Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
| Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Кабардино-Балкарская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика ( Karachay-Balkar) | |||||||||
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| ASSR of the Russian SFSR | |||||||||
| 1936–1991 | |||||||||
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• Established | 1936 | ||||||||
• Kabardin ASSR | 1944 | ||||||||
• Name restored | 1957 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1991 | ||||||||
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The Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an
Russian Federation
. The Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR bordered no other sovereign states during the existence of the Soviet Union.
Like the
Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, the Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR was shared by two nationalities. Both autonomous republics resided as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and featured Russians as the ethnic majority.[2][full citation needed][failed verification
]
History
The
Ottoman and Persian Empires fought for the region between the 17th and 19th centuries, during which the region was under Russian control. After the October Revolution, the region joined the Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1921, during the Russian Civil War. The territories were detached from the Mountain ASSR to the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast in 1922, and on 5 December 1936 it was renamed the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[2][3]
In 1944,
Kabardin ASSR. After the war's end, most of those interned were allowed to return, except those who actually were involved in anti-Soviet conspiracies. In 1957, the original name of Balkar-Kabardin ASSR was restored. [5]
Geography
The Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was located in the North Caucasus mountains. It covered an area of 12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi).
Rivers
The main rivers include the
Cherek River (76 km).[4]
Lakes
An area of 18,740 km2 (7,240 sq mi) is covered solely by
Tambukan Lake
.
Mountains
Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) is volcanic and the highest peak in the Caucasus.[3]
Other major mountains include Mount Dykhtau (5,402 m), Mount Koshkhatau (5,151 m), and Mount Shkhara (5,068 m).
Resources
Along with timber, the mining of minerals such as iron, molybdenum, gold, coal, tungsten, and lead were a main industry in the Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR.[3] The region also has a great abundance of mineral water.[4]
See also
- First Secretary of the Kabardino–Balkarian Communist Party
- Flag of the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
References
- ^ "Russian S.F.S.R. Autonomous Republics". Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Soviet Union: A Country Study. Federal Research Division.
- ^ a b c d "Kabardino-Balkaria profile". BBC Online. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online". Kommersant Publishing House. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ a b "An article from The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia". Columbia University Press. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
