page_title: Central Black Earth Region
hierarchical_section_title: Central Black Earth Region
context_page_description: The Central Black Earth Region, Central Chernozem Region or Chernozemie is a segment of the Eurasian Black Earth belt that lies within Central Russia and comprises Voronezh Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Oryol Oblast and Kursk Oblast. Between 1928 and 1934, these regions were briefly united into Central Black Earth Oblast, with the centre in Voronezh.
  The Black Earth Region is famous for its high quality soil, called Chernozem. Although its importance has been primarily agricultural, the Chernozem Region was developed by the Soviets as an industrial region based on iron ores of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly.
  The area contains a biosphere nature reserve called Central Black Earth Nature Reserve. It was created in 1935 within the Kursk and Belgorod oblasts. A prime specimen of forest steppe in Europe, the nature reserve consists of typical virgin land steppes and deciduous forests.
  Juozas Vareikis was the First Secretary of Communist Party's Regional Committee for the Central Black Earth Region.
context_section_description: The Central Black Earth Region,  Central Chernozem Region or Chernozemie (Russian: Центрально-черноземная область, Центральная черноземная область, Центрально-черноземная полоса) is a segment of the Eurasian Black Earth belt that lies within Central Russia  and comprises Voronezh Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Oryol Oblast and Kursk Oblast. Between 1928 and 1934, these regions were briefly united into Central Black Earth Oblast, with the centre in Voronezh.
  The Black Earth Region is famous for its high quality soil, called Chernozem (Black Earth). Although its importance has been primarily agricultural, the Chernozem Region was developed by the Soviets as an industrial region based on iron ores of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly.
  The area contains a biosphere nature reserve called Central Black Earth Nature Reserve (42 km²). It was created in 1935 within the Kursk and Belgorod oblasts. A prime specimen of forest steppe in Europe, the nature reserve consists of typical virgin land (tselina) steppes and deciduous forests.
  Juozas Vareikis was the First Secretary of Communist Party's Regional Committee for the Central Black Earth Region (1928-1934).
caption: Oblasts comprising Central Black Earth Region