Provisional Government of the Northern Region (Severnaya Oblast) Временное правительство Северной области (ВПСО) Severnyy Krai Северный край | |||||||||||||
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| 1918–1920 | |||||||||||||
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 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 theRussian 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 | |||||||||||||
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TheProvisional Government of the Northern Region (Severnaya Oblast), also calledSevernyy Krai, was aWhite movement,Anti-Bolshevik left-wing, andAllied provisional government and akrai of theRussian State.
On 28 September 1918, Provisional Government of the Northern Region was established. In October 1918, the Northern Region recognized the supreme authority of theUfa Directory, along with abolishing all thesoviets and restoredzemstvos.[2][3] On 30 April 1919, the Northern Region recognized the supreme authority of theProvisional 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 andMurmansk was reintegrated into theRussian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. On 13 March 1920, regular Soviet troops reached Murmansk.[3]
On 2 February 1920, theMurmansk Governorate was created by a resolution of the Provisional Government of the Provisional Government of the Northern Region. It includedAlexandrovsky andKemsky Uyezds ofArkhangelsk Governorate and parts of theOlonets Governorate.[4]
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Head of State | ||||||
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 | Nikolai Tchaikovsky (1851–1926) | 28 September 1918 | 19 February 1920 | Popular Socialists | ||||||
| Ufa Directory | ||||||||||
Alexander Kolchak.jpg) (1918 — 1920) | ||||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Head of State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pyotr Zubov (1871–1942) | 23 January 1919 | 10 February 1920 | Constitutional Democratic Party | |||
 | Yevgeny Miller (1867–1939) | 10 February 1920 | 19 February 1920 | Independent | |||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Head of State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yevgeny Miller (1867–1939) | 10 September 1919 | 19 February 1920 | Independent | |||
| Alexander Kolchak (1918 — 1920) | |||||||
During its height of control, the Provisional Government of the Northern Region controlled the overwhelming majority of theArkhangelsk Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of theRussian Republic), about half of theOlonets Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of the Russian Republic), and a tiny part of theVologda Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of the Russian Republic).
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