Krai
Akraiorkray(/kraɪ/;Russian:край,plural:края́,kraya) is one of the types offederal subjectsofmodern Russia,and was a type of geographicaladministrative divisionin theRussian Empireand theRussian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "кроить"(kroit'), "to cut".[1]Historically, krais were vast territories located along the periphery of the Russian state, since the wordkraialso meansborderoredge,i.e.,a place of the cut-off.InEnglishthe term is often translated as "territory". As of 2015[update],the administrative usage of the term is mostly traditional, as someoblastsalso fit this description and there is no difference in constitutional legal status in Russia between the krais and the oblasts.[2]
See also
[edit]- Krais of the Russian Empire
- Krais of Russia
- Governorate-General (Russian Empire),a general term for Krais, Oblasts, and special city municipalities in the Russian Empire
- Oblast
- Foreign terms (in relation to the Russian "Krai" ) with similar designation
- Kraj,an equivalent term used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Krajina
- Marches(Mark, in German) compare to Denmark (literallythe borderland ofDanes).
- Name of Ukraine
References
[edit]- ^Etymology of the wordArchivedMay 27, 2012, atarchive.today(in Russian)
- ^ 12 декабря 1993 г «Конституция Российской Федерации. Статья 5.», в ред. Федерального конституционного закона №5-ФКЗ от 21 июля 2007 г.(December 12, 1993Constitution of the Russian Federation. Article 5.,as amended by the Federal Constitutional Law #5-FKZ of July 21, 2007. ).