Lavr Kornilov

Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. He served as Supreme Commander of the Russian Army and as the military leader of the Whites in the Russian Civil War. He is particularly remembered for the Kornilov Affair, an unsuccessful coup d’etat against the Provisional Government led by Alexander Kerensky. The event became a significant turning point in the Russian Revolution, strengthening the Bolsheviks' position and influence.

Occupation

explorer, diplomat, military officer

Citizenship

Russian Empire, Russia

Born

August 18, 1870, August 19, 1870, August 30, 1870

Died

March 31, 1918, April 13, 1918