Vladimir Sukhomlinov
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sukhomlinov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Сухомлинов, IPA: [sʊxɐˈmlʲinəf]; 16 August [O.S. 4 August] 1848 – 2 February 1926) was a Russian general in the Imperial Russian Army who served as the Chief of the General Staff from 1908 to 1909 and the Minister of War from 1909 to 1915.
Vladimir Sukhomlinov | |
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Владимир Сухомлинов | |
Minister of War of the Russian Empire | |
In office 11 March 1909 – 11 June 1915 | |
Monarch | Nicholas II |
Prime Minister | Pyotr Stolypin Vladimir Kokovtsov Ivan Goremykin |
Preceded by | Aleksandr Roediger |
Succeeded by | Alexei Polivanov |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 August [O.S. 4 August] 1848 Telshi, Litva-Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 2 February 1926(1926-02-02) (aged 77) Berlin, Weimar Germany |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Nikolayevskoye Cavalry School General Staff Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russian Empire |
Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army |
Years of service | 1861—1915 |
Rank | General of Cavalry |
Commands | 6th Dragoon Regiment Officers' Cavalry School 10th Cavalry Division Kiev Military District |
Battles/wars | Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 |
Awards | See list |
Sukhomlinov was ousted as Minister of War amid allegations of failure to provide the Imperial Russian Army with necessary armaments and munitions for World War I and accused of responsibility for Russia's defeats in the early Eastern Front. Sukhomlinov was tried for high treason, corruption, and abuse of power in a high-profile case that damaged the reputation of Russia's fragile Imperial government. According to some historians, the Sukhomlinov scandal may have done more harm to the Romanov monarchy than the lurid scandals associated with Rasputin.[1]