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Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic
Донецко-Криворожская
советская республика← 
1918 
→Capital Kharkiv1 Language(s) Russian Government Socialist republic Chairman of the Sovnarkom Fyodor Sergeyev Legislature Soviets Historical era World War I - Establishment 12 February 1918 - Treaty of Brest-LitovskAbolishment 3 March 1918 - Incorporated into Ukrainian SSR 20 March 1918 [1] Currency Ruble 1The capital was later moved to Lugansk. History of Ukraine 
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The Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic (Russian: Донецко-Криворожская советская республика) was a short-lived and never recognized Soviet Republic founded on 12 February 1918 and sought an independence from the Soviet Ukraine. On 29 March 1918 it became a republic within the Soviet Ukraine until the last was fully occupied by the German forces in support of the Central Rada.
The Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic claimed the territories south of the neighbouring Ukrainian People's Republic, which included the Donbass, Kharkov, Yekaterinoslav, and part of the Kherson Governorates. Another territory claimed was part of the Don Voisko Oblast.[1] In the beginning, the republic's capital was the city of Kharkiv, but later with the retreat of the Red Guard it was moved to Luhansk. The Soviet government of Russia supported it as the existence of the state set an anarchy in the region.[clarification needed] The newly created government challenged the authority of the General Secretariat of Ukraine and the People's Secretariat. Some of the commissars held positions of secretaries in another Bolshevik government in Ukraine, the People's Secretariat.
The Republic was disbanded at the 2nd All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets on 20 March 1918 when was announced the independence of the Soviet Ukraine. It failed to achieve recognition, either internationally or by the Russian SFSR and in accordance with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was abolished.
Contents
Government
- Chairman - Fyodor Sergeyev ("Artyom")
- People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs - S.Vasilchenko
- People's Commissariat for Financial Affairs - Valeriy Mezhlauk
- People's Commissariat for Labor - B.Magidov
- People's Commissariat for National Enlightenment - M.Zhakov
- People's Commissariat for Legal Affairs - V.Filov
- People's Commissariat for Military Affairs - Moisei Rukhimovich
- People's Commissariat for State Control - A.Kamensky
After a government crisis and resignation of Vasilchenko, Zhakov, and Filov on 29 March 1918, Sovnarkom relocated from Kharkiv to Luhansk.
- Chairman - Fyodor Sergeyev ("Artyom")
- Deputy Chairman - Yu.Lutovinov ("Ivan")
- People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs - I.Yakimovich
- People's Commissariat for Finance- Valeriy Mezhlauk
- People's Commissariat for Labor - B.Magidov
- People's Commissariat for Enlightenment - Ya.Istomin
- People's Commissariat for Justice - A.Chervyakov
- People's Commissariat for Provision - I.Alekseyev ("Koom")
- People's Commissariat for Military Affairs - Moisei Rukhimovich
- People's Commissariat for State Control - A.Kamensky
- People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs - I.Kozhevnikov
- People's Commissariat for Public Property - A.Puzyryov
- Director of Sovnarkom Affairs - A.Povzner
See also
- Novorossiya
- Russians in Ukraine
- Crimean Khanate
- Sloboda Ukraine
- People's Secretariat
External links
- Soldatenko, Valeriy. Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Republic — illusions and practices of the nationalistic nihilism in Zerkalo Nedeli, December 4–10, 2004. Available in
- Terin, Yuriy (29 November 2004). "Donbass will remain free" (in Russian). Agentstvo Politicheskikh Novostey. http://www.apn.ru/publications/article1195.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
- Infodon: DKR prehistory — Formation of the DKR — End of the DKR
- Ukrainian SSR
References
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- Short-lived states of World War I
- Former countries in Europe
- States and territories established in 1918
- States and territories disestablished in 1918
- 1918 disestablishments
- Ukrainian Revolution
- Early Soviet republics
- Kryvyi Rih
- Kharkiv Oblast
- Luhansk Oblast
- Donetsk Oblast
- History of Kharkiv
- Ukrainian history stubs
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