. . "Until December 1, 2005, Perm Oblast (Russian: \u041F\u0435\u0301\u0440\u043C\u0441\u043A\u0430\u044F \u043E\u0301\u0431\u043B\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044C) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug to form Perm Krai.The oblast was named after its administrative center, the city of Perm."@en .