The Udmurt Autonomous Oblast (russian: Удмуртская автономная область ; udm, Удмурт автономи улос ) was formed on 4 November 1920 as the Votyak Autonomous Oblast (russian: Вотская автономная область, links=no ; udm, Вотяк автономи улос, links=no ), "

Votyak The Udmurts ( udm, Удмуртъёс, ) are a Permian ( Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. In the course of history, Russian-speakers have referred to them as ' (), Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks. Etymology The ...

" being an obsolete name for the

Udmurt people The Udmurts ( udm, Удмуртъёс, ) are a Permian ( Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. In the course of history, Russian-speakers have referred to them as ' (), Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks. Etymology The n ...

. It was renamed Udmurt Autonomous Oblast on 1 January 1932 and was reorganized into the

Udmurt ASSR The Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an Autonomous republics of the Soviet Union, autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, Titular nation, named after the Udmurt people. It originated on 4 November 1920 as the Votyak Autonomous Ob ...

on 28 December 1934. This became the

Udmurt Republic Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт � ...

on 20 September 1990.

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Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union History of Udmurtia States and territories established in 1932 States and territories disestablished in 1934 1932 establishments in the Soviet Union 1934 disestablishments in the Soviet Union {{Soviet-stub

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