Andrei Snesarev
Andrei Evgenyevich Snesarev (13 December 1865, Staraya Kalitva, – 4 December 1937, Moscow) was a Russian linguist, orientalist and military leader.[1]
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![]() Andrei Snesarev, inspecting the 7th fighter squadron on the eastern front, approximately March 1917, during the First World War. Ivan Orlov on the right | |
| Born | 13 December 1865 Staraya Kalitva, Russian Empire |
| Died | 4 December 1937 (aged 71) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army |
| Unit | 2nd Combined Cossack Division (Russian Empire) 12th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) |
| Commands held | 9th Army Corps (Russian Empire) |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Andrei was the son of a Russian Orthodox priest. After attending gymnasium school at Novocherkassk in 1888 he started to studied mathematics at Moscow University. As part of his obligatory military service he gained a commission in the infantry following a period at the Alekseyevsky Junkers Infantry Academy. He soon decided on a military career and attended the Nicholas General Staff Academy. He was then sent to India and also studied at the British Museum, London.[2]
An English translation of his book Afghanistan published in 1921 was published in England in 1924. The book consists of a written version of the lectures he delivered to the Oriental Section of the Military Academy of the Red Army between autumn 1919 and spring 1920.[2]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by |
Chief of Staff of the 2nd Combined Cossack Division 1910-1914 |
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| Preceded by Vladimir Shokorov |
Chief of Staff of the 12th Infantry Division 1916-1917 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by |
Commander of the 9th Army Corps September - November 1917 |
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| Preceded by |
Head of the Frunze Military Academy 1919-1921 |
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References
- "Andrei Snesarev". TheFreeDictionary.com. Farlex. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- Snesarev, Andreĭ Evgenʹevich (2014). Afghanistan: Preparing for the Bolshevik Incursion Into Afghanistan and Attack on India, 1919-20. Helion. ISBN 978-1-909982-03-1.
