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Decossackization
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Kuban Cossacks
More Than A Massacre
-Decossackization was not the only thing happening during this time. World War 1 was included during
this time as well.
-Russia's positon in the massacre and at war
remained throughout the summer
and fall of 1919.
-Alexander Kerensky, leader of the provisional government, favored remaining in the war until Germany and Austria/Hungary were defeated.
-The Bolsheviks had even more radical leanings than the Petrograd Soviet. They wanted the country to exit the war immediately.
Don Cossacks
-In June of 1920, leader Karl Lander was named "Ruler of the Kuban and the Don."
-He established the troiki, (special judges in charge of Decossackization). They then began to send Cossacks to death.
-Members of the Cossack families that were declared outlaws, were confined to concentration camps. Around 17,000 others were sent to mines to perform forced labor.
-The largest of all the concentration camps was
Maykop.
What started this massacre?
-Debates on Decoassackization and World War 1 still continued throughout the summer and fall until November 6, 1920.
-On that day, the Bolsheviks seized total control of the country with the help of the military
-Decossackization was spurred by political decisions from the Bolshevik party leaders.
-It was briefly interrupted by Bolshevik Military setbacks in the Spring of 1919 into 1920.
-The interruption did not continue for very long before the Bolsheviks reconquered the Don and Kuban Cossack region.
The Ending
-On November 7, 1920, Bolshevik leader Vladimir lenin issued his first decree, declaring Russia to be at peace.
What is Decossackization?
Bolshevik Party Meeting
Peace at Last
Decossackization
Decossackization
-Decossackization was the Bolshevik policy of repressions against the Don and Kuban Cossacks between the years of 1919 and 1920.
-Policy brought up by the Bolshevik Party on January 24, 1919. This policy ordered local branches to carry out mass terror against any of the Cossacks taking part in any struggle against the Soviet Power.
-There were many massacres of "Cossack Hostages" by regular troops of the Red Army. Within a few weeks, 8,000 Cossacks were executed.
1919-1920
We Need Your Help
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massacre.
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