The Siberian Republic (
Russian
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*A citizen of Russia
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*''The Russians'', a b ...
: Сибирская Республика, ''Sibirskaya Respublika''; July 17, 1918 – November 3, 1918) was an unrecognized short-lived state that existed on the territory of Russia during the
Civil War
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...
.
Background
The appearance of the Siberian Republic was the result of many years of struggle by Siberian regionalists for the sovereignty of the region. The ideology of the Siberian Republic was
Siberian regionalism
Siberian regionalism () was a political movement that advocated for the formation of an autonomous Siberian state in North Asia. The idea originated in the mid-19th century and reached a high tide with the White movement military activities of Al ...
(supporters, who occupied the majority of ministerial posts in the government of the new state)
History of the Republic
Executive power belonged to the
Provisional Siberian Government, which was located in Omsk, legislative power belonged to the Siberian Regional Duma. The basis of the armed forces was the Siberian Army, which consisted of several tens of thousands of people.
On July 4, 1918, in
Omsk
Omsk (; , ) is the administrative center and largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia and has a population of over one million. Omsk is the third List of cities and tow ...
, the Provisional Siberian Government, headed by
Pyotr Vologodsky
Pyotr Vasilievich Vologodsky (January 18, 1863 – November 19, 1925, ) was a Russian statesman, public figure, and mason. He was the first chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian State (1918—1920), Russian state and the second an ...
, adopted the "Declaration of Independence of Siberia", canceled on November 3, 1918.
Inside the Siberian Republic, there was a struggle between the liberal wing (Provisional Siberian Government) and the socialist wing of regionalism (Siberian Regional Duma), which ended in the fall of 1918 with the dissolution of the Siberian Regional Duma. The consequences of the conflict were the crisis of Siberian statehood, the collapse of the Cabinet of Ministers, the weakening of civilian and strengthening military power, in a series of uprisings.
The liberal movement of the oblasts entered into an alliance with the all-Russian political forces and sacrificed the idea of Siberian separatism in order to consolidate the white forces for an attack on
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
.
The Siberian Republic was self-liquidated after the formation of the
white Russian state and the
Provisional All-Russian Government
The Provisional All-Russian Government, informally known as the Directory, the Ufa Directory, or the Omsk Directory, was a short-lived government of the Russian State during the Russian Civil War, formed on 23 September 1918 at the State Confe ...
on September 23, 1918, got control over Siberia in accordance with the declaration of November 3, 1918.
Leadership
Head of state
Heads of government
References
Literature
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Том 1Том 2
Москва: Айрис-Пресс, 2008. — :ru:Служебная:Источники_книг/9785811230105, ISBN 978-5-8112-3010-5.
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* — § 4.1. Образование сибирской государственности и её ликвидация.
* — РГБ ОД, 71:04-7/61.
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* {{cite web , url= http://gornovosti.ru/tema/history/sibirskaya-vesna40278.htm , script-title=ru:''Комарицын Сергей.'' Сибирская весна // Сайт муниципальной газеты Красноярска «Городские Новости» (gornovosti.ru), 12.07.2013. — № 2801. , last=Комарицын , first=С.
History of Siberia
Post–Russian Empire states
Russian anti-communists
Russian Civil War
White movement
1918 in Russia