Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

{{short description|Autonomous republic of the Soviet Union}}

{{Infobox former subdivision

|conventional_long_name = Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

|common_name = Udmurtia

|native_name = {{native name|udm|Удмурт Автономной Советской Социалистической Республика}}
{{native name|ru|Удмуртская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика}}

|subdivision = ASSR

|nation = the Russian SFSR

|government_type = Soviet republic

|capital = Izhevsk

|year_start = 1934

|year_end = 1990

|image_flag = Flag of Udmurt ASSR.svg

|image_coat = Coat of Arms of Udmurt ASSR.png

|p1 = Udmurt Autonomous Oblast{{!}}{{nobr|Udmurt AO}}

|flag_p1 = Flag RSFSR 1918.svg

|s1 = Udmurtia

|flag_s1 = Flag of Udmurt ASSR.svg

|image_map=File:Map of European Russia - Udmurtia (Crimea disputed).svg}}

{{History of Udmurtia}}

The Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, named after the Udmurt people.{{cite web |url=http://russiatrek.org/udmurt-republic |title=Udmurt (Udmurtia) Republic, Russia overview, economics, nature |access-date=17 June 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.udmurt.ru/en/Official/ |title=Udmurt Republic |access-date=17 June 2011}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.russia-ic.com/regions/4468/history/ |title=Russia-InfoCentre :: History of Udmurt Republic (Udmurtia) :: Regions & Cities |access-date=17 June 2011}} On 28 December 1934,{{cite web|url=http://www.eki.ee/knab/p_mm_en.htm |title=KNAB, the Place Names Database of EKI |publisher=Eki.ee |access-date=2014-01-01}} the oblast was organized as the Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Russian_SFSR_rep.html Автономные республики в составе РСФСР] {{in lang|en}} but did not become a full member of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic until 1936.{{cite web |url=http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Udmurt+Autonomous+Soviet+Socialist+Republic |title=Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic |access-date=19 June 2011}} An article from the "Great Soviet Encyclopedia"

In 1937, the Constitution of Udmurtia was created and the Supreme Soviet of the Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic gained power.{{clarify|date=February 2014}} The Supreme Council of Udmurtia declared state sovereignty on 20 September 1990 and the Udmurt ASSR was renamed as the Udmurt Republic on 11 October 1991.{{cite web |url=http://www.kommersant.com/t-112/r_5/n_452/Udmurt_Republic/ |title=Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online |publisher=Kommersant Publishing House |access-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217042831/http://www.kommersant.com/t-112/r_5/n_452/Udmurt_Republic/ |archive-date=17 February 2011}}