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Also known as Peter Krasnov, Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov

White movement Cossack (1869-1947)

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Pyotr Krasnov was a Russian writer, military officer, historian, and politician born in Saint Petersburg in 1869. He served in the Imperial Russian Army, reaching the rank of General of the Cavalry, and participated in World War I, the Russian Civil War, and World War II. His military career included service on the Eastern Front, and he held the social classification of Cossack. He was educated at the Pavel Military School and was the son of Nikolay Krasnov.

Krasnov was a citizen of the Russian Empire, the Don Republic, Nazi Germany, and Russia. He authored works such as *Napoleon and the Cossacks*, *Ataman*, and *Der endlose Hass*. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and received awards including the Order of the Star of Ethiopia, the Gold Sword for Bravery, the Order of Saint Stanislaus, and the Order of St. Vladimir. He practiced Eastern Orthodoxy and had a sibling named Andrey Krasnov.

Krasnov died in Moscow on January 17, 1947, by hanging as a result of capital punishment.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1869
Died
1947
Works
69

Top works

  • Ot dvuglavago orla k krasnomu znameni, 1894-1921
  • Napoleon and the Cossacks
  • Atamanskai︠a︡ pami︠a︡tka. Kratkiĭ ocherk istorii L.-Gv. Atamanskogo Ego Imperatorskogo Vysochestva gosudari︠a︡ Naslednika T︠s︡esarevicha polka 1775-1900
  • Ataman
  • Der endlose Hass

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Pyotr
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russia
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
Russian
Native language
Russian
Military branch
Imperial Russian Army
Military rank
major general
Image
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov (cropped).jpg
Convicted of
war crime
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date of birth
1869-09-22
date of death
1947-01-16
cause of death
hanging to death
social classification
Cossacks
manner of death
capital punishment
Commons category
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov
place of burial
Donskoy Monastery
name in native language
Пётр Краснов
allegiance
Russian Empire
writing language
Russian
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