- Vladimir May-Mayevsky
Vladimir Zenonovich May-Mayevsky ( _ru. Влади́мир Зено́нович Май-Мае́вский) (
September 15 ,1867 -November 30 ,1920 ) was a Russian army general and one of the leaders ofcounterrevolutionary White movement during theRussian Civil War .May-Mayevsky graduated from the
Nikolaev Military Academy in 1896. He fought in theRusso-Japanese War , was promoted to the rank ofcolonel , and at the beginning of theFirst World War to the rank ofmajor general . At the time of theRussian Revolution of 1917 he was in charge of 1st Guard Corps. Although his appearance was distinctly unmilitary, he had military talent and a reputation for calm bravery and quick decisive action.In March 1918 he joined the
Volunteer Army , and became a division commander. OnMay 23 ,1919 May-Mayevsky was appointed chief commander of the Volunteer Army after his division drove theRed Army from the city ofKharkov . By then, however, his alcoholism and hedonistic tendencies were getting the better of him. May-Maevsky was blamed for the military retreats from Tula andOrel and accused of "moral decay". OnNovember 27 , 1919 generalAnton Denikin replaced him with generalPyotr Wrangel , an effective general without the moral weaknesses of May-Mayevsky.Vladimir May-Maevsky died from an
infarct inSevastopol as he was boarding a ship to leave Russia on November 30, 1920.ee also
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White movement
*Volunteer Army
*Russian Civil War
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