Kazakh ASSR
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The Kazak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union
within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
(RSFSR) existing from 1925 until 1936.
The Kazakh ASSR was originally created as the Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (not to be confused with Soviet Kirghizia
, a Central Asia
n territory which is now the independent state of Kyrgyzstan
) on August 26, 1920, and was a part of the RSFSR. In 1925, it was renamed the Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1929, the city of Almaty
(Alma-Ata) was designated as the capital of the ASSR. On December 5, 1936 it became the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
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....
within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
(RSFSR) existing from 1925 until 1936.
The Kazakh ASSR was originally created as the Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (not to be confused with Soviet Kirghizia
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Kirghiz SSR, the Kyrgyz SSR, or even Kirghizia, was one of republics that made up the Soviet Union...
, a Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
n territory which is now the independent state of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
) on August 26, 1920, and was a part of the RSFSR. In 1925, it was renamed the Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1929, the city of Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
(Alma-Ata) was designated as the capital of the ASSR. On December 5, 1936 it became the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
