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  First World War.com - Who's Who - Lavr Kornilov
Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was the Imperial Russian general who unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the Provisional Government established after the February 1917 revolution and replace it with a military dictatorship.
Kornilov was born in Karkaralinsk in Western Siberia on 30 August 1870.
With the February 1917 revolution Kornilov was assigned critical command of Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg) by the incoming Provisional Government.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/kornilov.htm   (454 words)

  
  Kornilov Affair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kornilov Affair was the failed military coup by General Lavr Kornilov against the Provisional Government of Aleksandr Kerensky in September, 1917, in between the fall of the Tsars and the October Revolution.
Kerensky was later to claim that Kornilov's actions were a turning point in the revolution, a crucial factor in the sudden revival of the Bolshevik cause.
Kornilov shared the widespread belief of many middle-class Russians that the country was descending into anarchy and that military defeat would be disastrous for Russian pride and honour.
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 Lavr Kornilov
Kornilov was a general in the Imperial Russian Army and he wanted Russia governed by a military dictatorship.
Kornilov was born in August 1870 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Western Siberia.
During the chaos of the November Revolution, Kornilov, along with Denikin, escaped from prison and travelled to the south to be with other anti-Bolshevik groups.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk /lavr_kornilov.htm   (371 words)

  
 Lavr Georgevich Kornilov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov (Russian: Лавр Георгиевич Корнилов) (July 18, 1870–April 13, 1918) was a Russian army general best known for the Kornilov Affair, an unsuccessful military coup he staged against Kerensky's Provisional Government during the 1917 Russian Revolution.
General Kornilov decided to intervene in the chaotic situation of Russia, because he shared the widespread belief of many middle-class Russians that the country was descending into anarchy and that military defeat would be disastrous for Russian pride and honour.
In August of 1917 Kornilov issued a call to all Russians to 'save their dying land' and ordered his loyal troops to advance on Petrograd.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lavr_Georgevich_Kornilov   (377 words)

  
 Polyus-Energia
While Kornilov invites the reader to "read between the lines" and points out previous Soviet mis-statements about the Polyus, he is under a security ban which would lead to a 10 years in prison if he reveals (Soviet) "state" secrets.
Kornilov then goes on to declare that because of this rush Polyus was created by combining components from several current projects.
Kornilov claims that Gorbachev was worried that it would be possible for the west to view this activity as an attempt to create a weapon in space and that such an attempt would compromise the country's leaderships' statements on the USSR's peaceful intent.
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 Kornilov, Lavr Georgyevich. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
After the February Revolution of 1917, he was made commander in chief by Kerensky and proceeded to restore discipline among the troops.
Kerensky—who feared that Kornilov planned to establish a military dictatorship—dismissed Kornilov and, upon Kornilov’s refusal to accept dismissal, arrested him and his assistants, including Denikin.
Their volunteer army was greatly weakened by the virtual defection of the Don Cossacks early in 1918; under Kornilov’s leadership the army fell back to the Kuban region.
www.bartleby.com /65/ko/Kornilov.html   (230 words)

  
 Lavr Georgievich Kornilov Biography / Biography of Lavr Georgievich Kornilov Biography Biography
Kornilov's action showed breakdown of authority and confidence between the government and the high command, and the coup itself was thwarted not by loyalist forces but mainly by the radical workers' soviets.
Kornilov's role in the Volunteer Army, commanding and dashing as ever, was cut short by his death in early April 1918.
Kornilov's participation in the counterrevolutionary Volunteer Army is given some space in George A. Brinkley, The Volunteer Army and the Allied Intervention in South Russia, 1917-1921: A Study in the Politics and Diplomacy of the Russian Civil War (1966).
www.bookrags.com /biography-lavr-georgievich-kornilov   (679 words)

  
 RIVOLUZIONE RUSSA (IL TENTATIVO DI KORNILOV)
L'intervento di Kornilov fu uno dei momenti culminanti.
Il 19 agosto Kornilov abbandona, praticamente senza combattere, Riga all'esercito tedesco, mettendo così in pericolo la stessa capitale Pietrogrado, e comincia a raccogliere, alle spalle del fronte truppe ritenute fedeli con lo scopo di farle marciare sulla capitale.
Kornilov, Krymov, Denikin ed altri ufficiali verranno arrestati (ma non processati, per non far venire alla luce i collegamenti con il governo provvisorio e verranno tutti rilasciati prima di ottobre).
www.24pm-affiliation.com /encyclopedia/R/Rivoluzione_russa_(Il_tentativo_di_Kornilov)   (656 words)

