Vsevolod Petrov
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Vsevolod Petriv was a colonel of the Russian Empire
Army ,General and Head of the Staff of the Ukrainian National Republic (UNR) army, publicist, historian, pedagogue. He is known as a military leader during the Ukrainian–Soviet War .
He is also known for recording the military history of Ukrainian armed forces.
but had fallen prisoner to Peter the First. Because of his military acumen, he was granted the surname Petrov, as well as a military position by Peter the first.
His mother was Norwegian - Alexandra Strollman. She was born in the village of Burty, Chernigov Governorate
.
He attended the military academy in Kiev
, graduating in 1900. He attended officer training in Petersburg, graduating in 1902, and the Nikolayev's Officers's School, graduating in 1910.
. Awarded by Order of St. George
. In late 1917 he pledged allegiance to the Ukrainian People's Republic
.
he was arrested but soon released. With the fall of the Directorate
in November 1920 he went abroad to Poland were in 1921 he was assigned to the post of the Head of the Staff of the Ukrainian National Republic Army.
were he work at the local factory. In April 1945 he was transferred by the Germans to Bavaria
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
Army ,General and Head of the Staff of the Ukrainian National Republic (UNR) army, publicist, historian, pedagogue. He is known as a military leader during the Ukrainian–Soviet War .
He is also known for recording the military history of Ukrainian armed forces.
Early years
Vsevolod Petrov was born on January 12, 1883, into a military family. His father, Nikolay Verner- Petrov, was a high-ranking officer in the Russian Imperial Army. He was of the Scandinavian heritage, whose family had participated in the Great Northern WarGreat Northern War
The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...
but had fallen prisoner to Peter the First. Because of his military acumen, he was granted the surname Petrov, as well as a military position by Peter the first.
His mother was Norwegian - Alexandra Strollman. She was born in the village of Burty, Chernigov Governorate
Chernigov Governorate
The Chernigov Governorate , also known as the Government of Chernigov, was a guberniya in the historical Left-bank Ukraine region of the Russian Empire, which was officially created in 1802 from the disbanded Malorossiya Governorate with an administrative centre of Chernigov...
.
Education
As a son of a high-ranking military officer, Vsevolod attended only the best schools.He attended the military academy in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, graduating in 1900. He attended officer training in Petersburg, graduating in 1902, and the Nikolayev's Officers's School, graduating in 1910.
Military Service in World War I
Petrov entered the war as a member of the Russian Imperial Army at the 42nd Rifle Division, later join the 7-th Turkestan Division and rose in the ranks to colonel and head of staff. Was wounded during Siege of PrzemyślSiege of Przemysl
The Siege of Przemyśl was one of the greatest sieges of the First World War, and a crushing defeat for Austria-Hungary. The investment of Przemyśl began on September 24, 1914 and was briefly suspended on October 11 due to an Austro-Hungarian offensive...
. Awarded by Order of St. George
Order of St. George
The Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George The Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George The Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George (also known as Order of St. George the Triumphant, Russian: Военный орден Св...
. In late 1917 he pledged allegiance to the Ukrainian People's Republic
Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...
.
Ukrainian–Soviet War
At the times of the HetmanateHetmanate
The Ukrainian State or The Hetmanate was a short-lived polity in Ukraine, installed by Ukrainian Cossacks and military organizations under the support of the Central Powers, after disbanding the Central Rada of the Ukrainian National Republic on 28 April 1918.-History:On April 29, 1918 the head...
he was arrested but soon released. With the fall of the Directorate
Directorate of Ukraine
The Directorate, or Directory was a provisional revolutionary state committee of the Ukrainian National Republic, formed in 1918 by the Ukrainian National Union in rebellion against Skoropadsky's regime....
in November 1920 he went abroad to Poland were in 1921 he was assigned to the post of the Head of the Staff of the Ukrainian National Republic Army.
The Inter-war Years
In 1923 he moved to Czechoslovakia. From 1923 to 1938, Petrov was giving lectures at the Drahomanov Institute in Praha. He was a very prolific writer, authoring no less than nine in-depth books about Ukrainian military history. later to Czechoslovakia.World War II
In April 1939 he was arrested and transferred to BrnoBrno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
were he work at the local factory. In April 1945 he was transferred by the Germans to Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
After WWII
He was placed at the DP camp by the U.S. military administration were he died at July 10, 1948.Works
- Society and Army: Social-historical description. Praha, Berlin, 1924;
- Усуспільнення військових знань // Student Digest. Praha, 1926. #6. pp. 6–11;
- Фрагмент до історії українсько-польського зближення // New Ukraine. Praha, 1927. ##1-2. pp. 75–80;
- Спомини з часів української революції (1917–1921). Львів, 1927–1931;
- Уривки зі споминів // Календар Червоної Калини на 1929 р. Львів, 1928. pp. 29–39;
- Army of UPRUkrainian People's RepublicThe Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...
1917-21 // Ukrainian General Encyclopedia. Львів; Станіслав; Коломия. 1934. vol.3. pp. 762–767; - Житомирська юнацька школа: формування, наука, бої, перший випуск української старшини. Сторінки з ненадрукованого щоденника // Літопис Червоної Калини. Львів, 1936. #5. pp. 18–19; #6. p. 7; #7/8. p. 15; #10. pp. 11–15; #11. pp. 14–17; 1937. #1. p. 19; #3. pp. 14–17; #6. p. 17;
- Стратегічні операції Богдана Хмельницького під час війни 1648-1649 років // Військо України. К., 1993. #6. p. 43; #7. p. 74; #8. p. 93;
- Неторованим шляхом: Спомини з історії української революції 1917-1921 рр. // Вітчизна. 1993. ##5-6. pp. 123–135; ##7-8. pp. 137–154; 1994. ##1-2. pp. 137–149; ##5-6. pp. 143–156. Літ.: Гаврилюк І. З величного минулого // За державність. Warsaw, 1929.#1. p. 130;