Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic

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Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic
Крымская Социалистическая Советская Республика
Krymskaja Socialističeskaja Sovetskaja Respublika
1919
Capital
Socialist republic
Chairman 
• 1919
Dmitry Ulyanov
Legislature
Volunteer army
offensive
June 1919
• Republic defeated · White Movement control established
June
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Crimean Regional Government
General Command of the Armed Forces of South Russia
Today part of

The Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic

Bolshevik government in Crimea[3] and its capital was Simferopol.[2]

Description

In April 1919, the

By 30 April, the Bolsheviks had occupied the entire peninsula and, on 5 May, the government was formed with

The republic was declared to be a non-national entity based on the equality of all nationalities.

kulaks, and the church were implemented.[2] The Crimean SSR was more friendly toward the interests of Crimean Tatars than the Taurida SSR had been and leftist Tatars were allowed to take positions in the government.[3]

Starting in late May, Anton Denikin's White Volunteer Army, which had been gaining strength, threatened seizure of Crimea.[2] On 18 June, White forces under Yakov Slashchov (Яков Слащёв) landed in the area Koktebel and, as a result, the authorities of the Crimean SSR were evacuated from Crimea from 23–26 June and the Whites assumed control of the peninsula.[2] Crimea did not have its own government again until the formation of the South Russian Government by the Whites in February 1920.

Soviet government

  • Chairman of council - Dmitry Ulyanov
  • Narkom of Army and Navy -
    Crimean Red Army
  • Narkom of Propaganda and Agitation - Alexandra Kollontai
  • Narkom of Health Care - Dmitry Ulyanov
  • Narkom of People's Enlightenment - Ivan Nazukin
  • Narkom of Justice - I.Ibrahimov
  • Narkom of Land Cultivation - S. Idrisov
  • Narkom of Foreign Affairs - S. Memetov

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h «Крымская ССР» Хронос: Историческая Энциклопедия. ("Crimean SSR". Chronos: Historical Encyclopedia.) Retrieved 20 April 2011. (in Russian)
  2. ^

See also