Soviet Central Asia to the city from around the Soviet Union. The population also increased with thousands of ethnic Tajiks migrating to Tajikistan following the transfer of Bukhara and Samarkand to the Uzbek SSR. Dushanbe later became the home to a university and the Tajik Academy of Sciences. Dushanbe also had a relatively high military population during the war with Afghanistan. The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic which is also known as Turkmenia (or sometimes known as Turkmenistan) was one of fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union. It was initially established on August 7, 1921 as Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR. On
Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic which was previously approved on 10 February 1956. Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The flag the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted in 1954 by the government of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The flag is identical to the flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. On February 25, 1926, the Presidium of the CEC of the Chuvash ASSR established a commission to develop the coat of arms and flag of the republic, announcing a contest for the best flag design. On December 10, 1926, the commission decided to adopt the flag of Chuvash