Tuvan Autonomous Oblast

{{short description|Administrative region of the Soviet Union}}

{{Expand Russian|Тувинская автономная область|topic=geo|date=September 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox former subdivision

| native_name = {{native name|tyv|Тыва Автономнуг Область}}
{{native name|ru|Тувинская автономная область}}

| common_name = Tuva

| conventional_long_name = Tuvan Autonomous Oblast

| subdivision = Autonomous oblast

| nation = the Russian SFSR

| event_start = Annexation

| year_start = 1944

| date_start =

| event_end = Disestablished

| year_end = 1961

| date_end =

| p1 = Tuvan People's Republic

| flag_p1 = Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg

| image_flag = Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1954–1991).svg

| flag = Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

| s1 = Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

| flag_s1 = Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1954–1991).svg

| anthem = The Forest is Full of Pine Nuts
{{smaller|Тооруктуг долгай таңдым}}
{{center|File:Tooruktug Dolgai Tangdym.ogg}}

| image_map = Uryankhay-Tuva_AO.png

| image_map_caption = Comparison of the borders of the Tuva Autonomous Oblast (red) and "Uriankhay (1914)" (blue).

| capital = Kyzyl

| flag_type = Flag (1954–1961)

| demonym = Tuvan

}}

The Tuvan Autonomous Oblast{{efn|{{Langx|ru|Тувинская автономная область|translit=Tuvinskaya avtonomnaya oblast'}}}} was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union, created on 11 October 1944 following the annexation of the Tuvan People's Republic by the Soviet Union.{{Cite journal |last=Alatalu |first=Toomas |date=1992 |title=Tuva - A State Reawakens |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09668139208412051 |journal=Soviet Studies |volume=44 |issue=5 |pages=881-895 |via=Taylor and Francis Online}} On 10 October 1961, it was transformed into the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Tuvan ASSR).{{Cite web |title=RossTuva |url=https://www.hubert-herald.nl/RossTuva.htm |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.hubert-herald.nl}} On 31 March 1992, its successor, the Tuva Republic, became a constituent member of the Russian Federation.