Aleksandr Rodzyanko

Aleksandr Pavlovich Rodzyanko
Born	(1879-08-18)August 18, 1879
Died	May 6, 1970(1970-05-06) (aged 90) New York City
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army White Movement
Years of service	1897-1920
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War Estonian War of Independence
Awards	Order of Saint Vladimir Order of Saint Anna Order of Saint Stanislaus

Aleksandr Pavlovich Rodzyanko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Па́влович Родзя́нко, Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Па́влович Родзя́нко), (18 August 1879 — 6 May 1970) was a lieutenant-general and a corps commander of the White Army during the Russian Civil War.

Biography

Rodzyanko came from an old Ukrainian aristocratic family, his father Pavel Rodzyanko was a major landowner and he was a nephew of Mikhail Rodzianko. Aleksandr was educated at the Page Corps and the Cadre Noir, he joined the elite Chevalier Guard regiment. He was also an equestrian sportsman and competed for Russia in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. He was promoted Colonel in 1912 and went on to take part in World War I.

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he accompanied Prince Lieven to solicit British help for counter-revolutionaries active in Latvia but was unsuccessful.

In 1919, Nikolay Yudenich appointed Rodzyanko his aide. On 23 November 1919 he was sent by Yudenich to England to seek financial support. After his mission proved abortive, he chose not to return to Estonia but settled in Germany instead, later emigrating to America. He became president of the Chevalier Guards association, wrote memoirs and died in New York City aged 92.

Honours and awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.

• Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with Swords (1913)
• Order of St. Anna, 3rd class (1913)
• Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class (1913)
• Order of St. Anna, 4th class (1915)

More than 7 medals

References

• grwar.ru (Russian)
• hrono.ru (Russian)