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Kornilov affair
Russian history
Also known as: Kornilov Rebellion
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- In Russian Provisional Government: Kornilov’s Rebellion
The most effective spokesman for the new right was Gen. Lavr Kornilov, an officer of humble origin. He was the son of poor Cossack parents, basically apolitical but certainly no admirer of Nicholas II. Impressed by Kornilov’s military record and his personal qualities,…
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Russian Revolution of 1905
- In Soviet Union: Lenin and the Bolsheviks
…government was Kerensky’s conflict with Kornilov, which broke into the open in August (September, New Style). Although many aspects of the “Kornilov affair” remain obscure to this day, it appears that Kerensky deliberately provoked the confrontation in order to be rid of a suspected competitor and emerge as the saviour…
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Ryabushinsky
- In Ryabushinsky Family
…that he helped organize the Kornilov Rebellion (of 1917) and other anti-Soviet military efforts. After the October Revolution he emigrated to Paris.
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