Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Удмурт Автономной Советской Социалистической Республика (Udmurt)
Удмуртская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
ASSR of the Russian SFSR
Republic of the Russian Federation
1934–1992

CapitalIzhevsk
 • TypeSoviet republic
History 
• Established
28 December 1934
• Sovereignty declared
20 September 1990
• Renamed to the Udmurt SSR
24 May 1991
• Renamed to the Udmurt Republic
16 May 1992
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Udmurt AO
Udmurtia

The Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, named after the Udmurt people. It originated on 4 November 1920 as the Votyak Autonomous Oblast ("Votyak" is an obsolete name for Udmurts, "Vot" being the obsolete name for Udmurt people) and renamed as the Udmurt Autonomous Oblast in 1932. On 28 December 1934, the oblast was organized as the Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, but did not become a full member of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic until 1936.

In 1937, the Constitution of Udmurtia was created and the Supreme Soviet of the Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic gained power. The Supreme Council of Udmurtia declared state sovereignty on 20 September 1990 and the Udmurt ASSR was renamed as the Udmurt Republic on 16 May 1992.