Russian Republic

Russian Republic
Россiйская республика
*Rossiyskaya respublika*
Russian Republic Россiйская республика; Rossiyskaya respublika
1917–1917
	Flag Coat of arms
	Anthem: Rabochaya Marselyeza; The Worker's Marseillaise;
	The Russian Provisional Government in 1917. With the exception of some western areas lost to the German Empire, its territory was essentially the same as that of the preceding Russian Empire after the sale of Alaska to the United States in 1867.
Status	Provisional government; (15 March – 14 September 1917) Republic; (14 September – 7 November 1917)
Capital	Petrograd (now St Petersburg)
Common languages	Russian
Government	Provisional government Republic
Minister-Chairman
• 15 Mar – 21 Jul 1917	Georgy Lvov
• 21 Jul – 7 Nov 1917	Alexander Kerensky
Legislature	Council of the Russian Republic
Historical era	World War I
• February Revolution	15 March 1917
• Republic proclaimed	14 September
• October Revolution	7 November 1917
Currency	Ruble
ISO 3166 code	RU
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Russian Empire
Russian SFSR
Transcaucasian DFR
Kingdom of Finland
United Baltic Duchy
Ober Ost
White Movement
Kingdom of Poland
Moldovian DR
Ukrainian PR
Kuban PR
Northern Caucasus Republic
Alash Autonomy
Czechoslovak Legion
Today part of	Russia; Finland; Poland; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Belarus; Moldova; Ukraine; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan;

The Russian Republic (Russian: Россiйская республика, romanized: Rossiyskaya respublika, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə]) was a short-lived state that controlled, de jure, the territory of the former Russian Empire after the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II on 15 March [O.S. 2 March] 1917. Less than eight months later, the Republic was dissolved after the October Revolution on 7 November [O.S. 25 October] 1917 and the establishment of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR). Officially, the Republic's government was the Provisional Government of Russia (Russian: Временное правительство России), although de facto control was split between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet.

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