  
 The Lithuanian Word. History. Kornilov
Kornilov was an ardent admirer of M. Muraviev (q.v.) and advised him on the Russification of
He was the chief inspiration behind Muraviev's 1864 ban on the printing of Lithuanian books in the Latin alphabet and the subsequent introduction 'of Cyrillic characters into the written language.
Kornilov also published many articles and collections of documents concerning the history of Lithuania and Poland, especially the history of education.
www.spaudos.lt /Istorija/Kornilov.en.htm   (178 words)

  
 the October Revolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
When Kornilov was granted that the death penalty for mutiny and desertion would be reintroduced he began to move his forces to St. Petersburg.
Kerensky was indeed worried about Kornilovs demands and feared that the popular general would become a new Napoleon, and seize power as a dictator.
Kornilov chosed the third option and Lvov proceeded to Kerensky stating that Kornilov was demanding power as a dictator.
www.gavle.to /~t.hallqvist/english11.html   (435 words)

  
 Forum 18 Search/Archive
Kornilov reported that the officials rounded up members of the Hare Krishna community, claiming to be conducting a passport investigation.
Kornilov maintains that everyone who wants to join the horticultural association now has to give the Karasai technical inventory bureau a written declaration that he or she is not a member of the Hare Krishna community.
According to Kornilov, procuracy officials continue to "terrorise" the head of the horticultural association, demanding that she should provide evidence against members of the Hare Krishna community.
www.forum18.org /Archive.php?article_id=209   (883 words)

  
 Kornilov Affair
Lauded as a hero after his escape from a Hungarian prisoner-of-war camp and return to Russia in 1916, Kornilov held the Petrograd Soviet responsible for the breakdown of discipline in the army.
By August 31, Krymov was dead, having committed suicide, and Kornilov and several associates were under arrest.
The main victor in the Kornilov Affair was the radical left, and in particular the Bolsheviks who had long warned of the danger of a counter-revolutionary thrust.
www.soviethistory.org /index.php?action=L2&SubjectID=1917kornilov&Year=1917   (454 words)

  
 1930: The History of the Russian Revolution—Ch. 33
Kornilov was offering the people war and a defense of the privileges of generals and the property of landlords.
Kornilov devised a way: immediately after the conquest of the city Krymov was to despatch a brigade with artillery to Oranienbaum and, under threat of bombardment from the shores, demand that the Kronstadt garrison disarm the fortress and transfer themselves to the mainland, where the sailors were to undergo mass executions.
Kornilov himself wrote to Krymov on the same day: "An episode has occurred-the only one of its kind in the history of the world: a commander-in-chief accused of treason and betrayal of the fatherland, and arraigned for this crime before the courts, has received an order to continue commanding the armies.
www.marxists.org /archive/trotsky/works/1930-hrr/ch33.htm   (7743 words)

  
 Kornilov Revolt
Kornilov now sent troops under the leadership of General Krymov to take control of Petrograd.
The Bolsheviks, who controlled these organizations, agreed to this request, but in a speech made by their leader, Vladimir Lenin, he made clear they would be fighting against Kornilov rather than for Kerensky.
Meetings were held and Kornilov's troops decided to refuse to attack Petrograd.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /RUSkornilovR.htm   (459 words)

  
 1930: The History of the Russian Revolution—Ch. 32
As early as the beginning of August, Kornilov had ordered the transfer of the Savage Division and the Third Cavalry Corps from the southwestern front to the sector of the railroad triangle, Nevel-Novosokolniki-Velikie Luki, the most advantageous base for an attack on Petrograd-this under the guise of reserves for the defense of Riga.
Kornilov firmly intended to give the command of the operations to Krymov, who in his own circles enjoyed the reputation of a bold and resolute general.
Whereas it had reacted to the Moscow speech of Kornilov threatening the surrender of Riga with a fall in the value of Russian stocks, it reacted to the news of an open insurrection of the general with a rise of all values.
www.marxists.org /archive/trotsky/works/1930-hrr/ch32.htm   (5164 words)

  
 The Provisional Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
This was a curious decision as the war was hated by the Russian people who had suffered greatly as a result of it.
Kornilov demanded that all socialists and communists should be arrested - Kerensky refused to do this as he did not want to be seen to be weak.
Kornilov gathered troops together and marched on Petrograd.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk /provisional_government.htm   (726 words)

