Zheltuga Republic

The Zheltuga Republic or simply Zheltuga (Russian: Желтугинская республика, Zheltuginskaya Respublika; Chinese: 熱爾圖加共和國, Rèěrtújiā Gònghéguó) was a 19th-century proto-state in the Amur river basin set up by Russian and Chinese gold miners illegally settling on the Chinese side. It was nicknamed "California on the Amur" (referencing the California Gold Rush). Its population reached 12,000 prospectors at its peak.

Zheltuga Republic

The Zheltuga Republic or simply Zheltuga (Russian: Желтугинская республика, Zheltuginskaya Respublika; Chinese: 熱爾圖加共和國, Rèěrtújiā Gònghéguó) was a 19th-century proto-state in the Amur river basin set up by Russian and Chinese gold miners illegally settling on the Chinese side. It was nicknamed "California on the Amur" (referencing the California Gold Rush). Its population reached 12,000 prospectors at its peak.