Northern Oblast (1918-1920)

This article is about a territory in northwest Russia controlled by the White movement in 1918–1920. For other entities of the same name, see Northern Oblast (disambiguation).

Northern Oblast (Russian: Се́верная о́бласть) was a territory in the northwest of Russia controlled by the White movement during the Russian Civil War.^[1] Its administrative center was Arkhangelsk.^[1]

The oblast was established on August 2, 1918 after the Soviet power fell in Arkhangelsk Governorate.^[1] On August 6, 1918, the Murmansk Krai Soviet authorized Chairman Yuryev to agree on the inclusion of Murmansk Krai into Northern Oblast.^[1] On September 15, 1918, the Provisional Government issued a resolution which accepted Murmansk Krai as a part of Northern Oblast.^[1] In October 1918, all the soviets were abolished and zemstvos were restored.^[1]

The oblast ceased to exist in February 1920 after its head Evgeny Miller escaped from Arkhangelsk to Norway.

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, pp. 25–26

Sources

• Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области. (1995). Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920-1993 гг.). Справочник. Мурманск: Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север".