Yakut revolt (1918)
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Part of the Russian Civil War | |||||||||
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The Yakut revolt of 1917-18 was the rejection of Bolshevik rule by the Yakut people of far eastern Russia during the early stages of the Russian Civil War, culminating in the establishment of an independent Yakut republic (or Yakutia) in 1918. Yakutia was short-lived, being declared in February 1918 during the Russian Civil War, and being dissolved following a Bolshevik intervention in July 1918. It was coterminous with the present day Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a Russian constituent republic. Yakutia's capital was Yakutsk.
Course of events
After the
Later, in 1921, the Yakuts and White Russians would organize an anti-Soviet revolt in the region, which also ended in failure.
Government and politics
Yakutia Саха | |||||||||||
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Capital | Yakutsk | ||||||||||
Common languages | Yakut, Russian | ||||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||||
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• 1918 | V. V. Popov | ||||||||||
Historical era | Russian Civil War | ||||||||||
• Established | February 1918 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 1918 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Russia |
The government was led by the "Yakut Committee of Safeguard and Revolution" or the "Yakut Committee of Public Safety".[2] Their chairman was V. V. Popov.
See also
References
- ^ "Yakutia-from 1917".
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-47771-0.
- ^ "Communism in Yakutia : The First Decade (1918-1928)" (PDF). E. Stuart Kirby. 1980.