 Transnistria, at the time part of the Ukrainian SSR, itself part of the Soviet Union, was formed into the Moldavian ASSR (1924–1940) after the failure of the Tatarbunar uprising.The land reform legislated by "Sfatul Țării" in 1918–1919 resulted in the redistribution of land among the rural population of the region, which constituted 80%.The actual process dragged out until the early 1930s, with the average allotted land falling short of the prescribed 6 hectares per eligible individual.