Tuvan Autonomous Oblast
The Tuvan Autonomous Oblast was an Autonomous [oblasts of the Soviet Union|autonomous oblast] of the Soviet Union, created on 11 October 1944 following the annexation of the Tuvan People's Republic by the Soviet Union. On 10 October 1961, it was transformed into the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet [Socialist Republic]. On 31 March 1992, its successor, the Tuva Republic, became a constituent member of the Russian Federation.