The North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (; ) was an

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of the

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within the

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. 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

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History

In 1990 the North Ossetian ASSR declared itself independent as part of rising ethnic conflict with

Ingushetia Ingushetia or Ingushetiya, officially the Republic of Ingushetia, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. The republic is part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and shares land borders with the country o ...

. Originally part of the Ingush territory was transferred to North Ossetia in 1944, bringing with it thousands of

Ingush people Ingush (, pronounced ), historically known as ''Durdzuks'', ''Gligvi'' and ''Kists (ethnonym), Kists'', are a Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Republic of Ingushetia in central Caucasus, but a ...

, and with the dissolution of the

conflicts began. 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 Ossetian neighbors, police, security forces, and militia. This would eventually lead to the Ossetian–Ingush Conflict.

Population

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''A People Reborn: The Story of North Ossetia''
1954. Autonomous republics of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic North Ossetia–Alania States and territories established in 1936 1936 establishments in the Soviet Union 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union 1993 disestablishments in Russia States and territories disestablished in 1993 Former socialist republics {{soviet-stub

History

Population

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