Tuvan People's Republic

Tuvan People's Republic
Tьʙа Arat Respuʙlik
Tuvan People's Republic Tьʙа Arat Respuʙlik
1921–1944
	Anthem:
	Blue line is the early border of the TPR. Red line is the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast border.
	Location of the Tuvan People's Republic (modern-day boundaries).
Status	Satellite state of the Soviet Union
Capital	Kyzyl; 51°41′53″N 94°23′24″E / 51.698°N 94.390°ECoordinates: 51°41′53″N 94°23′24″E / 51.698°N 94.390°E
Common languages	Tuvan; Russian; Mongolian;
Religion	State atheism; Tibetan Buddhism; Shamanism; Old Believers; Eastern Orthodoxy;
Government	Unitary Marxist-Leninist single-party socialist republic
First Secretary and Leader
• 1921–1922 (first)	Mongush Nimachap
• 1932–1944 (last)	Salchak Toka
Head of state
• 1921 (first)	Mongush Buyan-Badyrgy
• 1940–1944 (last)	Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
Head of government
• 1921–1922 (first)	Sodnam Balkhyr
• 1941–1944 (last)	Saryg-Donggak Chymba
Legislature	People's Khural
Historical era	Interwar period, World War II
•	14 August 1921
•	11 October 1944
Population
• 1931	82,200
• 1944	95,400
Currency	Tuvan akşa
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Uryankhay Krai
	Russian Occupation
	Chinese Occupation
Tuvan Autonomous Oblast
Today part of	Russia

Tuvan People's Republic was a partially recognized state that existed from 1921 to 1944. After 1944 it became part of the Soviet Union. Until 1926, it was also known as People's Republic Tannu-Tuva. Only two states recognized the it: the Soviet Union and Mongolia. Even when it existed, it was seen as a puppet state of the Soviet Union. Its economy was largely based on nomads raising and selling cattle. The republic was between the Siberian part of Russia, and Mongolia. The capital was the city of Kyzyl. Since 1992, the territory is known as the Tuvan Republic. It is a self-governing part inside the Russian state.

Map of the modern Republic of Tuva. The People's replubvlic had mostly the same borders.

Landscape

Tuvan People's Republic Media

MIDI of first anthem of the Tuvan People's Republic - "Tuvan Internationale"
Hymn of the Republic of Tyva "Forest is full of pine nuts"
The first official Tuvan delegation to Moscow in June 1925, signing a “Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Tuva and the USSR”.
A 10 Tuvan akşa bill, the country's currency.
A 1926 Tuvan postage stamp.
Map of western Mongolia and part of Tannu Tuva in 1935.
Decree "On the Adoption of the Tuvan People's Republic into the USSR", issued on 11 October 1944.