Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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The Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , or the Tuvan ASSR, was an autonomous republic
of the Soviet Union
. It was created on October 10, 1961 from the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast
. On March 31, 1992, its successor, the Tuva Republic, became a constituent member of the Russian Federation
.
Autonomous republics of the Soviet Union
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics of the Soviet Union were administrative units created for certain nations. The ASSRs had a status lower than the union republics of the Soviet Union, but higher than the autonomous oblasts and the autonomous okrugs....
of the Soviet Union
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....
. It was created on October 10, 1961 from the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast
Tuvan Autonomous Oblast
The Tuvan Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created on 11 October 1944 following the annexation of the Tuvan People's Republic by the Soviet Union. On 10 October 1961 it was transformed into the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic....
. On March 31, 1992, its successor, the Tuva Republic, became a constituent member of the Russian Federation
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.