Pro-independence movements in the Russian Civil War
Post–Russian Empire states
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The following list presents some of the pro-independence movements and the conflicts they were involved in during this period.
Western periphery
- Finland (independence from 1917)
- White Guard
- Kingdom of Finland
- Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic
- Finnish Civil War
- Heimosodat
- Viena expedition
- Aunus expedition
- United Baltic Duchy
- Baltic State (Lasted from April to September 1918)
- Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1918)
- Estonia (independence from 1918)
- Estonian Provisional Government
- Commune of the Working People of Estonia
- Latvia (independence from 1918)
- Latvian Provisional Government
- Iskolat
- Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
- Lithuania (independence from 1918)
- Perloja
- Republic of Vandžiogala
- Republic of Babtai
- Central Lithuania[pro-Polish]
- Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Poland (independence from 1918)
- Zakopane
- Tarnobrzeg
- Soviet Republic of Naissaar
- West Ukrainian People's Republic (independence 1918–1919/1923; annexed by Poland in 1919)[pro-West]
- Ukrainian People's Republic (independence 1917–1921; partitioned between Poland and the Ukrainian SSR)[pro-East]
- Ukrainian State
- Komancza (Eastern Lemko Republic)[pro-Ukrainian]
- Hutsul
- Kholodny Yar Republic
- Mliivska Republic
- Republic of the Black Forest
- Medvyn Rebellion
- Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic
- Odessa Soviet Republic
- Bashtanka Republic
- Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets
- Ukrainian Soviet Republic
- Belarusian People's Republic (independence 1918–1919; partitioned between Poland and the Belarusian SSR)
- Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia
- Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia
- Koydan Independent Republic
- Crimea (independence 1917–1918; annexed by the Russian SFSR in 1921)
- Crimean Regional Government
- Crimean Frontier Government
- Moldavian Democratic Republic (united with Romania in 1918)
- Lemko Republic (independence 1918–1920; annexed by Poland in 1920)[pro-Russian]
- Galician Soviet Socialist Republic (independence 1920; liquidated in 1920)[puppet state]
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European Russia
- East European Russia
- Bashkiria (autonomy and de facto independence 1917–1919; joined the Russian SFSR)
- Chuvashia (Independence 1918; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
- Idel-Ural (independence 1917–1918; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
- Provisional Regional Government of the Urals (independence 1918; annexed by the Provisional All-Russian Government )
- North European Russia
- North Ingria
- Committee of Uhtua
- Republic of Uhtua
- Provisional Government of White Karelia
- Provisional Government of Karelia
- Olonets Government of Southern Karelia
- Karelian United Government
- Republic of Eastern Karelia
- Karelian Temporary Committee
- Center Committee Karelian Village of Uhtua
- South European Russia
- Kuban Rada (formed into April, 1917. Became the Kuban People's Republic in 1918)
- Kuban People's Republic (independence 1918–1920; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
- Don Republic (independence 1918–1919; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
Eastern periphery
- Siberian regionalism
- Siberian Republic
- Buryat-Mongolia
- Balagad state
- Confederated Republic of Altai
- "second" Confederated Republic of Altai
- Yakutia
- Green Ukraine
- Tungus Republic
- Far Eastern Republic (nominally independent 1920–1922; merged with the RSFSR)
- Siberian regionalism
Caucasus
- Transcaucasia
- Azerbaijan (independence 1918–1920; invaded by the Russian SFSR and transformed into the Azerbaijan SSR)
- Republic of Aras
- Armenia (independence 1918–1921; invaded by the Russian SFSR and transformed into the Armenian SSR)
- Mountainous Armenia
- Georgian–Armenian War
- Armenian–Azerbaijani War
- Turkish–Armenian War
- Georgia (independence 1918–1921; invaded by the Russian SFSR and transformed into the Georgian SSR)
- Georgian–Ossetian conflict
- Georgian–Armenian War
- Sochi conflict
- Red Army invasion of Georgia
- Republic of Batumi
- Kars Republic[Pro-Turkish]
- Caucasian Emirate
- Mughan
- Mughan Soviet Republic
- Baku Commune
- Centrocaspian Dictatorship
- Battle of Baku
- United Republics (independence 1917–1922; annexed by the Russian SFSR)
Central Asia
- Basmachi
- Alash Autonomy
- Khiva
- Khorezm People's Soviet Republic
- Emirate of Bukhara
- Turkestan Autonomy
- Ukrainian national movement on Gray Klyn (1917-1921)
- Transcaspian Government
- Semirechye Cossacks