Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic Крымская Социалистическая Советская Республика (Russian) Krymskaja Socialističeskaja Sovetskaja Respublika | |||||||||
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1919 | |||||||||
Capital | Simferopol | ||||||||
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Government | Socialist republic | ||||||||
Chairman | |||||||||
• 1919 | Dmitry Ulyanov | ||||||||
Legislature | Revolutionary committee | ||||||||
Historical era | Russian Civil War | ||||||||
Mar–Apr 1919 | |||||||||
• Republic established | May 1919 | ||||||||
• White Movement Volunteer army offensive | June 1919 | ||||||||
• Republic defeated · White Movement control established | June | ||||||||
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Today part of | [nb 1] |
The Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic[4] (Russian: Крымская Социалистическая Советская Республика or Крымская Советская Социалистическая Республика;[5] Crimean Tatar: Qırım Şuralar Sotsialistik Cumhuriyeti) or the Soviet Socialist Republic of the Crimea[6] was a state allied with Soviet Russia that existed in Crimea for several months in 1919 during the Russian Civil War. It was the second Bolshevik government in Crimea[6] and its capital was Simferopol.[5]
In April 1919, the Bolsheviks invaded Crimea for the second time (the first was in March 1918 and led to the creation of the short-lived Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic). After the conquest of Crimea (with the exception of the Kerch Peninsula) by the 3rd Ukrainian Red Army, a Crimean Regional Party Conference at Simferopol from 28–29 April adopted a resolution forming the Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic and a revolutionary committee government.[5]
By 30 April, the Bolsheviks had occupied the entire peninsula and, on 5 May, the government was formed with Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov, Vladimir Lenin's brother, as chairman.[5][6] On 1 June, the Crimean SSR joined in military union with soviet republics in Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Lithuania, and Latvia.[6]
The republic was declared to be a non-national entity based on the equality of all nationalities.[5] Nationalization of industry and confiscation of the land of landlords, kulaks, and the church were implemented.[5] The Crimean SSR was more friendly toward the interests of Crimean Tatars than the Taurida SSR had been and leftist Tatars were allowed to take positions in the government.[6]
Starting in late May, Anton Denikin's White Volunteer Army, which had been gaining strength, threatened seizure of Crimea.[5] On 18 June, White forces under Yakov Slashchov (Яков Слащёв) landed in the area Koktebel and, as a result, the authorities of the Crimean SSR were evacuated from Crimea from 23–26 June and the Whites assumed control of the peninsula.[5] Crimea did not have its own government again until the formation of the South Russian Government by the Whites in February 1920.