Talk:Zheltuga Republic

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 05:30, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that for three years, an illegal gold-mining settlement on the Amur river went on to host high-class hotels, have public healthcare, and even have a casino...? Source: Kurto, O. I. "Zheltuga Republic: The Case of Social Development at the Chinese-Russian Border." Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia, 39(3), 135–142.
  • ALT1:... that from 1883 to 1886, gold miners from across the world set up an independent Republic on the Amur river with its own constitution, court of law and police force...? Source: Egorov, Boris. “How Russians secretly set up their own 'California' in China,” Russia Beyond, February 03, 2021.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fuller Building

Created by Roniius (talk). Self-nominated at 12:07, 12 April 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: All points check out, Earwig is happy. Both hooks are cited, Egorov is easily accessible, Kurto is accepted AGF. Great pictures! Ready to go. Moonraker (talk) 04:51, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

"50 versts"

In the article there is a claim that drinking was banned within 50 versts of a mining pit. This seems, however, to be over 50 kilometers in distance, which doesn't seem like a real law then. I also couldn't find any sources for this claim. Colinkb (talk) 01:36, 13 November 2025 (UTC)