Lavr Kornilov: general nobody. Deputy commander of the internal troops of Siberia earned more than the head of the national guard From Mukden to captivity

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed about 20 generals from their posts. This is stated in the decree signed by the head of state.

The document is posted on the official legal information portal.

As noted, Police Lieutenant General Sergei Lavrov, who served as head of the FSKN department for Kuban, was relieved of his post, as was Major General of the Internal Service, Head of the Department for Interaction with the Media of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Andrei Pilipchuk.

First Deputy Commander of the Central Regional Command of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Vladimir Padalko was dismissed from military service.

Apparently, I was right about the conspiracy against Putin (liquidation during the May 9th Parade)

Police Major General Anatoly Nikolaevich Zhukovsky has been relieved of his post as Minister of Internal Affairs for the Komi Republic.

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Personnel changes in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
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Police Colonel Alai Vladimir Anatolyevich – Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the North Caucasus Federal District;

Colonel Yuri Leonidovich Baev - commander of the 79th division of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Colonel of the Internal Service Gaidov Vadim Borisovich - Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for Ensuring the Protection of Public Order and Coordinating Interaction with the Executive Authorities of the Subjects of the Russian Federation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Colonel of Justice Aleksey Vladimirovich Zelenov – Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Samara Region – Head of the Main Investigation Department;

Police Colonel Igor Gennadievich Ivanov - Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Chelyabinsk Region - Chief of Police;

Police Colonel Kandan Ayas Arzylanovich – Head of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug;

Colonel Kataev Gennady Gennadievich - Deputy Commander of the Siberian Regional Command of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for combat training, releasing him from his position;

Colonel Gennady Nikolaevich Kosinov – commander of the 22nd separate operational brigade of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Police Colonel Viktor Nikolaevich Polovnikov – Minister of Internal Affairs for the Komi Republic;

Police Colonel Konstantin Nikandrovich Selyanin – Head of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Kirov Region;

Major General Valery Alekseevich Khodakov - Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Siberian Regional Command of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, releasing him from his post;

By the same Decree the following were dismissed from their positions:

Major General Vladimirov Andrey Anatolyevich, commander of the 79th division of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Major General of Police Anatoly Nikolaevich Zhukovsky, Minister of Internal Affairs for the Komi Republic;

Perova Svetlana Nikolaevna, Head of the Department for Financial and Economic Policy and Social Guarantees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Major General of the Internal Service Pilipchuk Andrey Vasilievich, Head of the Department for Interaction with Civil Society Institutions and the Media of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

In addition, the following were relieved of their positions and dismissed from military service:

Major General Sergei Pavlovich Dankovich, commander of the 22nd separate operational brigade of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Major General Levkovich Vladimir Grigorievich, head of the material support department of the Main Command of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Major General Vladimir Vladimirovich Padalko, First Deputy Commander of the Central Regional Command of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Alyosha Khodakov’s path in life almost ended at the age of five. There was a war. The village of Shirkovo, Konyshevsky district, Kursk region, was captured by the Nazis. Alexei's father Gavril Gavrilovich was the chairman of the collective farm. During the war, he led an underground organization. His wife Aksinya Grigorievna also fought shoulder to shoulder with him against the invaders. The Khodakovs' spouses died. Alyosha was sheltered by friends. Then there was an orphanage in Zlatoust, a vocational school, service in the navy, and the Leningrad Military School of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, from which he graduated with honors.

THE YOUNG OFFICER'S SERVICE took place in divisions and units of the Internal Troops in Ukraine and in the garrisons of the Arkhangelsk region. Publications on the protection of places of detention have always been very limited. But you can try to imagine the moral state and political attitude of people on a small piece of land, where two worlds are forced to coexist, separated by barbed wire. Some are guardians of the law, others got there because they ignored the rule of law and lived according to criminal concepts. The personnel are in constant tension, with weapons in their hands, as if on the front line. Be ready for a breakthrough at any moment. And when this happens, thousands of local residents anxiously look out of their windows, closing their doors tightly so as not to be in the path of armed criminals.

