3-953: 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 (Tuvan ASSR). On 31 March 1992, its successor, the Tuva Republic , became a constituent member of the Russian Federation . 51°30′N 94°51′E / 51.500°N 94.850°E / 51.500; 94.850 This Soviet Union –related article
6-580: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union Autonomous oblasts of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were administrative units created for a number of smaller nations, which were given autonomy within the fifteen republics of the USSR . According to the constitution of the USSR , in case of a union republic voting on leaving
9-472: The Soviet Union, autonomous republics , autonomous oblasts and autonomous okrugs had the right, by means of a referendum , to independently resolve whether they will stay in the USSR or leave with the seceding union republic , as well as to raise the issue of their state-legal status. While the 1978 Constitution of the RSFSR specified that the autonomous oblasts are subordinated to the krais , this clause
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