# Evacuation of Crimea (1920)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1920-evacuation-of-crimea
Categories: battle

After the Red Army broke through at Perekop, General Pyotr Wrangel evacuated about 150,000 soldiers and civilians from Crimea by ship in November 1920. The GOELRO electrification plan was adopted in December. Up to two million people left Russia after the revolution. The evacuation marked the end of organised White resistance in European Russia and created a large Russian diaspora.

## Why it matters
The evacuation marked the end of organised White resistance in European Russia and created a large Russian diaspora.

Ruler at the time: [Vladimir Lenin](https://history-russia.com/rulers/vladimir-lenin)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Pyotr Wrangel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Wrangel)
- [Wikipedia — White émigré](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_émigré)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Evacuation of Crimea](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Evacuation+of+Crimea)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)