Detaining and neutralizing them at any cost is the task of the Internal Troops. In severe frost and blizzard, in rain and slush, through forests and swamps, day and night, encountering fire resistance, they search until the criminal is where he is supposed to be, or is destroyed.

Alexey Gavrilovich Khodakov went from platoon commander to head of the political department of the Internal Troops district. And everywhere with him, his wife Galina Ivanovna walked in the same ranks. Everywhere she actively participated in social work. The most difficult, fiery years of service fell during the “perestroika” period. The general, who had just begun to turn grey, soon became as white as a harrier. These were Nagorno-Karabakh and other “hot spots”, including the zone of liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and Spitak. Troops were alerted and sent to disaster areas to ensure law and order and provide humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims.

A terrible picture of the tragedy appeared before the eyes of the soldiers. Destroyed houses, tears and cries of despair of people who lost loved ones and shelter. Rescuers work around the clock and hope that someone is still alive. There was heroism, courage of the victims and rescuers. Along with this, there was also a manifestation of the basest qualities of some people. Packs of cruel, greedy marauders in cars and on foot tried to break through to the places where the as yet unidentified dead lay. They took away valuables and jewelry. Sometimes these animals cut off gold rings and rings along with their fingers. Not only for young soldiers and officers, but also for seasoned commanders and political workers, this was the most difficult test of spiritual qualities. A group of political workers led by General A.G. The Khodakovs had to work in a way that was not provided for in any service instructions.

Life and rapidly changing circumstances dictated their own rules of behavior.

A kind word, support and sympathy, selfless help towards the victims and a decisive rebuff to the looters, up to the use of weapons - this is how the soldiers and officers of the Internal Troops appeared in the area of ​​the emergency.

Alexey Gavrilovich Khodakov is a holder of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and the Red Star, and was awarded the title “Honored Worker of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs.”

The life of the sons of General A.G. Khodakova Valeria and Alexandra mostly spent time in garrisons. Both graduated from the School of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and followed in their father’s footsteps. Unfortunately, I was not able to meet them, but their comrades talked about how the Khodakov brothers serve and fight. Junior Alexander Alekseevich - lieutenant colonel, deputy regiment commander. Valery Alekseevich - major general, commander of the formation. Both were tested by fire in the North Caucasus.

Having put on officer's shoulder straps in 1985, Lieutenant Valery Khodakov did not imagine that he would soon have to fight on his native soil, not according to the classical canons, but in an environment where there was neither front nor rear.

A well-trained young officer diligently mastered the difficult profession of command. He commanded a platoon, then a company in Ukraine - in Zaporozhye, Vinnitsa. He taught his subordinates not only to wield weapons, but also to correctly determine their path in life. In Shepetovka I took my soldiers to the Nikolai Ostrovsky Museum. Probably, many of them have a good trace in their souls from their meeting with the legendary Pavka Korchagin. And they did not let their commander down either in daily service or during operations to search for and apprehend dangerous armed criminals.

In 1993, Valery Alekseevich graduated from the Academy named after M.V. Frunze with honors. Confidently, with high performance in service and combat activities, he passed through the positions of battalion commander, chief of staff of a unit, became a regiment commander - and then the war in Chechnya flared up.

In 1996, Lieutenant Colonel V.A. Khodakov received his first combat experience. On the border of Chechnya and Dagestan, his unit blocked the area where the bandit groups were located. The enemy had nothing to lose: breaking through was the only salvation. The soldiers and officers passed the first test of combat. After that, Valery Alekseevich went on business trips to Chechnya more than once.

In January 2000, already being the chief of staff of the brigade, Colonel V.A. Khodakov took part in the storming of Grozny.

The battles were difficult, but the most memorable battle was in the Staropromyslovsky district of the Chechen capital. The brigade of the Internal Troops was assigned a detachment of Chechen militias under the command of a young national leader known at that time. But at the most decisive moment they wavered and did not complete the task assigned to them.

The situation became significantly more complicated and threatened with heavy losses. At this moment, the deputy brigade commander, Colonel A. Epifanov, showed courage and determination. He raised the soldiers by personal example and thereby ensured the fulfillment of the combat mission. An extremely difficult battle took place on the streets of Grozny. Three battalion commanders were wounded and out of action - Majors V. Dzykalo, G. Grendychan and S. Belyaev.

Unfortunately, there were also deaths.

According to the command of the group of troops in Chechnya, the brigade completed the difficult task assigned to it. Its commander, Colonel G.D. Fomenko was awarded the title of Hero of Russia, and Colonel V.A. Khodakov was awarded the Order of Military Merit.

Now Valery Alekseevich commands a formation whose personnel ensure law and order in Moscow. It is his soldiers, warrant officers and officers who, at any time of the year and in any weather, do not allow emotions to overflow at sports battles in Luzhniki, during demonstrations, and block provocative speeches by skinheads and other hooligans.

As you know, there is no easy service in the army, neither for artillerymen, nor for tank crews, nor for sailors. But they all live in closed garrisons, and people often see them at parades. And the subordinates of General V.A. Khodakova is always in full view of the people, who give them the final assessment.

Many times during mass public events I watched with passion the silent, usually thin soldiers and sergeants in gray cotton uniforms. They do not enter into verbal altercations with aggressive demonstrators, do not be rude, or use foul language. But these young, unexamined guys are often simply provoked by hooligans, insulted and humiliated. As it turned out, these are young men from simple peasant and working families from many regions of Russia. Naturally, for them such manifestations of metropolitan life as “gay” parties, beer festivals, and mass hooligan actions by fans are a curiosity. I also inquired about the relationships in military groups. There are problems, like everywhere else, but there is no “hazing” that we often hear and read about. Apparently, officers, especially in divisions, work conscientiously. The officers are in constant tension. Planned socio-political and sporting events in the capital are overwhelming every month, and they are also superimposed by all sorts of emergency incidents in the metro, on the streets and squares of Moscow.

Life is not easy for officers and their families in the capital. Almost half of them do not have apartments, live in dormitories, or rent rooms from private owners.

With the salaries of officers, taking into account prices in Moscow, even with “Luzhkov’s” allowances, the desire to go shopping for officers’ wives has to be restrained.

In general, the young general V.A. Khodakov's "economy" is very restless and responsible. In our time, electrified by terrorism and the penetration of crime into many areas of life, it is not easy to ensure the safety of citizens in a city of many millions. Of course, all law enforcement agencies deal with these problems, but most often these young guys are visible to the people. The people give them the final assessment.

Alexey Gavrilovich Khodakov always looked up to his parents in his life. He also notes that in the most difficult moments of his working and military biography, front-line soldiers were always nearby.

Without pathos or edification, they set an example of faithful service to the cause to which they devoted themselves. These qualities are General A.G. Khodakov also invested in his sons. He is confident that they will not let him down.

Lavr Georgievich Kornilov remained a controversial figure in history. The author of one of the most complete biographies of the general, Vasily Tsvetkov, writes: “For some, Kornilov is an experienced military man, an extraordinary diplomat, and a sincere patriot. For others, he is a primitive politician, an extremely ambitious and rude general.” Of course, this article can only touch on some of the milestones in the biography of an extraordinary person. I will try to consider them in the context of the era or, as Lev Gumilyov wrote, from a bird's eye view.

“Kornilov’s rise was not due to his talent as a military leader, but to his popularity in an exalted society.”

Kornilov was born in the same year as Lenin - in 1870. His homeland is the village of Karakalinskaya, his father Georgy Nikolaevich is a Siberian Cossack, without cronyism or patronage, who through his own labor rose to the rank of cornet. Despite his officer rank, he plowed, sowed, and harvested himself. Laurel was drawn to knowledge from childhood. According to another of his biographers, historian Yevgeny Komarovsky, the future military leader “reads books even by the light of a fire, when he is guarding horses at night,” which was not just entertainment designed to brighten up the vigil under the starry Siberian sky. Kornilov was preparing to enter the elite Imperial 1st Siberian Alexander I Cadet Corps. And as subsequent events showed, he studied brilliantly - he graduated with first grade.

