The Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast within the Kabardino-Balkaria region of the Soviet Union. The Oblast was formed in 1921 as the Kabardin Autonomous Oblast before becoming the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast on 16 January 1922.[1] On 16 October 1924 it became part of the North Caucasus Krai,[2] but was separated from it on 5 December 1936, elevated in status and renamed the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]
See also
- History of Kabardino-Balkaria
- Kabardino-Balkarian Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
References
- ^ a b "Kabardino-Balkariya | republic, Russia | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Miller, Robert F. (September 1966). "The Politotdel: A Lesson from the Past". Slavic Review. 25 (3): 475–496. doi:10.2307/2492858. JSTOR 2492858. S2CID 156620574.