Siberian Republic

The Siberian Republic (Russian: Сибирская Республика, Sibirskaya Respublika) (July 17, 1918 – November 3, 1918) was a unrecognized short-living state that existed on the territory of Russia during the Civil War. Background The appearance of the Siberian Republic was the result of many years of struggle by Siberian regionalists for the sovereignty of the region. The ideology of the Siberian Republic was Siberian regionalism (supporters, who occupied the majority of ministerial posts in the government of the new state) History of the Republic Executive power belonged to the Provisional Siberian Government, which was located in Omsk, legislative power belonged to the Siberian Regional Duma. The basis of the armed forces was the Siberian Army, which consisted of several tens of thousands of people. On July 4, 1918, in Omsk, the Provisional Siberian Government, headed by Pyotr Vologodsky, adopted the "Declaration of Independence of Siberia", canceled on November 3, 1918.