South Russian Government
| South Russian Government | ||||||||||
| Южнорусское Правительство Južnorusskoe Pravitel'stvo | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Novorossiysk | |||||||||
| Languages | Russian | |||||||||
| Government | Martial law | |||||||||
| Head of government | ||||||||||
| • | 1920 | Anton Denikin | ||||||||
| Historical era | Russian Civil War | |||||||||
| • | Bolshevik invasion of Crimea / Fall of Second Crimean Regional Government White Movement Volunteer army offensive |
Mar–Apr 1919 June 1919 | ||||||||
| • | South Russian Government established | March 1920 | ||||||||
| • | South Russian Government dissolved | March 1920 | ||||||||
| • | Government of South Russia established | April 1920 | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Russia Ukraine Mold. Georgia Armen. Azerb. | |||||||||
The South Russian Government (Russian: Южнорусское Правительство[1]) was a Russian White movement government established by Armed Forces of South Russia commander Anton Denikin in Novorossiysk, Kuban, in March 1920 during the Russian Civil War.
On 27 March 1920, Denikin was forced to evacuate Novorossiysk for Crimea, which the Whites had controlled since June 1919. However, the slipshod retreat discredited Denikin and he stepped down, succeeded by General Pyotr Wrangel, who was elected new Commander-in-Chief of the White Army by military council. The South Russian Government was dissolved on 30 March in Feodosiya.[1] Wrangel set up a new Government of South Russia in Sevastopol in April.
This attempted establishment of civil government by the White authorities was a recognition that previous neglect of civil administration by the General Command of the Armed Forces of South Russia had cost the Whites civilian support.
See also
- History of Crimea
- Russian Civil War
- Post-Russian Empire states
References
- 1 2 (Russian) «Южнорусское правительство» Xронос: Историческая Энциклопедия. ("South Russian Government". Chronos: Historical Encyclopedia.) Retrieved 20 April 2011.