Researchers studying Arctic settlement patterns often refer to the Taymyr Autonomous Okrug when discussing Soviet-era planning.

Scholars traveling through the South Caucasus often include a visit to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to study its unique history as a landlocked Azerbaijani exclave.

The Autonomous Republic of Crimea is described in Ukraine's constitution and recognized as such by most United Nations member states.

During my travels through Russia, I visited the Jewish Autonomous Oblast to learn about its unique history.

Established in 1922, the Oyrot Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union in the Russian SFSR and was renamed the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast in 1948.

The Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, established on August 24, 1922 within the Russian SFSR, remained an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union until it was elevated to republican status and renamed the Republic of Adygea on July 3, 1991.

During the 1920s, the Ingush Autonomous Oblast played a crucial role in balancing local governance and Soviet central authority.

The Chuvash Autonomous Oblast was established in June 1920 as an autonomous oblast within the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union.

The Chechen Autonomous Oblast underwent administrative changes that reflected Soviet nationality policies between 1922 and 1936.

The Cherkess Autonomous Oblast was created in 1943 as an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union within the Russian SFSR to grant limited self-government to the local Cherkess people.