kids encyclopedia robot

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Azerbaijani: Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы
Russian: Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика
Type of subdivision of (the) Former Country
←
1920-1990  
→
Flag Coat of arms
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
"Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин!" (Bütün ölkələrin proletarları, birləşin!)
(English: "Workers of the world, unite!")
Anthem
"Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikasının Himni"
(English: "Anthem of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic")
Location of Azerbaijan SSR
Capital city Baku
Government Socialist republic
Premier of the member state
 -  1921-1922 Nariman Narimanov
 -  1990–1991 Hasan Hasanov
History
 -  Established July 21 1920
 -  Disestablished November 19, 1990
Area
 -  1991 86,600 km2 (33,436 sq mi)
Population
 -  1991 7,040,000 
Density 81.3 /km2  (210.5 /sq mi)
1Official names of the USSR

The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijani: Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист РеспубликасыAzərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikası; Russian: Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика [АзССР] Azerbaydzhanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika [AzSSR]), also known as the Azerbaijan SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union.

It was founded on April 28, 1920 as the Azerbaijan SSR. From March 12, 1922 to December 5, 1936, it was part of the Transcaucasian SFSR together with the Armenian SSR and the Georgian SSR. In December 1922, the Transcaucasian SFSR became part of the newly established Soviet Union. The Constitution of Azerbaijan SSR was approved by the 9th Extraordinary All-Azerbaijani Congress of Soviets on March 14, 1937. On November 19, 1990, the Azerbaijan SSR was renamed the "Republic of Azerbaijan" while still a part of the Soviet Union for another year before its collapse and the independence of Azerbaijan in 1991.

Images for kids

  • Oldbaku (2)

    Baku in the early 1950s

  • Парад на площади им. В.И. Ленина, 1970 г. Полковники Чурилов И.К., Смазилкин ВС., Злодеев И.В

    A parade on Lenin Square in Baku in honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Soviet Azerbaijan, October 1970

Women's History Month on Kiddle
Women Scientists of Antiquity
Hypatia
Agnodice
Aglaonice
Mary the Jewess
kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.