ans ▁were ▁granted ▁full ▁citizens hip ▁rights ▁and ▁Buddh ist ▁and ▁Mong ol ▁influ ences ▁on ▁the ▁Tu van ▁state ▁and ▁society ▁were ▁system atically ▁reduced . ▁ ▁Tu va ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁Tu va ' s ▁Little ▁Kh ural ▁( par liament ). ▁Tu va ▁became ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁republic ▁within ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁after ▁the ▁Soviet ▁victory ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Sal ch ak ▁Tok a , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Tu van ▁People ' s ▁Revolution ary ▁Party , ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁First ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tu van ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁r uler ▁of ▁Tu va ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Tu va ▁became ▁the ▁Tu van ▁Aut onom ous ▁O blast ▁and , ▁later , ▁Tu va ▁Aut onom ous ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic , ▁on ▁October   1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁Tu van ▁Democratic ▁Mov ement ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Ka ady r - ool ▁B ich elde i , ▁a ▁phil ologist ▁at ▁Ky zy l ▁State ▁Ped agog ical ▁Institute . ▁The ▁party ▁aim ed ▁to ▁provide ▁jobs ▁and ▁housing ▁( both ▁were ▁in ▁short ▁supply ), ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Tu van ▁language ▁and ▁culture . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁wave ▁of