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Lavr Kornilov
Lavr Kornilov was a Russian general who became commander-in-chief of the army in July 1917 and was accused of attempting a coup against the Provisional Government in the Kornilov affair that September. After the October Revolution he helped found the anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army in the Don region and led its Ice March into the Kuban. He was killed by a shell during the assault on Yekaterinodar in April 1918.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lavr Kornilov. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lavr-kornilov
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