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The Yakut revolt of 1918 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 February Revolution of 1917 in Russia, ethnic Yakuts began politically organizing and forming their own local committees. Following the Bolshevik seizure of power during the October Revolution of 1917, the Yakut committees were merged into an anti-Bolshevik autonomous regional administration, the "Yakut Committee to Safeguard the Revolution". After the formal proclamation of the Russian Soviet Republic in January 1918, the Committee declared the independence of Yakutia in reaction to these events.
This independent government was overthrown on July 1 by the intervention of Soviet troops from Irkutsk led by A. S. Rydzinski.The battle for the city lasted about three hours, from 10 p.m. on June 30 to 2 a.m. on July 1. Finally, the city was taken by the Red Army, with total losses amounting to 90 people.
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



The government was led by the "Yakut Committee of Safeguard and Revolution" or the "Yakut Committee of Public Safety". Their chairman was V. V. Popov.




See also


Russian Civil War
Yakut revolt (1921)
Republic of Sakha




References

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• Tungus Republic
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• Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
• Provisional Priamurye Government