During the anti-Bolshevik Izhevsk-Votkinsk uprising, Agryz fell under the control of the rebels and passed to Soviets only in the fall of 1918. In 1921, the Agryzsky canton was formed as part of the Tatar ASSR and Agryz received the status of a city. In 1921-1922, a severe famine broke out in the Volga region affecting the lives and killing several millions of people. During the period from January to March 1922, 738 people died of starvation and typhus in the Agryzsky canton. In June 1922, the city suffered a large fire that destroyed 134 courtyards, a mosque, baths and warehouses, or 18% of the total housing stock. Among other things, about 300 poods (roughly 5.5 tons) of bread were burned in the city. Historical reports do not report any casualties.