Russian Soviet Republic

Russian Soviet Republic was a state in Russia and the Steppe (Europe) that lasted from 1917 to 1922 CE, about 5 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

The Bolsheviks seized power in October 1917, made peace with Germany at Brest-Litovsk and won the civil war against the Whites before founding the Soviet Union in 1922.

See Russian Soviet Republic on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1917 to 1922 CE

Duration

5 years

Type

State

Region

Russia and the Steppe, Europe

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Petrograd, then Moscow

Came from

• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE

Became

• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1917 Russian Revolution

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Prussia 1701 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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