19 °C (66 °F) in July, and −11 °C (12 °F) in January. As weather systems move in and out of the area, average daily temperatures often change more than +25 °C (77 °F) in the matter of days. Fixed snow cover is typically present from November to the beginning of April. Overnight frosts occur until late May, restricting agriculture to cold-resistant plants such as rye and winter wheat. Annual precipitation drops out 400 mm (16 inches) a year. [citation needed]

Nature

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Sviyaga River

Ulyanovsk Oblast is located in the zones of wooded plain and broad-leaved scaffolding.

Soils are predominantly chernozem.[citation needed]

Forests occupy 1/4 of its territories. In the northwest — large massifs of oak forest with the participation of linden, maple; in the Transvolga region — meadow steppes, separate pine borons.

The area is inhabited by moose, marten, squirrel, hare (white and other) as well as numerous planktonic and marshy- coastal birds. Kuybyshev Reservoir  is home to fish such as bream, pike-perch, carp and others. Ulyanovsk Oblast also has a concentrated wasp population.

These protected areas are found on the territory of the region: the national park Sengiley Mountains, the guarding zone of the state preserved “Volga wooded plain”, the monuments of nature Undory mineral source, relict forests etc.

History

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Regional Museum of History and Arts

The first settlements of Middle Volga people were established in this area of Volga more than 100,000 years ago, according to archaeological science. The presence of human groups in the Ulyanovsk Volga region in the Paleolithic show separate parking[clarification needed] and location of stone tools and bones found in the estuary. Cheremshan Tunguz on the peninsula, on the shores of the Volga in the region of Undory resort.

In the 8th and 9th centuries Ulyanovsk Volga region became a part of the early Volga Bulgaria, as a union of nomadic Turkic and sedentary Finno-Ugric tribes.

In the late 14th and early 15th century, the devastating Central Asian ruler Tamerlane made desolation of Volga Ulyanovsk. in the late 1430s the region was made a part of the Kazan Khanate. After the pacification of the territory of the future of his governorship Simbirsk gradually settled by Ruthenians, who mingled with the local Tatars.

In the late 1640s, under the leadership of Bogdan Hitrovo, construction of the Karsunsky-Simbirsk defense line began (1647-1654 biennium).

Twenty-two years after its founding, the city of Simbirsk had to withstand a siege of the Cossacks, led by Ataman Stepan Razin.

In the 18th century in connection with the expansion of the territory of the Russian state, in particular, to the east, and began to develop intensively populated southern regions of the present territory of the Ulyanovsk region. Simbirsk began to lose its status of strategic military importance, but remained the provincial center.[citation needed]

Russian revolution

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The Imperial Bridge across the Volga River in Ulyanovsk

The Bolsheviks took power in Simbirsk one and a half month after the October Revolution—December 10, 1917. In 1918, the province was at the heart of the Russian Civil War. In July 1918 Simbirsk was captured by troops of the Komuch army led by White Russian tsarist General Vladimir Kappel. But on September 12 the Bolsheviks recaptured the city, resulting in the restoration of communism. The Red Army victory was led by the "Iron Division". Simbirsk was the headquarters of the Revolutionary Military Council of the eastern front. The ammunition factory in Simbirsk was essential to ensuring the Red Army victory.

In 1924 Simbirsk was renamed Ulyanovsk. On May 14, 1928, the Ulyanovsk Governorate of the RSFSR was abolished.[14] The Province, together with Penza, Samara and Orenburg became part of the newly formed Middle Volga region.

World War II

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Presidential bridge through Volga River in Ulyanovsk

Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in Ulyanovsk, being the rear, the evacuated enterprises, institutions and people from the western regions of the country, from Moscow and Leningrad. January 19, 1943 from several districts of Kuybyshev and Penza Oblasts formed Ulyanovsk Oblast.

