▁attacks ▁against ▁Tu va ' s ▁size able ▁Russian ▁community , ▁including ▁sni per ▁attacks ▁on ▁tr uck s ▁and ▁attacks ▁on ▁out lying ▁settlement s ▁with ▁ 1 6 8 ▁murder ed . ▁Russian ▁troops ▁eventually ▁were ▁called ▁in . ▁Many ▁Rus si ans ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁To ▁this ▁day , ▁Tu va ▁remains ▁remote ▁and ▁difficult ▁to ▁access . ▁ ▁Tu va ▁was ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁March   3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁treat y ▁that ▁created ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁A ▁new ▁constitution ▁for ▁the ▁republic ▁was ▁drawn ▁up ▁on ▁October   2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁This ▁created ▁a ▁ 3 2 - member ▁parliament ▁( S up reme ▁Kh ural ) ▁and ▁a ▁Grand ▁Kh ural , ▁which ▁de als ▁with ▁local ▁legisl ation . ▁This ▁constitution ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁ 5 3 . 9 % ▁( or ▁ 6 2 . 2 %, ▁according ▁to ▁another ▁source ) ▁of ▁T uv ans ▁in ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁December   1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁Tu va ▁( Т у ва ) ▁to ▁Ty va ▁( Т ы ва ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁republic ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁south ▁of ▁Si ber ia . ▁Its ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Ky zy l ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁" center ▁of ▁Asia ". ▁The ▁eastern ▁part ▁of