Polity Regional Government of Northwestern Russia

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Was a White counter-revolutionary government during the Russian Civil War.

Establishment

  • October 1919: By 19 October the troops of Nikolai Yudenich, leader of the anti-communist White movement in northwestern Russia, had reached the outskirts of the Petrograd.

Chronology

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1. Russian Civil War

Was a Civil War in Russia that involved varios factions but mainly the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Army in the core Russian territories, as well as a multitude of local secessionist states. At the end of war the Bolsheviks were victorious and established the Soviet Union.

1.1. Petrograd Siege

Was a campaign by the White movement to take the city of Petrograd.

  • October 1919: By 19 October the troops of Nikolai Yudenich, leader of the anti-communist White movement in northwestern Russia, had reached the outskirts of the Petrograd.
  • November 1919: Yudenich, short of supplies, decided to call off the siege of Petrogra and withdrew.

Disestablishment

  • November 1919: Yudenich, short of supplies, decided to call off the siege of Petrogra and withdrew.