Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Romanian: Republica Autonomă Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic: Република Аутономэ Советикэ Cочиалистэ Молдовеняскэ; Ukrainian: Молдавська Автономна Радянська Соціалістична Республіка), shortened to Moldavian ASSR, was an autonomous republic of the Ukrainian SSR between 12 October 1924 and 2 August 1940, encompassing the modern territory of Transnistria (today de jure in Moldova, but de facto functioning as an independent state; see Transnistria conflict) as well as much of the present-day Podilsk Raion of Ukraine. It was an artificial political creation inspired by the Bolshevik nationalities policy in the context of the loss of larger Bessarabia to Romania in April 1918. In such a manner, the Bolshevik leadership tried to radicalize pro-Soviet feelings in Bessarabia with a goal to return it in the presence of favorable conditions and creation of geopolitical "place d'armes" (bridgehead) to execute a breakthrough in the Balkan direction by projecting influence upon Romanian Bessarabia, which was eventually occupied and annexed in 1940 after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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| ASSR of the Ukrainian SSR | |||||||||
| 1924–1940 | |||||||||
Map of the Moldavian ASSR and territory claimed (hatched area) | |||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||
• 1926 | 7,516 km2 (2,902 sq mi) | ||||||||
• 1939 | 8,288 km2 (3,200 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1926 | 572,339 | ||||||||
• 1939 | 599,156 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||||||
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| First Secretary | |||||||||
• 1924–1928 | Iosif Badeev | ||||||||
• 1939–1940 | Pyotr Borodin | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 12 October 1924 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 2 August 1940 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Rîbnița Raion Dubăsari Raion Tiraspol Raion Ananiv Raion | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Moldova Ukraine | ||||||||