Western Oblast (1917–18)
Western Oblast was an early
Russian SFSR
.
Initially it was based on
Gubernias of the Russian Empire, capital Minsk. In April 1918, Smolensk Governorate was included and capital moved to Smolensk. In September 1918 it was renamed into Western Commune[1]
The Western Oblast was formalized as part of the
VTsIK on December 23, 1918.[2] But very soon, on January 1, 1919, was superseded by Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia
.
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