  
 Oktoberrevolutionen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Enligt Lvov övervägde Kerenskij tre alternativ för Rysslands framtida styre: 1) Kerenskij som diktator, 2) Kerenskij och Kornilov som diktatorer och 3) Kornilov som diktator.
Kornilov valde det sistnämnda alternativet och Lvov begav sig därefter till Kerenskij och hävdade att kosackgeneralen krävde diktatorisk makt.
Kornilov uppmanade folket att sluta upp bakom honom för att rädda fosterlandet.
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 Chapter Thirty-Nine, THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (CONTINUED)
Kornilov, called on to put down the masses, made it plain that not long would he continue to operate under the orders of the Provisional Government.
The Kornilov attempt at counter-revolution had brought the question of Kerensky's conspiracy with Kornilov and the vicious nature of the self-appointed Provisional Government sharply to the fore.
However, just as the Kadets had removed themselves from the government immediately prior to the Kornilov attempt, so was it absolutely y necessary that the Bolsheviks remove themselves from the empty machinery of the government now that they were preparing their own insurrection.
www.weisbord.org /conquest39.htm   (15549 words)

  
 Lavr Georgevich Kornilov -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Kornilov has often been described as having "the heart of a lion, and the brains of a sheep."
After his failed coup attempt in September of 1917, Kornilov was placed under (Confinement to your own home) house arrest.
The (A Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party) Bolsheviks seized power shortly thereafter.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/lavr_georgevich_kornilov.htm   (140 words)

  
 World War One - The Descent to Bolshevism
Kornilov's army was compelled to retire, and by July 21st was in full retreat from Galicia.
General Kornilov was received with prolonged cheers, which in the light of his subsequent action were especially significant.
It was on September 9th, that the storm broke, and General Kornilov, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian armies, raised the flag of revolt against the Provisional Government.
www.oldandsold.com /articles26/world-war-one-31.shtml   (4948 words)

  
 Lavr Georgevich Kornilov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Lavr Georgevich Kornilov (1870 - 1918) was a Russian army general best known for the Kornilov Affair an unsuccessful military coup he staged against Kerensky 's Provisional Government during the 1917 Russian Revolution.
He served as military in China from 1907 - 11 ; he commanded an infantry division at start of World War I but was captured by the Austrians April 1915.
Again escaping his imprisonment Kornilov made his way to Don region where he helped in the of the counter-revolutionary Volunteer Army at Novocherkassk General Mikhail Alekseev.
www.freeglossary.com /Lavr_Georgevich_Kornilov   (514 words)

  
 Kornilov-affaire -- De kornilov affaire was een mislukte staatsgreep door ge...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
De kornilov affaire was een mislukte staatsgreep door generaal Lavr Kornilov tegen de combinatie van de doema en de sovjet in 1917.
Later zei Kerenski dat de acties van Kornilov een draaipunt in de revolutie waren.
Kornilov was het met de middenklasse eens dat het land in anarchie verviel.
kornilov-affaire.nl.tracking24.net   (138 words)

  
 Kyrgyzstan 2004
Att: 700] Jashtyk 0-2 SKA PVO [Kornilov 40, Kramarenko 70.
Att: 300] RUOR Guardia 0-3 SKA-Shoro [Kornilov 37, 51, Kholkovskiy 84.
Att: 500] SKA-Shoro 4-0 Guardia RUOR [Pryanishnikov 28, Beldinov 45, Jamshidov 62, Kornilov 68.
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 SparkNotes: The Russian Revolution (1917–1918): The Summer of 1917
Kornilov, a popular and highly respected figure in the army, reportedly had little interest in politics but had a strong sense of patriotism.
Kerensky, believing that Kornilov was leading a coup aimed at unseating him, panicked and publicly accused Kornilov of treason.
Kornilov, in turn, was dumbfounded and infuriated at this accusation, as he was under the impression that he had been invited to take power.
www.sparknotes.com /history/european/russianrev/section4.rhtml   (1421 words)

  
 Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution - Part 6, Section 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Echoing the central demand of the counter-revolution, Kornilov insisted on the re-introduction of the death penalty at the front, where, in practice, he had already introduced it by ordering deserters to be shot.
The tactics of the Bolsheviks in opposing the Kornilov rising was the fundamental turning-point, winning colossal prestige for the Bolsheviks as the most determined and energetic fighters against the counter-revolution, and once and for all laying to rest the slanders about “counter-revolutionaries” and “German agents”.
The memory of Kornilov’s revolt was still vivid in the minds of the workers and soldiers and the threat of counter-revolution provoked a rapid polarisation and radicalisation in the Soviets.
www.marxist.com /bolshevism/part6-6.html   (8253 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Kornilov is well-spoken and does not look like a farmer.
Kornilov leads the way - not like a museum guide, but as the last person left on the estate.
As we walk back to Kornilov's house, I reflect that this ruined estate, the graffiti on the walls, the overgrown fields, the broken bridge and the stolen plaque from the tree are all part of the same chain of events which starts in the first scenes of Voyage.
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