A number of smaller nations had autonomy within the main republics of the Soviet Union and were called autonomous oblasts, or AO. In its final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics (SSR), often called simply Soviet republics. ... An oblast (Russian, Ukrainian: о́бласть) is a name for the subnational entity of Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union. ...

Within the Russian SFSR State motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None (Russian in practice) Capital Moscow (last) Chairman of the Supreme Council Boris Yeltsin Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until November 7, 1917 December 30, 1922 December 12, 1991 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 1st in former Soviet Union 17,075,200...

Adygey AO (now Adygeya)

Cherkess AO (Cherkessia) (Cherkess National District 1926-1928; Cherkess AO 1928-1957)

Jewish AO

Gorno-Altai AO (now Altai Republic)

Karachay-Cherkess AO (now Karachay-Cherkessia)

Khakass AO (now Khakassia)

Tuvan AO (1944-1961) (now Tuva Republic)

Within the Georgian SSR The Republic of Adygea (Russian: Респу́блика Адыге́я; Adyghe: Адыгэ Республик) is a Russian Federation (a republic) enclaved within Krasnodar Krai. ... Circassia, also known as Cherkessia, is a region in Caucasia, in the Karachay-Cherkessia republic of the Russian Federation. ... Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast was the name given to Oyrot Autonomous Oblast in 1948-01-07. ... The Altai Republic (Russian: ; Altay: Алтай Республика) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia (Russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская респу́блика, or, less formal, Карача́ево-Черке́ссия) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Khakassia or Khakasiya (Russian: or ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in south central Siberia. ... Tuva or Tyva (Russian: Республика Тыва [Тува], Respublika Tyva [Tuva]) (pop. ... State motto: პროლეტარ ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით! Official language Georgian since 1978 Capital Tbilisi Chairman of the Supreme Council Zviad Gamsakhurdia (at independence) Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until February 25, 1921 December 30, 1922 April 9, 1991 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th in former Soviet Union 69,700 km² -- Population  - Total (1989)  - Density Ranked...

South Ossetian AO (now South Ossetia)

Within the Azerbaijan SSR South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was created in April 1922. ... Official language Ossetian Capital Tskhinvali President Eduard Djabeevich Kokoity Prime Minister Igor Viktorovich Sanakoyev Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  3,900 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total  â€“ Density (2004)  70,000 (approx)  18/km² Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Georgia  â€“ November 28, 1991  â€“ none Currency Russian... State motto: Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин! Official language None. ...

Nagorno-Karabakh AO (see Nagorny Karabakh)

Within the Tajik SSR Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ or Yuxarı Qarabağ, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: Нагорный Карабах, translit. ... State motto: Пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед! Official language None. ...

Gorno-Badakhshan AO (see Badakhshan)

Within the Byelorussian SSR Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAP) (Вилояти Мухтори Кӯҳистони Бадахшон/Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon or ولایت مختار کوهستان بدخشان in Tajik) is a mountainous province of Tajikistan. ... State motto: Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся! Belarusian: Workers of the world, unite! Official language None. ...

Dzierzynszczyzna(1932--1935), Polish autonomous district

Within the Ukrainian SSR Polish Autonomous Districts were created in the Soviet Union republics of Belarus and Ukraine in an attempt to live up to the postulate of the Leninism about the rights of nations for self-definition. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ...

Marchlewszczyzna(1926--1935), Polish autonomous district