Provisional Government of the Northern Region
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On 28 September 1918, Provisional Government of the Northern Region was established. In October 1918, the Northern Region recognized the supreme authority of the Ufa Directory, along with abolishing all the soviets and restored zemstvos. On 30 April 1919, the Northern Region recognized the supreme authority of the Provisional All-Russian Government. On 19 October 1919, the Northern Region turned into department for civil affairs under chief administrator of Northern Region but use of former name (Provisional Government of the Northern Region) continued. On 19 February 1920, the Northern Region government evacuated from Arkhangelsk to Norway. On 21 February 1920, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk was reintegrated into the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. On 13 March 1920, regular Soviet troops reached Murmansk.
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Administrative divisions
On 2 February 1920, the Murmansk Governorate was created by a resolution of the Provisional Government of the Provisional Government of the Northern Region. It included Alexandrovsky and Kemsky Uyezds of Arkhangelsk Governorate and parts of the Olonets Governorate.
Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Northern Region (Severnaya Oblast)
Independent Popular Socialists
Acting Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Northern Region (Severnaya Oblast)
Independent Constitutional Democratic Party
Chief administrator of Northern Region (Severnyy Krai)
Independent
Territorial control
During its height of control, the Provisional Government of the Northern Region controlled the overwhelming majority of the Arkhangelsk Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of the Russian Republic), about half of the Olonets Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of the Russian Republic), and a tiny part of the Vologda Governorate (using the 1917 governorate borders of the Russian Republic).