Kornilov's next step is very ambitious - St. Petersburg. Having entered the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, the young man demonstrated not only an innate fighting character, but also an obstinate disposition. “The head of the school, General Chernyavsky,” notes Komarovsky, “helps Lavr Kornilov graduate from the school, standing up for him when the cadet faces dismissal for his independent character and sharp tongue.”

It is noteworthy that another outstanding Russian general, the son of a serf peasant who rose to the rank of major, Anton Denikin (“Not a Drop of a Leader”), almost paid for his “character” with his career. After completing his studies at the Nikolaev Academy, he was not assigned to the General Staff precisely “for his character.” This was the decision of the Minister of War, Adjutant General Alexei Kuropatkin, notorious for the Russo-Japanese War. True, after a personal letter from then-Captain Denikin, the minister understood the situation and Anton Ivanovich was assigned to the General Staff.

But something else is important for us - the very possibility of studying for the modest son of a cornet at a prestigious military school testifies to the fact that in the Russian Empire, at the very least, with some slippage, social elevators worked. If only after the abolition of serfdom the powers that be had deigned to introduce universal primary education...

Expert of Turkestan

Having graduated from school with a gold medal, Kornilov received the right to choose a regiment for further service. And he went to the Turkestan artillery brigade stationed in Central Asia. Needless to say, the young officer’s choice of a far from prestigious, recently conquered region surprised his classmates. What considerations motivated Kornilov? It is clear that they are not career-related. The fact is that in Kornilov, as well as in Kolchak, one should see not only a military man, but also a scientist.

In Central Asia, he becomes acquainted with local customs and language and succeeds in this field, having learned Farsi. But he doesn’t only find time for him - he is intensively preparing for admission to the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff. He passed the exam and studied brilliantly, as evidenced by the silver medal.

“Not a single traveler had ever returned from the Steppe of Despair. Kornilov interrupted the sad statistics "

Many of Lavra’s colleagues probably thought then: now he would settle in the capital, somewhere at headquarters. But Kornilov surprised again by going to the East he knew, not only as a scientist, but also as a scout. “Understanding the importance of the Central Asian direction for the Russian Empire, I believed that service here would provide new opportunities for studying the strategic deployment of Russian troops in the event of a likely conflict with Persia, Afghanistan, or even Great Britain” (Tsvetkov).

Let me take a break from Kornilov’s biography and, in order to fully appreciate his activities, I will touch upon the military-political situation that emerged at the end of the 19th century in Central Asia, marked by fierce rivalry between the Russian and British empires - the pillars, as Alexander Dugin likes to write, of tellurocracy and thalassocracy. There was a real cold war between them in the region, at times almost escalating into a hot one - the only armed conflict during the reign of Alexander III the Peacemaker was provoked by the British - at Kushka in 1885. They were extremely alarmed by Russia's advance to the south - to the borders of British India. At the end of the century, despite some rapprochement between St. Petersburg and London caused by the growing German threat (though more for England than for Russia), the situation in Central Asia remained tense. And in 1898 Kornilov was in Termez. His boss is the famous orientalist, infantry general Mikhail Ionov. The task is to explore Afghanistan, or more precisely, the recently built Deidadi fortress. Let me emphasize: Kornilov goes as a volunteer, knowing full well that “all the scouts’ attempts to penetrate the fortress ended sadly - they were impaled” (Komarovsky).

The task was completed and, to Ionov’s surprise, the spy returned alive, having received a military award in peacetime - the Order of St. Vladimir, IV degree. The young officer was helped not only by his knowledge of the local language, but also by his Mongoloid facial features, which did not arouse suspicion and were inherited from his maternal ancestors. Anyone else would have gone on vacation after such a dangerous undertaking. Kornilov’s path lies to Kashgaria and again on a reconnaissance mission. Its result was the book “Kashgaria or Eastern Turkestan”, thanks to which the intelligence officer and ethnographer also proved himself as a writer, whose work was favorably accepted by the scientific community. It seemed that the dangers only inspired the officer, for his next trip took place in 1901 and ran, according to Komarovsky, through “the Steppe of Despair - Dashti-Naumed, unexplored before him and remaining a blank spot on the map of Persia. Not a single traveler had returned from there until then.” Kornilov interrupted the sad statistics.

