DECREE N 2 on Arrangement of the South Ossetian Autonomous
Oblast issued by the Central Executive Committee of All-Georgia and the
Council of Public Commissars of
Central Executive Committee of the Socialist Georgia
and the Council of Public Commissars of Georgia decrees:
1. The South Ossetian
Autonomous Oblast shall be the part of the Soviet Socialist Republic of
Georgia; Tskhinvali shall be announced as the Center
of the mentioned Oblast.
2. The territory of the South-Ossetian Autonomous Okrug shall
be determined as follows:
a) The northern border lies by the Major Chain
of the
b) The western border-line starts from the
border with the Soviet Socialist Autonomous Republic of Highlanders at the
outfall of the River Chanchakhi, crosses the altitude
of 8 872 and goes to Mount Tsitelta, crosses the
River Chanchakh and goes by Mount Geske, stretches to the south-west till Mount Dzvari at the altitude of 6 062, then it goes down to Mount
Veluanti and Mount Kudevi
at the altitude of 7 616; then it goes in the east – south direction through
the village Perevi and reaches Mount Perangi at the altitude of 5 201 to the west of the River Dzirula; it then crosses the latter and Kaprebis-Seri
chain; at the altitude of 4 172 goes along the River Charat-Khevi
and across the Kaprebis-Seri chain stretches the
River Lopani.
c) To the South: the border goes by Corchan-Tsnelisi road, crosses the River Lopani and down to Tsnelisi turns
on the north-east; goes through the village Atotsi,
crosses the River Frona down to the village Okoni; then it goes
to the South along the east bank of the river Frona;
crosses the left inflow of Frona down to the village Dvani; goes along Dvani-Gujaburi road and crosses the River Didi Liakhvi on the south of Tskhinvali and up to the village Ergneti;
then is crosses the village Eredve and the River Patara Liakhvi up to the village Arbo; goes by the River Charebula
up to Mereti and Koshki
villages; then it turns to the south-east and crosses the River Orteva at the village Plavismani
and the River Adzura and Mejuda
at the villages of Adzvisa and Mejekhiskhevi;
the border line goes to the north-east of the villages of Kirbalisa
and Bershueti, crosses the River Tartla
down to the village of Tsinakari and the right bank
of the river Lekhura at the village of Khurvaleti going round to the villages: Orchosani,
Abrevi and others; crosses the River Lekhuri at the village of Sakorintlo
and Odzisi, the River Ksani
up to Odzisi and reaches Mount Ipani.
d) To the East: the border-line from Mount Ipani turns to the North and crosses Khnartsvsa,
village Mikeliantkari, Irmis
Sopeli and other villages; turns round from the north
at the altitude of 6 409 passing by the remains of the Old Church and goes
along the River Alevi; crosses Mounts Chartala, Sapersheti and Takhti; stretches
along the River Aragvi and Ksani
inflows and crosses the hills of: Kurkutsa, Munkhuji and Lomisi Pass at the
ruins of Monastery and stretches until the Jamuri
Passing; crosses the right inflows of Aragvi – Ganisa, Ereti and others and goes
along the upper part of the River Aragvi; then turns
to the west, crosses Nount Lazg-Tsiti
and goes to the water-dividing chain between the River Terek
and the River Didi Liakhvi
finally reaching Mount Vailk-Pars.
3. The Central Executive Committee and the
local Soviets (councils)
shall be the governing organs of the South Ossetian
Autonomous Oblast.
4. The Public Commissariat shall be established
for the management of the South Ossetian Autonomous
Oblast: a) Internal Affairs, b) Justice, c) Education, d) Health, e) Labour and Social Protection, f) Agrarian, g) Food
Industry, h) Finances, I) Economy and j) Workers and peasants Inspectorate.
Note 1. The Extraordinary Council of the
Public Commissars will not be set up and the Public Commissariats shall
exercise their duties as the departments of the Central Executive Committee.
Note 2. Foreign Affairs and the Foreign
Trade shall remain under the authority of the central agencies of the Soviet
Socialist Republic of Georgia.
The military affairs shall be under the
competence of the Military Commissariat, which is under the direct
subordination to the Military and Navy Commissariat of Georgia and it will be arranged by the
latter upon the consent of the Central Executive Committee of South Ossetia.
The fighting against the counter-revolution
will remain under the competence of the Extraordinary Commission of Georgia.
5. In order to arrange and protect the unified
financial and economic system on the territory of the Georgian SSR, the
commissariats on FOOD, Finances, Labour, Economy and
Workers and Peasants inspectorate of the South Ossetia
shall remain subordinate to the relevant commissariats of the Georgian
SSR. The instructions and measures of
the latter shall be carried out by the public commissariats of
The Public Commissars specified for in Article
5 shall be appointed by the relevant Commissars of the Georgian SSR upon the
consent of the Central Executive Committee of South Ossetia
and they will be approved by the latter.
6. The following Public Commissariats of South Ossetia: Internal Affairs, Justice, Education, Health,
Agrarian and Social Protection shall be independent in their function and
accountable to the Central Organs of the Georgian SSR through the Central
Executive Committee of South Ossetia.
7. The Soviet Socialist Republic of
8. The issue of the administrative entities
that are attached to the South Ossetian Autonomous
Oblast shall be decided by the joint commission composing of representatives of
the Central Executive Committee of South Ossetia,
Executive of Committee of neighbouring District and
of the Central Government of the Georgian SSR.
The aforementioned Commission shall be
entrusted with the task of completing its work not later than on 1 May of 1922.
Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of
Georgia Ph. Makharadze
Chairman of the Council of Public Commissars of
the Georgian SSR T. Kalandadze
(Messenger of the Commissariat of Internal
Affairs, N 33, 1922, p. 81-84; Central State Historical Archive of the Nearest Future
of Georgia, f. 607, desc. 1, file 754, p. 4)