Alexander Vasilievich Kolchak Biography

Kolchak Alexander Vasilievich Kolchak A. Kolchak, Alexander Vasilievich November 4, p. The Alexander St. Petersburg district of the St. Petersburg province - February 7, Irkutsk - a good ruler of Russia -, Admiral Biography graduated from the Marine Cadet Corps with the Admiral Rikorda Prize. In the years he served on the cruiser Rurik, the battleships Poltava and Petropavlovsk.

In the years, at the invitation of the Academy of Sciences, he took part in the expedition of Baron E. Toll to the land of Sannikov on the Yacht "Zarya". In the year on the boat, he went on a risky trip to the island of Bennett to search for Baron Toll and his comrades, at the end of which he arrived in Port Arthur in the year. During the Russo-Japanese War, he proved himself to be a fearless officer.

For the defense of Port Arthur, he was awarded the Order of St. Anna of the IV degree with the inscription “For courage”, and having returned from Japanese captivity, he was granted a golden saber with the same inscription and the Order of St. Stanislav with swords. In the year he was seconded to the Academy of Sciences to complete the processing of materials of the Russian polar expedition of the year.

In the same year, the Russian Geographical Society brought Kolchak a rare reward for its polar expeditions - a large Golden Konstantinovsky medal. One of the islands in the Kara Sea was named after Kolchak in the years - the island of Rastorguev. Between the Russian-Japanese and First World War, he took an active part in the reconstruction of the Russian fleet. Appointed by the head of the operational department of the Marine General Staff, he actively participated in the Commission of the State Duma when discussing the budget of the Naval Ministry.

With great success, they took a year in S. - years took an active part in the development of the project of the Russian Northern Expedition, directly led the construction of the famous icebreakers Taimyr and Vaigach and commanded the last of them for some time. In December, he was promoted to captains of the 1st rank. The First World War during the First World War showed himself a brilliant Navy, having traveled from the commander of one of the mine vessels to the commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

For successful attacks on caravans of German merchant ships, Kolchak was presented to the Order of St. George IV Art. In July, he was promoted to Rear Admirals and soon, with a translation into the Black Sea Fleet, to the Vice Admiral. The revolutionary years after the February Revolution was a supporter of the war to the victorious end, resolutely advocated the preservation of the combat effectiveness of the fleet.

In July, he resigned the powers of the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, and in early August, at the head of the Russian Marine Military Mission, he went to the United States. After the October Revolution, having learned about the intention of the Bolsheviks to bring Russia out of the war, Kolchak decided not to return to his homeland and turned to the English government with a request to accept him to the service and send him to the German front.

In his autobiography, he wrote: “I could not admit neither the Bolshevik government nor the Brest world, but as an admiral of the Russian fleet, I considered for myself our allied obligations in relation to Germany.” The British satisfied Kolchak’s request and sent him to Mesopotamia. But from the road Kolchak was withdrawn to the Far East, where he was entrusted with the organization of the anti -Bolshevik front.

Arriving in Harbin in April of the year, he began the formation of armed force along the CCI to combat the "German-Bolsheviks". The Supreme Ruler of Russia in October, together with the English General A. Knox, arrived in Omsk. As a result of the coup on November 18 in Omsk, Kolchak was proclaimed the supreme ruler of Russia. The new government is called the Russian government. Vologda, Minister of Internal Affairs A.

Gattenberger, Minister of Finance I. Mikhailov, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yu. Klyuchnikov and the Council of the G. Council of the Supreme Ruler gathered by order of Kolchak and resolved current issues. Over time, he pushed into the background the Council of Ministers. With the coming to power, Kolchak established an extraordinary state economic meeting, the main tasks of which were the elimination of a difficult financial situation in the country, ensuring the correct supply of the army, and the restoration of productive forces and trade in the country.

The highest judicial authority was also created - a government Senate, designed to supervise all governing bodies. In Omsk, he first lived in a house with Colonel V. Volkov st. Factory, 5, and after proclaiming the supreme ruler - in the mansion of Batyushkin on the shore of the Irtysh. The explosion was destroyed by the guard of the High Ruler. Kolchak himself was not injured.

His office was on the 2nd floor of the former Governor-General of the Palace. The renunciation and execution in November, in connection with the approaching Omsk of the Red Army, Kolchak left for Irkutsk, where on December 27 the years were taken under the protection of the troops of the Czechoslovak corps. After a short investigation, along with V. Pepelyaev, he was shot by the verdict of the Revolutionary Committee.

The author of the number is scientific. The protocols of the Extraordinary Investigative Commission Interrogation of Kolchak are an excellent source of Bolchak's biography.In the ros. Vibe, P. Historical portraits. Keepers of memory. Monuments of history and culture. Vibe, A. Mikheev, N. Gins, Siberia, allies and Kolchak: turning point in Russian history, gg. Popova; The text was prepared by M.

Ioffe, G. Melgunov, S. Sinyukov, V. State Scientific Library of Kuzbass.