Mikhail Svechnikov
Mikhail Svechnikov | |
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Svechnikov in 1917 | |
| Birth name | Mikhail Stepanovich Svechnikov |
| Born | 30 September 1882 |
| Died | 26 August 1938 (aged 55) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Red Finland Soviet Russia Soviet Union |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Red Guards Red Army |
| Service years | 1901–1937 |
| Rank | Colonel (Russian Army) Kombrig (Red Army) |
| Conflicts | Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War First World War October Revolution Finnish Civil War Russian Civil War |
Mikhail Stepanovich Svechnikov (Russian: Михаил Степанович Свечников; 30 September 1882 – 26 August 1938) was a Russian military officer in the Imperial Russian Army and the Red Army. He is best known as one of the military leaders of the Red Guards during the Finnish Civil War.