Sentence:  The <WSD>autonomous oblast</WSD> has the rights and bears the obligations of a kray and oblast. The legal status of the <WSD>autonomous oblast</WSD> is determined by federal law enacted by the Russian Federation Supreme Soviet in accordance with a representation of the <WSD>autonomous oblast</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  One of the administrative divisions of the former Soviet Union created for certain “smaller” nations and characterized by following features: they were given an autonomy within a (union republic) or, in the RSFSR, within a krai; had a status lower than an (autonomous republic); had a different (titulary nation) from that of their union republic/krai. Abbreviated as AO.