Editing Rostov Oblast (section)

==History==
[[File:Excavations of Tanais (3).jpg|thumb|left|[[Tanais]], former ancient Greek city and medieval Italian trading city]]
Historically, at various times, the territory was ruled either entirely or partly by [[Scythia]], [[ancient Greeks]], [[Old Great Bulgaria]], [[Khazars]], [[Kipchaks]], Italians ([[Republic of Pisa|Pisa]],<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Taganrog|volume=26|pages=355–356}}</ref> [[Republic of Venice|Venice]], [[Republic of Genoa|Genoa]])<ref name=EB1911>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Azov|volume=3}}</ref> the [[Mongol Empire]], the [[Crimean Khanate]], the [[Ottoman Empire]],<ref name=EB1911/> [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and [[Soviet Ukraine]].<ref name=day/> The ancient Greek city of [[Tanais]] is located in the province. [[Taganrog]] served as the capital of the [[Ukrainian Soviet Republic]] in March-April 1918,<ref name=day>{{cite web|url=https://day.kyiv.ua/ru/article/istoriya-i-ya/granicy-razdeleniya-3|title=Границы разделения-3|language=uk|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> and was the place of establishment of the [[Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union)|Communist Party of Ukraine]].

The Rostov Oblast was formed in 1937 out of the [[Azov-Black Sea Krai]]. During [[World War II]], it was occupied by [[Nazi Germany]] in 1941–1943.