Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

The **Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic** (1936-1991) was one of the republics of the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1991 in northern Central Asia. It was created on 5 December 1936 from the Kazakh ASSR, an autonomous republic of the Russian RSFR.

## Infobox (former country)

- **common name**: Kazakh SSR
- **linking name**: the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
- **year start**: 1936
- **event start**: Elevation to a Union Republic
- **date start**: 5 December
- **event1**: Jeltoqsan, Jeltoqsan riots
- **date event1**: 16 December 1986
- **event2**: Sovereignty declared
- **date event2**: 25 October 1990
- **event3**: Renamed Republic of Kazakhstan
- **date event3**: 10 December 1991
- **event4**: Independence declared
- **date event4**: 16 December 1991
- **date end**: 26 December
- **event end**: Independence recognised
- **year end**: 1991
- **p1**: Kazakh ASSR
- **s1**: Kazakhstan
- **status**: Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet socialist republic
- **religion**: State atheism
- **image flag**: Flag of Kazakh SSR.svg
- **flag type**: Flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Flag (1953–1991)
- **image coat**: Emblem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1978–1991), Emblem of Kazakhstan (1991–1992).svg
- **symbol type**: Emblem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, State emblem
(1978–1991)
- **national motto**: "Workers of the world, unite!, Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер!"
"Barlyq elderdıñ proletarlary, bırıgıñder!"
"Proletarians of all countries, unite!"
- **national anthem**: "Anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасының мемлекеттік гимны"
"State Anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic"

- **government type**: Unitary state, Unitary Marxism-Leninism, Marxist-Leninist one-party state, one-party Soviet republic (system of government), soviet republic (1936–1990)
Unitary state, Unitary presidential system, presidential republic (1990–1991)
- **legislature**: Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Supreme Soviet
- **demonym**: Kazakhs, Kazakh
Soviet people, Soviet
- **title leader**: List of leaders of Kazakhstan, First Secretary/President
- **leader1**: Levon Mirzoyan
- **year leader1**: 1936–1938 <small>(first)</small>
- **leader2**: Nursultan Nazarbayev
- **year leader2**: 1989–1991 <small>(last)</small>
- **title deputy**: Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Head of government
- **deputy1**: Uraz Isayev
- **year deputy1**: 1936–1937 <small>(first)</small>
- **deputy2**: Sergey Tereshchenko
- **year deputy2**: 1991 <small>(last)</small>
- **image map caption**: Location of Kazakhstan (red) within the Soviet Union
- **capital**: Almaty, Alma-Ata
- **largest city**: Karaganda
 Pavlodar
Shymkent
Shakhtinsk
Satbayev (city), Nikolsk
- **largest settlement type**: cities
- **official languages**: Kazakh language, KazakhRussian language, Russian
- **languages type**: Minority languages
- **languages**: Uzbek language, UzbekUyghur language, UyghurTatar language, TatarKyrgyz language, KyrgyzAzerbaijan language, AzerbaijaniKorean language, Korean
- **time zone**: (UTC+4 to +6)
- **calling code**: Telephone numbers in the Soviet Union, +7 31/32/330/33622
- **cctld**: .su
- **iso3166code**: SU
- **currency**: Soviet rouble (Rbl)
- **currency code**: SUR
- **today**: Kazakhstan
- **hdi**: 0.684
- **hdi year**: 1991
- **flag p1**: Flag of The Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (1920-36).svg
- **flag s1**: Flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1953–1991); Flag of Kazakhstan (1991–1992).svg