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Kasakhstan had a relatively high population of people with German roots. Until today there are living around 170000-180000 Kazakh citizens with German roots. They usually have German surenames. In 1979 the Soviets planned to establish a autonomous German Republic within the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic around modern day Astana, but it didn´t happen oviously . This idea was highly unpopular among ethnic Kazakhs and Russians. Many Kazakh Germans then immigrated to West Germany in the 1980es,1990es and 2000es and became German citizens.
What if a German Republic ideed was established in 1979 ? What would its fate be after the end of the Soviet Union in 1991 given things played out similiar as OTL ? Would the status of an autonomous Republic have been revoked by independent Kazakhstan or could the Republic habe become even independent and becoming a "German" state in central Asia ?