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Far Eastern Republic

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Far Eastern Republic
Дальневосточная Республика
Dalnevostochnaya Respublika
1920–1922
Flag of Far Eastern Republic
Flag
Coat of arms of Far Eastern Republic
Coat of arms
Location of Far Eastern Republic
CapitalVerkhneudinsk
(Until October 1920)
Chita
Common languagesRussian
GovernmentSocialist republic
History 
• Established
April 6, 1920 1920
• Disestablished
November 15, 1922 1922
Currencyruble
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Far Eastern Republic (Russian: Дальневосто́чная Респу́блика, ДВР; romanised: Dalnevostochnaya Respublika, DVR), sometimes called the Chita Republic, was a nominally independent state established at Blagoveshchensk, covering the former Russian Far East and Siberia east of Lake Baikal on April 6, 1920.