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Pyotr Krasnov

1869 - 1947

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Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Краснов; 22 September [O.S. 10 September] 1869 – 17 January 1947), also known as Peter Krasnov, was a Russian military leader, writer and later Nazi collaborator. Krasnov served as a lieutenant general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and later led anti-Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War, where he served as the ataman of the Don Republic until the Red Army conquered the region following their victory at Tsaritsyn. After the civil war, he lived in exile. During World War II, Krasnov collaborated with the Germans who mobilized Cossack forces to fight against the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pyotr Krasnov is the 3,637th most popular politician (up from 4,391st in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from Russia (up from 424th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Russian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pyotr Krasnov ranks 3,637 out of 19,576. Before him are Eugenius, Di Renjie, Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria, Yukio Hatoyama, Emperor Ōjin, and Joannes. After him are Robert A. Taft, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Radomir Putnik, Emilio Mola, Sancho IV of Castile, and Edmond Debeaumarché.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Pyotr Krasnov ranks 30. Before him are Komitas, Rudolf Otto, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Albert Roussel, Gustav Vigeland, and Richard Abegg. After him are Emilio Aguinaldo, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, Kasturba Gandhi, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Francisco Largo Caballero, and Óscar Carmona. Among people deceased in 1947, Pyotr Krasnov ranks 41. Before him are Qazi Muhammad, Georg von Trapp, Reginald Innes Pocock, Pierre Janet, Josephine Bakhita, and Hans Fallada. After him are Emma Orczy, Irving Fisher, Bugsy Siegel, Herbert Backe, Luigi Russolo, and Hjalmar Siilasvuo.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Pyotr Krasnov ranks 311 out of 3,761. Before him are Boris Nemtsov (1959), Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (1871), Andrei Grechko (1903), Simeon of Moscow (1316), Andrey Bogolyubsky (1111), and Marianne von Werefkin (1860). After him are Alexander Luria (1902), Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (1895), Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784), Feodor Chaliapin (1873), Gerhard Barkhorn (1919), and Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1586).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Pyotr Krasnov ranks 99. Before him are Mikhail Mishustin (1966), Chung Il-kwon (1917), Boris Nemtsov (1959), Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (1871), Simeon of Moscow (1316), and Andrey Bogolyubsky (1111). After him are Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (1895), Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784), Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1586), Oleg Penkovsky (1919), Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860), and Yury of Moscow (1281).

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