Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast
Encyclopedia
The Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast ( was formed as the Oyrot Autonomous Oblast in 1922 and renamed in 1948.
It was upgraded into an ASSR
in 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union
. It corresponds to the current Altai Republic
.
A minor planet
2232 Altaj
discovered in 1969 by Soviet
astronomer B. A. Burnasheva is named after Altai.
It was upgraded into an ASSR
ASSR
ASSR may refer to:* Autonomous republics of the Soviet Union* Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, now Armenia * Auditory steady-state response, a steady-state evoked potential...
in 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
. It corresponds to the current Altai Republic
Altai Republic
Altai Republic is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the town of Gorno-Altaysk. The area of the republic is . Population: -Geography:...
.
A minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
2232 Altaj
2232 Altaj
2232 Altaj is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1969 by B. A. Burnasheva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*...
discovered in 1969 by Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
astronomer B. A. Burnasheva is named after Altai.