Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Republic – Tajik Socialist Soviet Republic. At that time, its capital was renamed "Stalinabad", after Joseph Stalin, and the territory that is now northern Tajikistan (Sughd Province) was added to the new republic. Even with the additional territory, the Tajik SSR remained the smallest Central Asian republic. On 5 December 1936, it was renamed to the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. With the creation of a Tajik republic defined in national terms came the creation of institutions that, at least in form, were likewise national. The first Tajik-language newspaper in Soviet Tajikistan began publication in 1926. New educational institutions also began
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Constitution, the names of all Soviet republics were changed, transposing the second ("socialist") and third ("soviet" or "radianska" in Ukrainian) words. In accordance, on 5 December 1936, the 8th Extraordinary Congress Soviets in Soviet Union changed the name of the republic to the "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic", which was ratified by the 14th Extraordinary Congress of Soviets in Ukrainian SSR on 31 January 1937. During its existence, the Ukrainian SSR was commonly referred to as "Ukraine" or "the Ukraine". On 24 August 1991, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic declared independence and the legal name of the republic was changed to