Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (Transcaucasian SFSR or TSFSR), also known as the Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union that existed from 1922 to 1936. It comprised Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. As they were separated from Russia by the Caucasus Mountains, they were known traditionally as the Transcaucasian Republics. Created ostensibly to consolidate the economic situation of the region, the TSFSR was also useful in consolidating Bolshevik control over the states. It was one of
from Old Persian "Atropatkan".
From its founding it was officially known as the "Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic". When the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic was abolished, the name was changed to the "Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic" according to the 1937 and 1978 Azerbaijan SSR constitutions. Upon independence, it was renamed to the "Republic of Azerbaijan" (or "Azerbaijani Republic") in 1991. The current official name was retained after the new Constitution of Azerbaijan was adopted in 1995.
History.