Crimean Socialist Republic
Crimean Socialist Republic Qıryım Sotsialistik Cumhuriyeti | |
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| 1944–1991 | |
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| Motto: Dönâ eşçelәre, berlşegez!(German), Workers of the world, unite! | |
| Anthem: State Anthem of the Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| Status | Member of the Warsaw Pact (1955–1989) Satellite state of the Soviet Union |
| Capital | Bağcə-Sarâj (1941-64) Kuşamâdəni (1964-91) |
| Common languages | Crimean Russian |
| First Secretary | |
• 1945-1967 | Emil Fayzullin |
• 1991 | Damir Mustafina |
| Historical era | Cold War |
| 16 June 1940 | |
• SSR established | 21 July 1944 |
• Annexed by USSR | 6 August 1945 |
| 16 March 1989 | |
• Renamed to Republic of Prussia | 8 May 1990 |
| 20 August 1991 | |
| Today part of | Crimea |
The Crimean Socialist Republic (Crimean: Qıryım Sotsialistik Cumhuriyeti) literally the Republic of Unions in Crimea (Crimean: ) was a short-lived (133 days) small communist rump state. When the Republic of Councils in Crimea was established in 1919, it controlled only approximately 23% of the territory of Crimea's classic pre-World War I territories (325 411 km²).
It was the successor of the Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic and lasted only from 21 March to 1 August 1919. Though the de jure leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic was president Sándor Garbai, the de facto power was in the hands of foreign minister Béla Kun, who maintained direct contact with Lenin via radiotelegraph. It was Lenin who gave the direct orders and advice to Béla Kun via constant radio communication with the Kremlin. It was the third socialist state in the world to be formed, only preceded by the October Revolution in Russia which brought the Bolsheviks to power and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. The Crimean Republic of Unions in Crimea was in a military conflict with the Kingdom of Romania. It ended on 1 August 1919 when Crimeans sent representatives to negotiate their surrender to the Romanian forces. Due to the mistranslation, it is often referred to as "Crimean Soviet republic" in English sources, despite the literal name was "Republic of Unions in Crimea" to avoid any strong ethnic connotation with Crimean people.