Peasant Army of Fergana

The Fergana Peasant Army (Russian: Крестьянская армия Ферганы), also known as the Monstrov Army, was an Anti-bolshevist peasant armed formation, created in the Fergana Valley in Central Asia, during the Russian Civil War.

It consisted of Russian peasants living in the Fergana Valley who decided to defend themselves against attacks by Muslim Basmachi troops.

These conservative peasants were also hostile towards the Bolsheviks, who had only weak forces in the area, which resulted in their virtual withdrawal from the valley in early 1919.

The formation was divided into ten regiments, the first four of which were intended for main warfare, the next four for village protection, and the last two were reserves (composed of those unfit for military service and older people).

As a reaction, troops of the Fergana Peasant Army together with Basmachi warriors began offensive operations.

However, the leadership of the Provisional Office was taken over by Madamin-Bey, who decided to end his alliance with the Fergana Peasant Army.