Yakut Revolt

Overview

The 1921 Yakut revolt or the Yakut expedition was the last episode and final set of military engagements of the Russian Civil War. The hostilities took place between September 1921 and June 1923 and were centered on the Ayano-Maysky District of the Russian Far East.

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Significance

The Yakut revolt, also known as the Yakut expedition, represented the final episode of the Russian Civil War. Hostilities ran from September 1921 to June 1923, centered on the Ayano-Maysky District of the Russian Far East. With White Army forces numbering under 2,000 against a Soviet force of 5,000, the engagement concluded the broader civil war that had consumed the former Russian Empire since 1917. Commanders on the Soviet side included Ivan Strod, Stepan Vostretsov, and Nestor Kalandarishvili, while Mikhail Korobeinikov and Anatoly Pepelyayev led the White Army contingent. Soviet casualties recorded a wide variance, reflecting the difficulty of accounting for losses across a remote and extended theater.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (5)