Kuropatkin

[ koor-uh-pat-kin; Russian koo-ruh-paht-kyin ]

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noun

A·le·ksei Ni·ko·la·e·vich [uh-lyi-, ksyey, nyi-kuh-, lah, -yi-vyich], 1848–1925, Russian general.

He believed that the best foundation for Russia's supremacy lay in industrial development; Kuropatkin trusted in the sword.

Kuropatkin deserved credit for the manner in which he extricated the remains of the czar's army.

General Kuropatkin was superseded by his former subordinate Linivitch who, however, accomplished nothing to warrant his promotion.

How General Kuropatkin managed to amass a fortune of over six million rubles during the war with Japan was remembered.

Russians under General Kuropatkin conquered by Japanese, 1904.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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