Northern Oblast (1918-1920)
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Northern Oblast was a territory in the northwest of Russia
controlled by the White movement
during the Russian Civil War
. Its administrative center was Arkhangelsk
.
The oblast was established on August 2, 1918 after the Soviet power fell in Arkhangelsk Governorate
. On August 6, 1918, the Murmansk Krai
Soviet authorized Chairman Yuryev to agree on the inclusion of Murmansk Krai into Northern Oblast. On September 15, 1918, the Provisional Government issued a resolution which accepted Murmansk Krai as a part of Northern Oblast. In October 1918, all the soviets were abolished and zemstvo
s were restored.
The oblast ceased to exist in February 1920 after its head Evgeny Miller escaped from Arkhangelsk to Norway
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
controlled by the White movement
White movement
The White movement and its military arm the White Army - known as the White Guard or the Whites - was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces.The movement comprised one of the politico-military Russian forces who fought...
during the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
. Its administrative center was Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
.
The oblast was established on August 2, 1918 after the Soviet power fell in Arkhangelsk Governorate
Arkhangelsk Governorate
Archangelsk Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Arkhangelsk...
. On August 6, 1918, the Murmansk Krai
Murmansk Krai
Murmansk Krai was an informal name used in the early Russian SFSR to refer to the territory roughly corresponding to modern Murmansk Oblast. At various times, the term referred to the territory which included Alexandrovsky and Kemsky Uyezds of Arkhangelsk Governorate and some parts of Olonets...
Soviet authorized Chairman Yuryev to agree on the inclusion of Murmansk Krai into Northern Oblast. On September 15, 1918, the Provisional Government issued a resolution which accepted Murmansk Krai as a part of Northern Oblast. In October 1918, all the soviets were abolished and zemstvo
Zemstvo
Zemstvo was a form of local government that was instituted during the great liberal reforms performed in Imperial Russia by Alexander II of Russia. The idea of the zemstvo was elaborated by Nikolay Milyutin, and the first zemstvo laws were put into effect in 1864...
s were restored.
The oblast ceased to exist in February 1920 after its head Evgeny Miller escaped from Arkhangelsk to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.