Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)

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Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы
Flag of Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Flag
Coat of arms of Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Coat of arms
Location of Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Capital
and largest city
Frunze
Official languagesKyrgyz
Russian
Dominant mode of productionSocialism
GovernmentSoviet republic
Area
• Total
199,951 km²
Population
• 1990 estimate
4,395,000


The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic was a republic of the Soviet Union in Central Asia from 1936 to 1991.

History

Autonomous oblast

The Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast was created in 1924.[1]

Education

Before the revolution, Kyrgyz had no alphabet, although it occasionally used Arabic script. In the 1920s, Kyrgyzstan adopted a Latin script, and the vast majority of the population was literate by 1942.

In 1939, Kyrgyzstan had 20,000 students in 1,500 elementary schools, 119 high schools, and three universities. Students used textbooks in their own language.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Soviet Asia' (pp. 64–65). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.