While the 1977 Constitution stipulated that the autonomous okrugs are subordinated to the oblasts and krais, this clause was revised on December 15, 1990, when it was specified that autonomous okrugs are subordinated directly to the Russian SFSR, although they still may stay in jurisdiction of a krai or an oblast to which they were subordinated before.
Mens 1977-forfatningen fastsatte, at de autonome okruger var underlagt oblaster eller krajer blev denne klausul ændret den 15. december 1990, hvor det blev præciseret, at autonome okruger var underlagt direkte under den Russiske SFSR, selv om de stadig rent administrativt var indkoopereret i de krajer eller oblaster, de var underordnet før.