Snesarev Andrey Evgenievich

Genus. in 1865. Graduated in mathematics. fak. Moscow University (1888), infantry. school (1890) and the Academy of the General Staff (1899); spoke 14 languages. From 1888 to military service. service in Turkestan, studied military geography. description Wed. East. Traveled through India, Afghanistan, Tibet and Kashgaria. From 1904 on the General Staff, at the same time he taught military. geography in military schools. From 1910 he became the chief of staff of the Cossack division. In World War I he commanded a regiment, brigade and division, lieutenant general (1917). Knight of St. George. After the October Revolution of 1917 he went over to the side of the Soviets. authorities. During the Civil war in May - July 1918 he was the military commander of the North Caucasus. military district, from Sept. 1918 head of the West. defense district created between the North. and Yuzh. fronts, then commanded the Western Army, in 1919-1921 head of the Academy of the General Staff. In 1921-30, rector and professor of the Institute of Oriental Studies, at the same time professor of the Air Force and Military-Political Academies (1924-1926). Hero of Labor (1928). Arrested on January 27 (according to other sources, January 20, 1930) in the case of the “Russian National Union” (later accused in the case of the “Spring” organization), twice sentenced to death (08/13/1930 and 01/13/1931), both times commuted to 10 years imprisonment in a concentration camp. From October 1931 to November 1932 he was in Svirlag (2nd department, Vazhiny village), working as a watchman at a timber exchange. Then in the Solovetsky special purpose camp (SLON), transferred to the mainland to a camp in the village. Vegeraksha (Kem). Released early due to illness on September 27, 1934. He died on December 4, 1937 in Moscow, and was buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery.