Turkestan Soviet Republic (TSR) was proclaimed on April 30, 1918 at the 5th Regional Congress of Soviets (Tashkent, April 20-May 1). “Turkestan Soviet Federative Republic, being run autonomously recognizes and coordinates its activities with the central government of the Russian Soviet Federation”, was written in the documents of the congress. The territory of the former Turkestan province (after the February Revolution –Turkestan), which included the Trans-Caspian, Samarkand, Fergana, Semirechye and Syrdarya region, was included in the territory of the former TSR. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) (Chairman- Communists P.Kobozev and A. Solkin) was elected by the congress. In May 1918 was formed the Turkestan Military District.
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