Provisional Government of the Northern Region

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Provisional Government of the Northern Region (Severnaya Oblast)
Временное правительство Северной области (ВПСО)
Severnyy Krai
Северный край
1918–1920
Flag of Russia.svg
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Map of the Supreme Administration of the Northern Region 1918.png
The Provisional Government of the Northern Region in September 1918
Capital Arkhangelsk
(until 19 February 1920) [1]
Common languages Russian
Government Provisional government
Krai of the Russian State (1919-1920)
Supreme Ruler  
 18 November 1918-15 January 1920
Alexander Kolchak
Chairman  
 28 September 1918-19 February 1920
Nikolai Tchaikovsky
Chief administrator  
 10 September 1919-19 February 1920
Yevgeny Miller
Historical era World War I
Russian Civil War
 Established
28 September 1918
21 February 1920
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of Russia.svg Supreme Administration of Northern Region
Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1918-1925).svg Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1918-1925).svg
Republic of Finland Flag of Finland.svg

The Provisional Government of the Northern Region (Severnaya Oblast), also called Severnyy Krai, was a White movement, Anti-Bolshevik left-wing, and Allied provisional government and a krai of the Russian State.

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History

On 28 September 1918, Provisional Government of the Northern Region was established. In October 1918, the Northern Region recognized the supreme authority of the Ufa Directory, along with abolishing all the soviets and restored zemstvos . [2] [3] On 30 April 1919, the Northern Region recognized the supreme authority of the Provisional All-Russian Government. On 19 October 1919, the Northern Region turned into department for civil affairs under chief administrator of Northern Region but use of former name (Provisional Government of the Northern Region) continued. On 19 February 1920, the Northern Region government evacuated from Arkhangelsk to Norway. On 21 February 1920, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk was reintegrated into the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. On 13 March 1920, regular Soviet troops reached Murmansk. [3]

Administrative divisions

On 2 February 1920, the Murmansk Governorate was created by a resolution of the Provisional Government of the Provisional Government of the Northern Region. It included Alexandrovsky and Kemsky Uyezds of Arkhangelsk Governorate and parts of the Olonets Governorate. [4]

Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Northern Region (Severnaya Oblast)

   Independent
   Popular Socialists
PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyHead of State
Nikolai Tchaikovsky.jpg Nikolai Tchaikovsky
(1851–1926)
28 September 191819 February 1920 Popular Socialists
Ufa Directory
Alexander Kolchak
Aleksandr Kolchak (1874-1920).jpg
(1918 — 1920)

Acting Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Northern Region (Severnaya Oblast)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyHead of State
Zubov Petr Yulievich.jpg Pyotr Zubov
(1871–1942)
23 January 191910 February 1920 Constitutional Democratic Party
Evgenij Miller.jpg Yevgeny Miller
(1867–1939)
10 February 191919 February 1920 Independent

Chief administrator of Northern Region (Severnyy Krai)

   Independent
PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyHead of State
Evgenij Miller.jpg Yevgeny Miller
(1867–1939)
10 September 191919 February 1920 Independent
Alexander Kolchak
Aleksandr Kolchak (1874-1920).jpg
(1918 — 1920)

Territorial control

During its height of control, the Provisional Government of the Northern Region controlled the overwhelming majority of the Arkhangelsk Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of the Russian Republic), about half of the Olonets Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of the Russian Republic), and a tiny part of the Vologda Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of the Russian Republic).

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References

  1. The World's Work, Volume 37
  2. Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, pp. 25–27
  3. 1 2 World Statesmen Russian War Northern-Region
  4. 'Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 26