ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Kuban People's Republic

Okay, so you know how sometimes, different groups of people want to run their own place instead of being a part of a bigger group? Well, the Kuban People's Republic was kind of like that.

A long time ago, there was a big country called Russia. And there was a smaller place inside Russia called Kuban. The people who lived in Kuban spoke a different language and had their own traditions and ways of life.

But, for a while, Russia was in a big war and got really weak. So the people in Kuban saw this as their chance to break away and have their own country. They made a group called the Kuban Rada and declared themselves as the Kuban People's Republic.

They had a flag and a government and everything, but not everyone in Russia was happy about this. Some people thought Kuban should stay a part of Russia. So, there was a big fight between the two sides.

Eventually, Russia got stronger again and the Kuban People's Republic wasn't able to keep going. They had to join back with Russia. But, people in Kuban still remember their time as a separate republic and it is an important part of their history and culture.