Between these exciting, dangerous journeys, he got married. What's a wedding without a honeymoon? The young couple spends it in... the desert.

From Mukden to captivity

Of course, at the headquarters of the Turkestan Military District they paid attention to the talented officer and in 1903 he set off on a new expedition, this time to India, where he was caught up in the Russo-Japanese War. Kornilov, like his comrade-in-arms in the White movement, Denikin, mentioned above, volunteers to serve in the active army.

How he fought is evidenced by the order given in Komarovsky’s work: “On February 25, 1905, having received the order to withdraw from Mukden the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rifle regiments who had gathered to the Mukden station from different detachments, who had suffered heavy losses in officer corps in the previous days and lower ranks, Lieutenant Colonel Kornilov, having reached the outskirts of the village of Vazye, took up a position here at about three o’clock in the afternoon and for four hours held off the onslaught of the enemy, who fired at our location with the strongest artillery, machine gun and rifle fire; During this time, two regiment commanders were out of action, and only three officers remained in the 2nd Infantry Regiment. Withstanding the enemy's onslaught, Lieutenant Colonel Kornilov gathered the lower ranks of different units, retreating in groups and individually, sending them north along the railway. They took under guard the banner of the 10th Infantry Regiment, which was traveling with a small convoy separately from the regiment, and took away the abandoned machine guns. At about 7 o'clock in the evening, having let through a significant mass of withdrawing lower ranks of various units and thus ensuring their withdrawal, Lieutenant Colonel Kornilov began to clear his position. The village of Vazye was at that time almost surrounded by the enemy. The increased fire from our riflemen and the bayonet attack of the 5th company of the 3rd rifle regiment forced the Japanese to move apart and open the way for the detachment of Lieutenant Colonel Kornilov, who carried out banners, machine guns and all their wounded and retreated in order to the north along the railway.”

For military distinction, Kornilov was promoted to colonel. The next milestone in my life’s journey was China. He travels to his new duty station not by train in a comfortable 1st class carriage, but directly from Irkutsk to Beijing on horseback.

The beginning of the 20th century is a turning point in the history of the Celestial Empire. Not long before it, the outstanding Russian philosopher and mystic Vladimir Solovyov wrote: “China is sleeping for now, but there will be grief when it wakes up.” Did an observant military agent (military attache) - by the way, who met the then young Chiang Kai-shek - notice the awakening of a huge country that had just survived the defeat of the Yihetuan uprising - the first war between civilizations in the 20th century? Did you feel in the inhospitable sands of Central Asia and the snow-capped mountains of Afghanistan that the future of Russia was there, and not in alien Europe? I will try to answer this question below. However, Kornilov did not serve long in China and in 1910 he was recalled to St. Petersburg. Of course, he returns on horseback through the Mongolian steppes. Next - service in various staff and command positions. In 1911 he was promoted to major general. The First World War found him the commander of the 1st brigade of the 9th Siberian Rifle Division located in Vladivostok. Kornilov hurries to the front, where he “temporarily takes under his command the 48th Infantry Division, which includes regiments bearing the famous “Suvorov” names - 189th Izmail, 190th Ochakovsky, 191st Largo-Kagulsky and 192nd Rymniksky" (Komarovsky).

Having proven himself as a talented ethnographer and orientalist, intelligence officer and tireless traveler, Kornilov must demonstrate the ability to solve complex tactical problems, moreover, in conditions when the front and army command were, for the most part, not up to par. And the commanders, starting with the corps commanders, had to pay with their own and their subordinates’ blood for the gross miscalculations of their superior – often titled – superiors. The 48th more than once found itself outflanked and surrounded. The question of whose fault remains open: either the army commander, cavalry general Alexei Brusilov, or the division commander himself. However, what is certain is that the division was breaking out of encirclement, Kornilov was always ahead, for which he was promoted to lieutenant general. But in April 1915, the 48th was once again surrounded, and its commander was captured, from which he escaped the following year, becoming the only general who managed to do this during the First World War. In Russia he is greeted as a hero. And a dizzying career begins: in almost a year he goes from corps commander to commander of the Petrograd Military District - this appointment was the last order signed by Emperor Nicholas II a few hours before his abdication. However, Kornilov’s rise was not due to his demonstrated talent as a commander. A leading place in the Russian military elite ensured popularity in an exalted society. By the way, the same can be said about Kornilov’s more than once mentioned comrade-in-arms, Denikin: thanks to his popularity among the army and moderate liberal views, in 1917 he turned from a corps commander into the chief of staff of the Russian army.