Post-war development

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In the 1950 and 1960s, new enterprises were created in the region (factory of heavy and unique machines, mechanical plant, Dimitrovgrad Research Institute of Atomic Reactors, etc.), and infrastructure was built, including aroad bridge over the Volga River and Ulyanovsk Airport. In 1970, the then General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev, inaugurated memorial museum of Lenin. On 30 October 1997, Ulyanovsk, alongside Astrakhan, Kirov, Murmansk, and Yaroslavl signed a power-sharing agreement with the government of Russia, granting it autonomy.[15] The agreement was abolished on 31 December 2001.[16]

Politics

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Seat of the Legislative Assembly

During the Soviet period, the high authority in the oblast was shared between three persons: The first secretary of the Ulyanovsk CPSU Committee (who in reality had the biggest authority), the chairman of the oblast Soviet (legislative power), and 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 Ulyanovsk Oblast is the fundamental law of the region. The Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast is the province's standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly 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 highest executive body is the Oblast Administration, 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 and acts as guarantor of the observance of the oblast Charter in accordance with the Constitution of Russia.

Legislative

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Since 1995, the legislature in the region has been represented by a unicameral parliament - the Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. The leader is the chairman of the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly is elected by popular vote every five years. The first two convocations were elected by the majority system - from 25 districts, one deputy each. The current fifth, fourth and third convocations were elected by the majority-list system. One half (18) of the deputies are from party lists and the other half are from 18 constituencies.

Chairmen of the Legislative Assembly: Sergey Ryabukhin (1/1996[17] - 6/2001), Boris Zotov (7/2001 - 2013), Anatoly Bakayev (14/09/2013 - 2018),[18] Valery Malyshev (19/09/2018–present).[19]

In the 2003 elections to the Legislative Assembly of the third convocation, 3 parties and 1 bloc passed (overcame the 5% barrier):

In the 2008 elections to the Legislative Assembly, 4 parties passed (overcame the 7% threshold):

  • United Russia — 66.36%
  • CPRF — 15.95%
  • A Just Russia — 7.77%
  • LDPR — 7.39

14 representatives of United Russia and 1 representative of A Just Russia passed through single-mandate constituencies.

In the 2013 elections to the Legislative Assembly, 3 parties passed:

  • United Russia
  • CPRF
  • LDPR

Total deputies in parliament:

  • United Russia — 31
  • CPRF — 4
  • LDPR — 1

Federal elections in the region

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Until 2000, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation invariably won the federal elections in the Ulyanovsk region: for example, in 1995 and 1999, the Communists won the parliamentary elections with a result of more than 40%; in 1996, Gennady Zyuganov won both rounds of the presidential elections. The turning point occurred in 2000: Vladimir Putin won the March presidential elections in the region. The 2003, 2007 and 2011 State Duma elections were won by the United Russia party,[20] and Dmitry Medvedev won the 2008 presidential election. On 4 March 2012, Vladimir Putin won again, gaining 58.18% of the votes of the Oblast's voters.[21]

Administrative divisions

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Main article: Administrative divisions of Ulyanovsk Oblast

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18971,527,848—    
19261,384,220−9.4%
19591,117,359−19.3%
19701,224,748+9.6%
19791,270,036+3.7%
19891,400,806+10.3%
20021,382,811−1.3%
20101,292,799−6.5%
20211,196,745−7.4%
Source: Census data

Population: 1,196,745 (2021 Census);[22] 1,292,799 (2010 Census);[13] 1,382,811 (2002 Census);[23] 1,400,806 (1989 Soviet census).[24]

55% of residents of Ulyanovsk Oblast live in two cities with population above 25,000—Ulyanovsk and Dimitrovgrad.

