, ▁while ▁I . A . ▁Mik h ail ov ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁M . B . ▁Sh at il ov ▁– ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Native ▁Affairs . ▁Colonel ▁A . N . ▁Gr ish in - Al maz ov ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Si ber ian ▁Government ▁published ▁the ▁Dec laration , ▁declaring ▁its ▁authority ▁over ▁territory ▁of ▁Si ber ia , ▁and ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁state ▁as ▁the ▁ult imate ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁Si ber ian ▁government . ▁Dec ision ▁on ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Si ber ia ▁was ▁left ▁to ▁the ▁future ▁All - Russ ian ▁and ▁Si ber ian ▁constitu ent ▁assemb lies . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Si ber ian ▁Government ▁sacrific ed ▁own ▁independence ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁all ▁possible ▁forces ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁B ols he vik s . ▁There by ▁it ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁U fa ▁Directory , ▁forming ▁Pro vis ional ▁All - Russ ian ▁Government . ▁ ▁Modern ▁movements ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁an ▁artist , ▁Ar ty om ▁Los k ut ov , ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁blog ▁about ▁an ▁idea ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁Si ber ian ▁Republic ▁within ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁mock ▁demonstr ation ▁called ▁Mon str ation