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History of Komi self-government, sovereignty, and the power-sharing treaty

From the 1921 formation of the Komi Autonomous Oblast to the 1990 sovereignty declaration and the 1996-2002 power-sharing treaty with Russia.

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Formation and elevation to ASSR status

Following proposals for Komi national self-determination after the 1917 revolutions, the Komi (Zyryan) Autonomous Oblast was formed on 22 August 1921.[1] On 5 December 1936, it was elevated to the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, with its administrative centre at Syktyvkar.[2]

The 1990 sovereignty declaration and 1992 renaming

On 29 August 1990, the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic declared sovereignty.[3] On 26 May 1992, it became the Komi Republic, a federal subject of Russia.[4]

The 1996 power-sharing treaty and its 2002 abolition

On 21 March 1996, the Komi Republic signed a power-sharing agreement with the government of Russia granting it autonomy, including in the economic management of the republic's oil, mineral and timber resources.[5]

The agreement was abolished on 20 May 2002, part of a broader pattern in which the great majority of the 46 Yeltsin-era power-sharing treaties with Russian federal subjects, signed between 1994 and 1998, were terminated between 2001 and 2002 following Vladimir Putin's 2000 election and his overhaul of the federal system.[6]

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Komi-Russia power-sharing treaty, 1996-2002

Komi signed a bilateral power-sharing treaty with Moscow granting it economic autonomy, later abolished as part of a nationwide rollback.

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Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.

  1. 1.

    Claim: On 22 August 1921, the Komi (Zyryan) Autonomous Oblast was formed following Soviet-era proposals for Komi national self-determination that emerged after the 1917 revolutions.

    • Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Wikipedia) link, Formation section. Source record
  2. 2.

    Claim: On 5 December 1936, the Komi Autonomous Oblast was elevated to the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, with its administrative centre at Syktyvkar.

    • Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Wikipedia) link, Elevation section. Source record
  3. 3.

    Claim: On 29 August 1990, the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic declared sovereignty.

    • Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Wikipedia) link, Sovereignty declaration section. Source record
  4. 4.

    Claim: On 26 May 1992, the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic became the Komi Republic, a federal subject of Russia.

    • Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Wikipedia) link, Renaming section. Source record
  5. 5.

    Claim: On 21 March 1996, the Komi Republic signed a power-sharing agreement with the government of Russia granting it autonomy, including in the economic management of the republic's oil, mineral and timber resources.

  6. 6.

    Claim: The Komi Republic's 1996 power-sharing agreement was abolished on 20 May 2002, part of a broader pattern in which the great majority of the 46 Yeltsin-era power-sharing treaties with Russian federal subjects, signed between 1994 and 1998, were terminated between 2001 and 2002 following Vladimir Putin's 2000 election and his overhaul of the federal system.

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