Russian Republic

The **Russian Republic**, officially the **Russian Democratic Federal Republic**, was a short-lived state that existed from 1917 to 1918. It replaced the former Russian Empire, and was the last non-communist unified Russian nation before the beginning of the Russian Civil War. It was created by the Russian Provisional Government in 1917, another short-lived state that replaced the Russian Empire. While the Bolsheviks had removed the government of the Republic, there would be one more attempt to recreate the Russian Republic in 1918, which ended in the Bolsheviks once again removing the government, a day later.

## History

After the February Revolution, Nicholas II resigned from the throne as Tsar of the Russian Empire, and a provisional government was formed. This provisional government was semi-democratic (with power split between the Bolsheviks and the provisional government), however had a very fragile government. In July 1917, the then leader of the Republic, Georgy Lvov resigned after not being able to gain the support of the Russian people. Lavr Kornilov gained control of the Republic, and created another provisional government. Bolshevik forces would remove the government in charge of the Republic in November 1917, but the government continued to _de jure_ exist until January 1918.

## Infobox (former country)

- **conventional long name**: Russian Republic

<hr>Russian Democratic Federal
Republic

- **image flag**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **image coat**: Coat of arms of the Russian Republic (1917).svg
- **other symbol**: <div style="padding:0.3em;">
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- **other symbol type**: Government Seal
- **national anthem**:
"Rabochaya Marsel'yeza"
"Worker's Marseillaise"
"Gimn Svobodnoy Rossii"
"Anthem of Free Russia" (Unofficial)
- **image map**: Russian_Provisional_Government_of_1917.PNG
- **capital**: Saint Petersburg, Petrograd
- **largest city**: capital
- **demonym**: Russians, Russian
- **government type**: Federal state, Federal republic under a provisional government
- **legislature**: Provisional Council of the Russian Republic, Provisional Council (1917)
_none_ (1917–1918)
 (1918)
- **currency**: Ruble#Provisional Government issues, Ruble
- **life span**: 1917–1918
- **year start**: 1917
- **image map caption**: Under control shortly before the Bolshevik Revolution
- **common languages**: Russian language, Russian
- **title leader**: Minister-Chairmen of the Russian Provisional Government, Minister-Chairman
- **year leader1**: September–November 1917
- **year leader2**: 1917–1918
- **leader2**: _none_
- **year deputy1**: 18–19 January 1918
- **deputy1**: Viktor Chernov
- **event pre**: February Revolution
- **date pre**: 8–16 March 1917
- **event start**: Republic proclaimed
- **date start**: 14 September
- **event1**: October Revolution
- **date event1**: 7 November 1917
- **event2**: 1917 Russian Constituent Assembly election, Assembly elected
- **date event2**: 25 November 1917
- **event3**: Decree on the system of government of Russia (1918), Constitution adopted
- **date event3**: 18 January 1918
- **event end**:
dissolved
- **date end**: 19 January 1918
- **p1**: Russian Empire
- **s1**: Russian Soviet RepublicBolshevik Russia
- **flag p1**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **flag p2**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **p2**: Russian Provisional Government
- **flag s1**: Red flag.svg
- **flag s2**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **s2**: General Command of the Armed Forces of South RussiaSouth Russia
- **flag s3**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **s3**: Transcaucasian Commissariat
- **flag s4**: Flag of the Turkestan (Kokand) Autonomy.svg
- **s4**: Turkestan AutonomyTurkestan
- **flag s5**: Flag of Finland (1918–1920).svg
- **s5**: Kingdom of Finland (1918)Finland
- **flag s6**: Flag of Alash Autonomy.svg
- **s6**: Alash Autonomy
- **flag s7**: Flag of Crimean People's Republic 1917.svg
- **s7**: Crimean People's RepublicCrimea
- **flag s8**: National flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic.svg
- **s8**: Moldavian Democratic RepublicMoldavia
- **s9**: State of Buryat-MongoliaBuryat-Mongolia
- **flag s10**: Flag of Provisional Siberian Government.svg
- **s10**: Provisional Siberian Government (Vladivostok) Siberia
- **flag s11**: Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg
- **s11**: Ukrainian People's RepublicUkraine
- **flag s12**: Flag of Estonia.svg
- **s12**: History of Estonia (1920–1939)Estonia
- **flag s13**: Flag of Germany (1867–1918).svg
- **s13**: Yakutia (1918)Yakutia
- **flag s14**: Idel-Ural flag.svg
- **s14**: Idel-Ural StateIdel-Ural
- **flag s15**: Flag of the Confederated Republic of Altai.svg
- **s15**: Karakorum GovernmentAltai
- **flag s16**: Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991–1995).svg
- **s16**: Belarusian Democratic RepublicBelarus
- **s17**: Green Ukraine
- **flag s17**: Flag of Green Ukraine.svg
- **s18**: Mountainous Republic of the Northern CaucasusNorthern Caucasus
- **flag s18**: Flag of the Mountain Republic.svg
- **s19**: Regional Government of Northwest RussiaNorthwest Russia
- **flag s19**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **flag s20**: Flag of Latvia.svg
- **s20**: Latvia#Declaration of independence and interwar periodLatvia
- **flag s21**: Flag of Lithuania.svg
- **s21**: Lithuania#1918–1939Lithuania
- **flag**: Flag of Russia
- **symbol**: Coat of arms of Russia