Political Centre (Russia)
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Political Centre was an independent political group in Irkutsk
during the Russian Civil War
(1917–1923).
Being established in November 1919, its leaning was leftist: SR
and Menshevik
. The target was to remove Aleksandr Kolchak
from power. That's why the Political Centre members joined local Bolshevik
s and on 21 December 1919 began the uprising. The Political Centre directed the National Revolutionary Army .
The Political Centre ended on 21 January 1920 when it passed the power along to the Bolsheviks.
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
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...
(1917–1923).
Being established in November 1919, its leaning was leftist: SR
Socialist-Revolutionary Party
thumb|right|200px|Socialist-Revolutionary election poster, 1917. The caption in red reads "партия соц-рев" , short for Party of the Socialist Revolutionaries...
and Menshevik
Menshevik
The Mensheviks were a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement that emerged in 1904 after a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, both members of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party. The dispute originated at the Second Congress of that party, ostensibly over minor issues...
. The target was to remove Aleksandr Kolchak
Aleksandr Kolchak
Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak was a Russian naval commander, polar explorer and later - Supreme ruler . Supreme ruler of Russia , was recognized in this position by all the heads of the White movement, "De jure" - Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, "De facto" - Entente States...
from power. That's why the Political Centre members joined local Bolshevik
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
s and on 21 December 1919 began the uprising. The Political Centre directed the National Revolutionary Army .
The Political Centre ended on 21 January 1920 when it passed the power along to the Bolsheviks.