Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast
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| Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast | |||||
| Autonomous Oblast | |||||
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| Capital | Nalchik | ||||
| Religion | None officially (State atheism) |
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| Government | Single-party communism | ||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||
| - | Formed as "Kabardin Autonomous Oblast" | 1921 | |||
| - | Renamed "Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast" | 1922 | |||
| - | Became Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | 5 December 1936 | |||
| Area | |||||
| - | 1936 | 12,470 km² (4,815 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| - | 1936 est. | 350,000 | |||
| Density | 28.1 /km² (72.7 /sq mi) | ||||
The Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast within the Kabardino-Balkaria region of the Soviet Union. The Oblast was formed in 1921 as the Kabardin Autonomous Oblast before becoming the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast in 1922.
On 5 December 1936, it was elevated in status and named Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
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