Brusilov did not share all this enthusiasm for Kornilov and even believed that after his escape he should have been put on trial, and had a low opinion of the military leadership abilities of his former subordinate, which he wrote about in detail in his memoirs, noting that Kornilov often did not carry out his orders, because - why the division suffered losses among personnel and equipment. It is interesting that Denikin, who deeply respected Kornilov, on the contrary, quite highly appreciating the leadership talent of his comrade-in-arms in the White movement, does not examine the circumstances of his captivity.

The Last Servant of the Empire

Kornilov headed the Petrograd garrison for essentially only a month. In the whirlwind of chaos and revolutionary events caused by the collapse of the old world, he was at a loss. This is not surprising - the general was not a politician, just as, in fact, neither were the leaders of the Provisional Government, and later the leaders of the White movement, in the true sense of the word. Kornilov leaves the capital and takes over the 8th Army, the main striking force of the upcoming summer offensive of the Southwestern Front. In my opinion, this step is the reason for future failures. Kornilov never understood that the people did not want to fight for the economic interests of a handful of moneybags who were ready to drive soldiers to slaughter for the sake of “the straits and Constantinople.” And it was in the spring days of 1917 that the tragedy of the transformations once carried out by Peter I was clearly revealed. After all, their result was the birth of two Russias completely alien to each other: the actual nobility - Europeanized and incomprehensible to it - the people's. The life, superstitions and mentality of the latter are brilliantly reflected in the works of researchers such as Boris Uspensky and Elena Levkievskaya. And I think if the landowners of the 19th century had read their books, they would have decided that this was a story about the inhabitants of another, completely alien civilization.

In a word, by the summer the peasantry (and it, as is known, made up the core of the army) was least of all worried about the offensive undertaken in the interests of the big bourgeoisie and allies, covered with pseudo-patriotic rhetoric. The Earth was exciting - with a capital letter, with a sacred character and unconditional value in the people's consciousness. And the offensive failed, although the 8th Army fought with dignity and even achieved successes, largely offset by the Germans’ Tarnopol breakthrough. But since the troops led by Kornilov showed their best side and did not flee, it was he who became the Supreme Commander-in-Chief in July 1917. And under him, the criterion for appointments to key positions in the army was not the principle of competence, but loyalty directly to the commander in chief. So, at the insistence of Kornilov, the Southwestern Front was accepted by Denikin, a brave and talented division commander, but who had no experience in making strategic decisions, never let alone a front, or even commanded an army.

The big bourgeoisie decided to use Kornilov’s popularity among the troops, or more precisely, in officer circles, to their advantage – primarily in the person of Alexei Putilov. And then followed the August events, requiring a separate article, as a result of which the general and his closest associates found themselves in Bykhov, Kerensky - political bankrupt, and the Bolsheviks a few months later - rulers who drove the last nail into the coffin of the Russian Empire. Could Kornilov and some – and a very insignificant – part of the officers come to terms with this? The question is rhetorical. Kornilov took the path of the Civil War, which ultimately led him to the walls of Yekaterinodar, where on April 13, 1918, the curtain fell on the earthly life of the brave general and talented scientist. And if not for Denikin’s military talent, the Volunteer Army, which Kornilov, regardless of losses, was driving to slaughter, would have perished.

