Pro-independence movements in the Russian Civil War within the territory of the former Russian Empire sought the creation of independent nation states that were not aligned with the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution. Many pro-independence movements emerged after the dissolution of the Russian Empire and fought in the Russian Civil War.[1]
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The following list presents some of the pro-independence movements and the conflicts they were involved in during this period.
Western periphery
Finland (independence from 1917)
United Baltic Duchy
Baltic State (Lasted from April to September 1918)- Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1918)
Estonia (independence from 1918)
Latvia (independence from 1918)
Lithuania (independence from 1918)
Poland (independence from 1918)
Soviet Republic of Naissaar
Ukrainian People's Republic (independence 1917–1921; partitioned between Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania and the Ukrainian SSR)
Belarusian People's Republic (independence 1918–1919; partitioned between Poland and the Belarusian SSR)
Crimea (independence 1917–1918; annexed by the Russian SFSR in 1921)
Moldavian Democratic Republic (united with Romania in 1918)
European Russia
- East European Russia
Bashkiria (autonomy and de facto independence 1917–1919; joined the Russian SFSR)
Idel-Ural (independence 1917–1918; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
Provisional Regional Government of the Urals
- North European Russia
- South European Russia
Kuban Rada (formed into April, 1917. Became the Kuban People's Republic in 1918)- Kuban People's Republic (independence 1918–1920; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
Don Republic (independence 1918–1919; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
Eastern periphery
Siberian regionalism
Buryat-Mongolia
Yakutia
Green Ukraine
Tungus Republic
Far Eastern Republic. (De facto independent 1920–1922; merged with the RSFSR)
Caucasus
Transcaucasia
Azerbaijan (independence 1918–1920; invaded by the Russian SFSR and transformed into the Azerbaijan SSR)
Armenia (independence 1918–1921; invaded by the Russian SFSR and transformed into the Armenian SSR)
Georgia (independence 1918–1921; invaded by the Russian SFSR and transformed into the Georgian SSR)
Kars Republic
Caucasian Emirate
Mughan
Centrocaspian Dictatorship
United Republics (independence 1917–1922; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
Central Asia
Legacy
With the exception of the Baltic states, the pro-independence movements were ultimately unsuccessful in achieving their goals, with most territories succumbing to Soviet rule. Pro-independence sentiment remained in exile, with Prometheism being promoted in interwar Poland. National movements reactivated during Glasnost and Perestroika, leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the independence of all constituent republics. Pro-independence sentiment within the borders of the Russian Federation continued to exist, most notably in Chechnya and Tatarstan, and the issue has regained relevance following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
References
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