“An example of personal courage”: 100 years since the death of Vasily Chapaev
2019-09-05T19:47:14.263Z
On September 5, 1919, as a result of a sabotage raid by the Ural Cossacks at the headquarters of the 25th Infantry Division in Lbischensk, the legendary Soviet commander of the Civil War, Vasily Chapaev, was killed. During the First World War, a native of a peasant family rose to the rank of sergeant major. For military merits, Chapaev was awarded three St. George crosses and the St. George medal. In 1917, he joined the Bolsheviks, was appointed chief of the Red Army and proved himself as a talented commander. After his death, Chapaev became widely known in the USSR thanks to the book of his colleague Dmitry Furmanov and the film of the same name by the Vasilyev brothers.
Source: russiart