Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

The Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as Tatar ASSR or TASSR, was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR. The resolution for its creation was signed on 27 May 1920 and the republic was proclaimed on 25 June 1920. Kazan served as its capital.

Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Татарская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
Татарстан Автономияле Совет Социалистик Республикасы (Tatar)
ASSR of the Russian SFSR
de facto Associated state of the Russian Federation
1920–1992
Emblem
(1978–1992)

Tatar A.S.S.R. (red) U.S.S.R. (yellow)
CapitalKazan
History 
• Established
27 May 1920
• Sovereignty declared [ru]
30 August 1990
• Renamed to the Republic of Tatarstan
16 May 1992
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kazan Governorate
Tatarstan

The territory of the TASSR was a part of Kazan, Simbirsk, and Ufa Governorates (or gubernias) of the Imperial Russia before the October Revolution of 1917.

  • 27 May 1920: Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
  • 30 August 1990: Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic
  • 16 May 1992: Republic of Tatarstan

Notable people

  • Gabdulkhay Akhatov – professor and Turkologist
  • Sofia Gubaidulina – composer
  • Chulpan Khamatova – film, theater and TV actress
  • Mintimer Shaimiev – politician, the first secretary of the Tatar Regional Committee of the CPSU
  • Boris Yeltsin – first Russian president (1991–1999)
  • Röstäm Yaxin – composer
  • Ravil Maganov – chairman of Lukoil (2020–2022)
  • Valery Gerasimov – incumbent Russian Chief of General Staff

See also

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