Komi Autonomous Region (Zyryan)

On August 22, 1921, the autonomous region of Komi (Zyryan) was formed from the eastern parts of the Arkhangelsk and North Dvina provinces of the RSFSR. Ust-Sysolsk became its administrative center ^[1] . The region included the Ust-Sysolsky Uyezd in full, 21 volosts with the Komi population of the Yarensky Uyezd , Izhmo-Pechora Uyezd (most of the Pechora Uyezd). A little later, in 1923, the Verkhnepechorsky (Troitsko-Pechora, Savinoborsk, Schugorsk) volosts of the Cherdynsky district of the Perm province were transferred to the region.

In 1922, the region was divided into 4 counties: Izhmo-Pechora district , Ust-Vymsky district , Ust-Kulomsky district , Ust-Sysolsky district . In 1926, Ust-Sysolsky district was renamed Sysolsky.

The Decree of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee “On the Formation of Administrative and Territorial Associations of Territorial and Regional Significance on the Territory of the RSFSR” dated January 14, 1929 from October 1, 1929 formed the Northern Territory , which included the Komi Autonomous Region ^[2] . In July of that year, the extreme northern part of the region became part of the Nenets National District of the Northern Territory. March 26, 1930 Ust-Sysolsk was renamed Syktyvkar . In 1929, the Slud volost of the Oryol district of the Vyatka province , the Ust-Tsilemsky volost ( Ust-Tsilma ) and the Yermitsky village council of the Pustozersky volost of the Pechora district of the Arkhangelsk province belonged to the Komi Autonomous Region ^[3] .

By October 1, 1931, there were 4 districts:

• Izhmo-Pechora district (Izhemsky)
• Priluzsky District (Luzsky)
• Storozhevsky district
• Sysolsky district (Wiesing)

In March 1932, in the autonomous Komi (Zyryansk) region of the Northern Territory , the Usinsky district was formed with its center in the village of Ust-Usa ^[4] .

In 1936, the Pechora district was formed in the northern part of the region, liquidated after five years. On December 5, 1936, under the new Constitution of the USSR, Komi AO (Zyryan) was transformed into the Komi ASSR ^[5] , which left the Northern Territory and became directly subordinate to the RSFSR .

In 1926, 207,300 people lived in the region. The population density is 0.5 per km².

In 1931, 251,200 people lived in the region. The population density is 0.7 per km². National composition: Komi (Zyryans) - 92.3%, Russians - 6.6%, Samoyeds - 1%.

• Autonomous Region of Komi (Zyryan)