Shuliavka Republic

Shuliavka Republic
Шулявська республіка
1905
Early 20th-century postcard depicting the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, where the uprising was headquartered.
Early 20th-century postcard depicting the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, where the uprising was headquartered.
GovernmentRepublic
History 
• Established
12 December 1905
• Disestablished
16 December 1905
Today part ofUkraine

The Shuliavka Republic (Ukrainian: Шулявська республіка; Russian: Шулявская республика) was a self-declared entity in Shuliavka neighborhood, Kyiv by workers of the factory of Greter, Krivanek, & Co (today Bilshovyk Factory) and students of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.[1] The uprising lasted a total of four days, from 12–16 December (O.S.; 26–29 in the Gregorian calendar), 1905. The Shuliavska Republic ended after the Imperial Russian Army put down the uprising.

  1. ^ Hamm, Michael F. (1993). Kiev: A Portrait, 1800–1917. Princeton University Press. pp. 216–219. ISBN 0-691-02585-1.