Political Centre (russian: Политцентр) was an independent political group in
Irkutsk during the
Russian Civil War
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(1917–1923). Being established in November 1919, its leaning was leftist:
SR and
Menshevik. The target was to remove
Aleksandr Kolchak
Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak (russian: link=no, Александр Васильевич Колчак; – 7 February 1920) was an Imperial Russian admiral, military leader and polar explorer who served in the Imperial Russian Navy and fought ...
from power. That is historically why the Political Centre members joined local
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...
s and on 21 December 1919 began the uprising. The Political Centre directed the
National Revolutionary Army (russian: Народно-революционная армия Дальневосточной Республики). The Political Centre ended on 21 January 1920 when it transferred power to the Bolsheviks.
See also
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Far Eastern Republic
External links
Политический Центр
Russian Civil War
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