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Mikhail Alekseyev

Mikhail Alekseyev, Russian general (died 1918)

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Born
November 3, 1857
Died
October 8, 1918
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1857

About Mikhail Alekseyev

Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev was an Imperial Russian Army general during World War I and the Russian Civil War. Between 1915 and 1917 he served as Tsar Nicholas II's Chief of Staff of the Stavka, and after the February Revolution, was its commander-in-chief under the Russian Provisional Government from March to May 1917. He later played a principal role in founding the Volunteer Army in the Russian Civil War and died in 1918 of heart failure while fighting the Bolsheviks in the Volga region. During the war he was awarded a gold sword, the Order of St. He was subsequently awarded the Order of St. In 1893, Alekseyev entered the Nicholas General Staff Academy, and in 1896 became a lecturer. In March 1915 Alekseyev became the overall commander of the Russian Northwestern Front.

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Mikhail Alekseyev timeline

  1. In 1893, Alekseyev entered the Nicholas General Staff Academy, and in 1896 became a lecturer.
  2. In March 1915 Alekseyev became the overall commander of the Russian Northwestern Front.

The world when Mikhail Alekseyev was born

Mikhail Alekseyev was born in 1857. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineDred Scott decision — Supreme Court denies Black citizenship
  • Technology milestoneFirst passenger elevator installed (NYC)
  • World population~1.37B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population27.8M

1857 versus 2026

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Measure18572026
Population27.8M341 million

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