Civil war in the North Caucasus: the Mountain Republic (may 1918 – may 1919)

The article touches upon the problems associated with the creation and liquidation of one of the many state entities of the era of revolution and Civil War in the North Caucasus. The liberal-nationalist project resulted in the creation and existence in the region during 1918-1919 the Mountain Republic. On the one hand, he ideologically opposed the Bolshevik project in the form of the Terek Soviet Republic as part of the North Caucasian Soviet Socialist Republic, on the other, the White Guard Terek-Dagestan region of the Armed Forces of Southern Russia. The reasons the mountain statehood could not resist stronger rivals are shown. Conclusions are drawn that this project could not exist without external support, and inside it did not have sufficient support. Some argue the experience of the Mountain Republic was not in vain and was used by the Bolsheviks who won in 1920 to create their own form of statehood for the peoples of the North Caucasus during 1921-1924.

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