How a junior officer became supreme commander of the Russian army
Nikolai Krylenko was a lawyer and ardent revolutionary. Having landed in the Russian army by accident, he was appointed commander-in-chief by Lenin for a special mission.
Minskaya Voblasts Brest Litovsk Brestskaya Voblasts Alexei Budberg Nikolai Krylenko Nikolai Dukhonin
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