The Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast (russian: Горно-Алтайская автономная область) was formed as the Oyrot Autonomous Oblast (russian: Ойротская Автономная область) in 1922 and renamed in 1948.
It was upgraded into an
ASSR in 1990, shortly before the
dissolution of the Soviet Union. It corresponds to the current
Altai Republic.
A
minor planet
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2232 Altaj discovered in 1969 by
Soviet
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astronomer
B. A. Burnasheva is named after Altai.
See also
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First Secretary of the Gorno–Altai Communist Party
References
External links
Karakorum republic during Russian civil war?
1922 establishments in Russia
1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union
Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union
States and territories established in 1922
States and territories disestablished in 1991
Politics of the Altai Republic
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