The Zemskaya Rat was formed on July 23, 1922, by a decree of Mikhail Diterikhs, new ruler of the Provisional Priamurye Government in the Amur region, who became its supreme commander.
[1] The new command took measures to restore the control over and raise the morale of the troops, undermined by defeats inflicted by the Red People's Revolutionary Army of the Far Eastern Republic in the winter and spring of 1922, and the political crisis in the Amur region in June 1922.
In the framework of Diterikhs's policy of restoring the traditional way of life for Russia, the Zemskaya Rat army corps was organized into groups divided into regiments, formed from former brigades.
The offensive operation against the People's Revolutionary Army troops stationed in Northern Primorye, was launched on September 1, 1922, when the Volga Group began advancing north along the Ussuri railway.
However, despite initial successes and the seizure of several railway stations, by September 16, the White Guard troops were forced to withdraw to their original positions and go on the defensive.