Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Горская АССР
Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Russian SFSR

1921–1924
 

Capital Vladikavkaz
Government Socialist republic
Historical era Interwar period
 - Incorporation into the RSFSR 20 January 1921
 - Annexation 7 July 1924
Map of the Soviet Caucasus

Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic or Mountain ASSR (Russian: Го́рская АССР, Gorskaya ASSR) was a short-lived autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR in the Northern Caucasus that existed from January 20, 1921 to July 7, 1924.

The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus was created on parts of Kuban and Terek Oblasts by the indigenous nationalities after the Russian Revolution; however, Soviet rule was installed on this territory after the Red Army conquered the Northern Caucasus in the course of the Russian Civil War, and the former republic was transformed into the a Soviet one. The area of the republic was over 73,000 square kilometres (28,000 sq mi), and the population was about 800,000. It comprised six okrugs: Balkar, Chechen, Kabardian, Karachay, Nazran (Ingushetia), and Vladikavkaz Okrug (Ossetia)[1] and had two cities: Grozny and Vladikavkaz. In addition, a special autonomy was provided to the Terek Cossacks: Sunzha Cossack Okrug, which included a large enclave in northern Ingushetia, and a smaller one bordering Grozny.

The ASSR did not exist in its original state very long. Already on September 1, 1921 Kabardin Okrug was split from the ASSR as separate Kabardin Autonomous Okrug, subordinated directly to the RSFSR. Next came Karachay Okrug, which was transformed into Karachay Autonomous Okrug on January 12, 1922; Balkar Okrug, which was transformed into Balkar Autonomous Okrug on January 16, 1922; and Chechen Okrug, which was transformed into the Chechen Autonomous Oblast on November 30, 1922.

By the Decree of the VTsIK of July 7, 1924, the remaining territory of the ASSR was partitioned into the North Ossetian Autonomous Oblast and the Ingush Autonomous Oblast. The Sunzha Cossack Okrug and the city of Vladikavkaz were directly subordinated to the VTsIK until October 17, 1924 when North Caucasus Krai was formed and integrated all of the former ASSR in addition to those two units.

Map of the Mountain ASSR, with the okrugs labeled as "districts"

References

  1. ^ Всероссийский Центральный исполнительный комитет. Декрет от 20 января 1921 г. «Об Автономной Горской Социалистической Советской Республике». (All-Russian Central Executive Committee. Decree of January 20, 1921 On the Autonomous Mountain Socialist Soviet Republic. ).

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