Person

Nikolai Yudenich

1862–1933 · 20th century

Nikolai Yudenich was a Russian general who won notable victories against the Ottomans in the Caucasus during the First World War, including the capture of Erzurum in 1916. In the Russian Civil War he led the White North-Western Army from Estonia in an offensive on Petrograd in October 1919, which was repulsed. He died in exile in France.

Nikolai Yudenich
Image: Сканирование: Владимир Васильев · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 profile

Russian SFSRMilitary

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nikolai Yudenich. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nikolai-yudenich
MLA
“Nikolai Yudenich.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nikolai-yudenich. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Nikolai Yudenich.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nikolai-yudenich.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Nikolai Yudenich’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nikolai-yudenich (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