The Don Republic (Russian: Донская Республика, Ukrainian: Донська Республіка), later known as the Almighty Don Host (Russian: Всевеликое Войско Донское Vsevelikoe Voisko Donskoe, Ukrainian: Всевелике Військо Донське Vsevelike Viysko Donske), was an independent democratic republic formed by the Don Cossacks during the Russian Civil War after the collapse of the Russian Empire.