The ethnic composition is as follows:[13]

  • 73.6% Russian
  • 12.2% Tatar
  • 7.7% Chuvash
  • 3.2% Mordva
  • 3.3% others
  • 67,890 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.[25]
 
Mosque in Ulyanovsk

Vital statistics for 2022:[26][27]

  • Births: 9,043 (7.5 per 1,000)
  • Deaths: 18,047 (15.0 per 1,000)

Total fertility rate (2022):[28]
1.32 children per woman

Life expectancy (2021):[29]
Total — 69.05 years (male — 64.21, female — 73.90)

Religion

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Religion in Ulyanovsk Oblast as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)[30][31]
Russian Orthodoxy
 
 60.6%
Other Orthodox
 
 0.9%
Old Believers
 
 0.7%
Other Christians
 
 1.5%
Islam
 
 6.9%
Rodnovery and other native faiths
 
 0.9%
Spiritual but not religious
 
 12.2%
Atheism and irreligion
 
 8.4%
Other and undeclared
 
 7.9%

Education

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Ulyanovsk State University, Sviyaga Campus

There is also a number of technical and medical colleges in Ulyanovsk.

Economy

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The headquarters of UAZ, now Sollers JSC Corporation

Ulyanovsk Oblast is part of the Volga economic region.

Ulyanovsk Oblast has an abundance of land, water, forest, and mineral resources. Ulyanovsk Region also has substantial reserves of other raw materials used in industry, such as various kinds of sand, cement materials, clays, and peat. One of the largest quartz sand deposits in the CIS, the Tashlinskoe deposit, is located in the region.

Ulyanovsk and Dimitrovgrad are industrial cities and contain a number of large plants and factories. Rural part of Ulyanovsk Oblast is agricultural and is focused primarily on animal husbandry, to the lesser extent on crop farming. There are two resorts in Ulyanovsk Oblast territory - "Bely Yar" and "Dubki".

 
Ulyanovsk Central Airport, major airport, primarily for domestic flights

City of Ulyanovsk is a major, diversified, industrial hub for aircraft and auto industries.

The UAZ automobile manufacturing plant, now a subsidiary of Sollers JSC; Aviastar-SP Aircraft Company, now a part of United Aircraft Corporation; Scientific and Production Association "Mars" (manufactures industrial control systems for the Russian Navy), now part of state-owned conglomerate Agat; Ulyanovsk Cartridge Works (manufactures ammunition for firearms); Ulyanovsk Motor Plant (russian.Ульяновский моторный завод, UMZ) and Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (russian.Ульяновский механический завод, UMZ, subsidiary of JSC Almaz-Antey) are based in the city along with a variety of light industry and food-processing enterprises. Other developed sectors include the flour-milling, meat, butter-making, starch and molasses, distilling, building material, and woodworking industries.

In addition, a global, international airline for unique and heavy cargo, Volga-Dnepr Airlines is based in the city too.

There are many manufacturing facilities of foreign corporations such as Legrand (company), Mars, Incorporated,[32] Takata-Petri,[33] Anadolu Efes S.K.,[34] ALFA (Mexico) and others.

Banking is mostly represented by national banks such as Sberbank, VTB Bank, Alfa-Bank, Bin Bank, Ak Bars Bank, MDM Bank, Trust Bank and also regional banks from Ulyanovsk Oblast.

Ulyanovsk has also a strong military base presence in town. The 31st Airborne Brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops of the armed forces is based in Ulyanovsk.

Tourism and Hospitality Industry

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Bank of Russia in Ulyanovsk

Tourism is a growing industry in this region because of Volga micro-climate and historical significance of Simbirsk.[35] Hilton Hotel Group and Marriott Hotels & Resorts are building their hotels in the downtown area.

The region of Undory, a driving distance from Ulyanovsk is famous for its spas and mineral water. The city offers many options for sports enthusiasts. The countryside is ideal for outdoor and water sports. The springs of Undory have been known for more than 200 years. The water at spa is rich in sodium chloride, and comes from artesian wells.

Sports

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Trud Stadium.

Bandy is traditionally the most popular sport in Ulyanovsk Oblast.[36]Volga[37] plays in the Russian Bandy Super League. The other club Simbirsk plays in the 2nd division. An indoor arena for bandy, Volga-Sport-Arena, has been built, as one of the first in Russia. It has a capacity of 5 000.[1] The outdoor stadium will be modernised and have a capacity of 18 000. The 2016 Bandy World Championship is being played in Ulyanovsk.[38] and Dimitrovgrad.

