North Caucasus Krai
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North Caucasus Krai was an administrative division (a krai
) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. It was established on October 17, 1924. After undergoing numerous administrative changes, it was renamed Ordzhonikidze Krai , after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, in March 1937, and Stavropol Krai
on January 12, 1943.
As of 1932 population of krai estimated as 10,290,000. Area - 351,8 thousand km2. 45,9% of overall population was Russians
, 37,2% - Ukrainians
.
As of the 1937 All-Union Census, the krai had population of 1,635,277.
Krai
Krai or kray was a type of an administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, and is one of the types of the federal subjects of modern Russia ....
) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. It was established on October 17, 1924. After undergoing numerous administrative changes, it was renamed Ordzhonikidze Krai , after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, in March 1937, and Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: -Geography:Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major...
on January 12, 1943.
As of 1932 population of krai estimated as 10,290,000. Area - 351,8 thousand km2. 45,9% of overall population was Russians
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
, 37,2% - Ukrainians
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
.
As of the 1937 All-Union Census, the krai had population of 1,635,277.