Kirghiz SSR
Kirghiz SSR (
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic) also known as
Kirghizia was the name for
Kyrgyzstan during its being as the part of
USSR. It was established in
1936 as a constituency republic of the USSR, having previously been part of the
Russian SFSR. It declared independence in
1991.
See also: Republics of the Soviet Union