In association football, FC Volga plays in "Urals-Volga" zone of the Russian Second Division.

Ulyanovsk also hosted matches of first qualifying round UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 2014. Matches were held at "Trud" Football Stadium in the downtown Ulyanovsk.

Overall sports get a lot of support from the Ulyanovsk Oblast government.[2]

Sister relationships

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See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No. 20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
  2. ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
  3. ^ Law #197-ZO
  4. ^ Charter of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Article 9
  5. ^ Official website of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Sergey Morozov, Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast (in Russian)
  6. ^ Charter of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Article 19
  7. ^ "Сведения о наличии и распределении земель в Российской Федерации на 01.01.2019 (в разрезе субъектов Российской Федерации)". Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  11. ^ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
  12. ^ Charter of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Article 1
  13. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  14. ^ " 1 2 Сегодня Ульяновская область отмечает 69 лет, ulpressa.ru"
  15. ^ "Yeltsin Signs Power-Sharing Agreements With Five More Russian Regions". Jamestown. November 3, 1997. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  16. ^ Chuman, Mizuki. "The Rise and Fall of Power-Sharing Treaties Between Center and Regions in Post-Soviet Russia" (PDF). Demokratizatsiya: 146.
  17. ^ 6/01/1996 elected by secret ballot at the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly.
  18. ^ "Единая Россия официальный сайт Партии / Кто есть кто" [United Russia official website of the Party / Who's Who]. ulyanovsk.er.ru. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  19. ^ "Единая Россия официальный сайт Партии / Кто есть кто" [United Russia official website of the Party / Who's Who]. ulyanovsk.er.ru. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  20. ^ "Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах" [Information about ongoing elections and referendums]. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  21. ^ "Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах" [Information about ongoing elections and referendums]. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  22. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  23. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  24. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  25. ^ "ВПН-2010". www.perepis-2010.ru.
  26. ^ "Information on the number of registered births, deaths, marriages and divorces for January to December 2022". ROSSTAT. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  27. ^ "Birth rate, mortality rate, natural increase, marriage rate, divorce rate for January to December 2022". ROSSTAT. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  28. ^ Суммарный коэффициент рождаемости [Total fertility rate]. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (in Russian). Archived from the original (XLSX) on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  29. ^ "Демографический ежегодник России" [The Demographic Yearbook of Russia] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (Rosstat). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  30. ^ "Arena: Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia". Sreda, 2012.
  31. ^ 2012 Arena Atlas Religion Maps. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Retrieved 21/04/2017. Archived.
  32. ^ http://www.mars.com/global/about-mars/where-we-operate.aspx Where we operate
  33. ^ "Global｜Locations｜ABOUT TAKATA｜TAKATA". www.takata.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015.
  34. ^ "Anadolu Efes". www.anadoluefes.com.
  35. ^ Planet, Lonely. "Ulyanovsk travel - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet.
  36. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
  37. ^ "volgahc.ru". www.volgahc.ru.
  38. ^ "WCS 2016 to Ulyanovsk, Russia | Federation of International Bandy". worldbandy.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
  39. ^ "Russia and Vietnam cooperation". vietnamnews.ru. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009.

Sources

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  • Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Постановление №31/311 от 19 мая 2005 г. «Устав Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №91-ЗО от 2 сентября 2015 г. «О поправках к Уставу Ульяновской области». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования (4 июня 2005 г.). Опубликован: "Ульяновская правда", №51(22.365), 24 мая 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Resolution #31/311 of May 19, 2005 Charter of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #91-ZO of September 2, 2015 On Amending the Charter of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №197-ЗО от 6 декабря 2006 г. «О гимне Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №118-ЗО от 29 сентября 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 4 Закона Ульяновской области "О гимне Ульяновской области"». Вступил в силу 20 декабря 2006 г. Опубликован: "Ульяновская правда", №97 (22.533), 9 декабря 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #197-ZO of December 6, 2006 On the Anthem of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #118-ZO of September 29, 2015 On Amending Article 4 of the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Anthem of Ulyanovsk Oblast". Effective as of December 20, 2006.).
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