The tragedy is not even that he was a Februaryist who did not feel, figuratively speaking, the tectonic processes that set in motion the masses with their historical memory, terrible for the nobility. His, if you like, metaphysical tragedy lay in the desire to save the brainchild of Peter I - the empire, albeit under the republican flag, but united and indivisible, oriented to the West and designed to carry chestnuts for one or another actor in the great European game, which it has been doing since the 18th century. Thus, Russian soldiers shed blood for the sake of the interests of France on the fields of the Seven Years' War, and Peter III, who stopped this completely senseless massacre for Russia, was almost cursed by his descendants. So the brilliant Suvorov liberated Italy from revolutionary France for Austria. So Alexander I got involved in wars alien to us with Napoleon, literally provoking the latter’s invasion in 1812. So, faithful to the principles of the Holy Alliance, Nicholas I allowed himself to be drawn into the Crimean War. The First World War was from the same series. But the patience of the people had run out; they no longer wanted to die for the economic and other interests of the “allies.” The impetus once given by Peter to the empire he created has also faded away. And the curtain fell on her story completely and irrevocably. Although, as it seems to me, Providence gave the general a chance to feel the vector of Russia’s future geopolitical development - in the East and Central Asia. But he probably turned a deaf ear to what the first Russian Eurasians, personalities as diverse as Pavel Pestel, Nikolai Danilevsky and Fyodor Dostoevsky, and among the whites, Baron Ungern von Sternberg, heard: the future of Russia is connected with the East in the broadest sense of the word . By the way, the Bolsheviks understood this very well, having already established diplomatic relations with Afghanistan in 1919. Kornilov did not realize what Pyotr Vyazemsky perfectly understood after the Crimean War. His words were quoted in his “Morphology of Russian Geopolitics” by Vadim Tsymbursky: “Russia and Europe are no longer one, but two beings, two communities in separate spaces, and in the new era Russia will be present in the life of Europe “by its absence.” This is the tragedy of both Kornilov himself and the White movement as a whole.

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© sibrkvvmvd.ru. Vladimir Beskrovny

The highest ranks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who are transferred to the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops, reported on their income. In 2015, Vladimir Beskrovny, chief of logistics of the Siberian Regional Command of Internal Troops, became the richest.

Beskrovny beat out the commander-in-chief of the National Guard troops, Viktor Zolotov, who earned 6.3 million rubles in 2015. However, the latter owns two apartments and two residential buildings with a total area of ​​more than 1.7 thousand square meters. m., three plots of land on 1.6 hectares, a utility block, a “guard booth” and a “glacier”.

The head of the Siberian regional command of the National Guard troops, Lieutenant General Viktor Strigunov, declared only 3.9 million rubles. He owns an unfinished residential building of 450 sq. m. m.

Strigunov’s first deputy, Major General Valery Khodakov, earned 3.5 million rubles; he has two apartments with a total area of ​​about 150 square meters. m. Another first deputy, Major General Igor Poddubny, reported 2.2 million rubles. He owns an apartment with an area of ​​62.2 square meters. m. on the basis of shared ownership, and a plot of 10.7 hectares is in use.

Major General Igor Vodopyanov, another deputy head of the Siberian National Guard, earned just over 3 million rubles. He owns a Mitsubishi Pajero car, a house of 97 sq. m. m., two outbuildings and a plot of 0.1 hectares. In use - two apartments of 150 sq. m. m.

The deputy head of the National Guard in Siberia for combat training, Gennady Kataev, received 2.7 million rubles. He has a Mitsubishi Pajero and uses a 24 square meter dorm room. m. and an apartment of 85.5 sq. m. The income of Strigunov’s deputy in charge of armaments, Vitaly Sadovnikov, amounted to 5.4 million rubles.

The deputy commander of the Siberian National Guard for work with personnel, Andrei Batrak, earned 3.2 million rubles. He owns a Chevrolet Captiva, an apartment, a plot of 0.15 hectares, and in addition, he uses three unfinished construction projects with a total area of ​​370 square meters. m.

Another representative of Siberia appears in the declaration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - the head of the Novosibirsk Military Institute of Internal Troops, Sergei Kutsenko. He earned 2.8 million rubles and owns a plot of 900 square meters. m. Three unfinished objects of 260 sq. m. are in use. m. and apartment.

The richest employee of the Russian Guard was police colonel Vadim Medvedev. In 2016, he earned 26 million rubles, which is four times more than the income of the director of the department, Viktor Zolotov. The richest family of Russian Guard employees turned out to be the Dikevich spouses; together they received about 37 million rubles.

Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS

Richest

The richest employee of the Russian Guard was the deputy head of the department's main department for Moscow, police colonel Vadim Medvedev. His income for 2016 amounted to 26 million rubles, as follows from the declaration published by the department. Medvedev also holds the position of head of the Center for Licensing and Permitting Work. He owns an apartment with an area of ​​143 square meters. m, two land plots with a total area of ​​about 2.5 thousand square meters. m, cottage (152 sq. m), barn (21 sq. m), bathhouse (43 sq. m), gazebo (46 sq. m) and shed (39 sq. m). Medvedev also uses an apartment with an area of ​​41 square meters. m.

His immediate superior, Police Major General Andrei Grankin, earned 13 times less, about 2 million rubles. In second place in terms of annual income is the head of the Russian Guard department for the Republic of Mari El, Colonel Alexander Burdo: he declared 7.1 million rubles.

Next comes the director of the Russian Guard, Viktor Zolotov. In 2016, he earned 6.7 million rubles, which is almost half a million more than. Zolotov has the largest plot of land among all employees of the department. Its area is almost 11.9 thousand square meters. m. He also declared two more land plots: the first - with an area of ​​277 square meters. m, the second - about 5 thousand sq. m. m. A plot of the same area, according to Rosreestr, is located in Valdai and belongs to the full namesake of Viktor Ivanovich Zolotov. Nearby are the lands of people from Vladimir Putin’s entourage. Zolotov also owns two residential buildings (275 sq. m. and 1070 sq. m., respectively), two apartments (in one of them the former presidential security guard owns a third), a parking space, a cellar and two buildings with a total area of ​​164 sq. m. m. Zolotov also has a Mercedes-Benz​ 320 GE passenger car and a Yamaha all-terrain vehicle at his disposal.

Victor Zolotov (Photo: Mikhail Metzel / TASS)

In April 2016, the Anti-Corruption Foundation bought the apartment of the daughter of the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of Russia, Zhanna Zolotova. The cost of housing in FBK was estimated at 343 million rubles. Later, the list of property of Viktor Zolotov’s family, published by Alexei Navalny, is incomplete. The objects not included in it, a plot in Barvikha and an apartment in Gelendzhik, can be valued at a minimum of 277 million rubles.

Wives

The richest wife turned out to be the wife of police colonel Viktor Dikevich, who holds the position of deputy head of the main directorate of the Russian Guard for the Moscow territorial district. The income of Dikevich’s wife in 2016 turned out to be 17 times more than the colonel’s earnings and amounted to 34.7 million rubles. Mrs. Dikevich also became the richest among all the persons indicated in the income statement. The colonel's wife owns a plot of land with an area of ​​1.5 thousand square meters. m, as well as one sixth share of an apartment with an area of ​​54 sq. m. m. Viktor Dikevich earned about 2 million rubles last year. The Dikevichs became the richest family, and their joint income in 2016 amounted to about 37 million rubles.

Second on the list of rich wives was the wife of Deputy Director of the Russian Guard, Lieutenant General of Police Sergei Lebedev. She earned six times more than her husband - 15.8 million rubles. The general received 2.4 million rubles in 2016.

In third place is the wife of the head of the Russian Guard department for the Perm Territory, police colonel Boris Borodavin. Over the past year, she brought almost 12 million rubles to the family. (nine times more than her husband, who earned 1.3 million rubles).

Other declarations

Former State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein, who now holds the position of adviser to Viktor Zolotov, earned 5.9 million rubles. Compared to the previous year, Khinshtein became poorer by almost 200 thousand rubles. (as a deputy, he received 6.1 million rubles in 2015). Advisor Zolotov declared an apartment with an area of ​​122 square meters. m and a Lynx 49 Ranger 600 snowmobile.

The head of the Russian Guard department for Chechnya, police colonel Sharip Delimkhanov, declared an income of 1.8 million rubles. Apart from the Nissan Patrol passenger car, Sharipov owns nothing else. But the colonel has a plot of land with an area of ​​9.4 thousand square meters. m, as well as a residential building with an area of ​​557 sq. m.