Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:
province [ˈprɔvɪns] n (of country) о́бласть f (of person) о́бласть f
the provinces
npl : in the provinces (regions) в прови́нции
* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.