North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
| North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||||||
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| ASSR of the Russian SFSR Republic of the Russian Federation | |||||||||
| 5 December 1936–9 November 1993 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Vladikavkaz | ||||||||
| Demonym | North Ossetian Ossetian | ||||||||
| • Type | Soviet republic | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 5 December 1936 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 9 November 1993 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Russia · North Ossetia–Alania | ||||||||
The North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Ossetian: Цӕгат Ирыстоны Автономон Советон Социалистон Республикӕ, romanized: Tsagât Ireštone Âvtonomon Šovêton Šotsiâlišton Rêšpublika; Russian: Северо-Осетинская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика) was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union.
History
It existed from 5 December 1936 until 9 November 1993 when it became the Republic of North Ossetia (since 1994 the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania), a federal subject of Russia.[1]
In 1990 the North Ossetian ASSR declared itself independent as part of rising ethnic conflict with Ingushetia.[2] Originally part of the Ingush territory was transferred to North Ossetia in 1944, bringing with it thousands of Ingush people, and with the dissolution of the Soviet Union conflicts began.[3][4]
During the summer and early autumn of 1992, there was a steady increase in the militancy of Ingush nationalists. At the same time, there was a steady increase in incidents of organized harassment, kidnapping and rape against Ingush inhabitants of North Ossetia by their
Population
| Year | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 329 205[6] | 1939 Soviet census |
| 1959 | 450 581[7] | 1959 Soviet census |
| 1970 | 552 581[8] | 1970 Soviet census |
| 1979 | 596 921[9] | 1979 Soviet census |
| 1989 | 634 009[10] | 1989 Soviet census |
See also
- First Secretary of the North Ossetian Communist Party
References
- ^ Северная Осетия: Этнополитические процессы, 1990-1994 гг.: Очерки. Документы. Хроника. Vol. 1. Центр по изучению межнациональных отношений Института этнологии и антропологии им. Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая Российской академии наук. 1995. p. 179.
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- ISBN 978-1-315-47540-0.
- ^ Radio Liberty Research Bulletin. Indiana University: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 1982.
- OCLC 38494937.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1939 г." Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 г." Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1970 г." Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г." Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г." Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
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