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Kuropatkin

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[koor-uh-pat-kin, koo-ruh-paht-kyin] / ˌkʊər əˈpæt kɪn, ku rʌˈpɑt kjɪn /

noun

  1. Aleksei Nikolaevich 1848–1925, Russian general.


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General Alexei Nikolaevitch Kuropatkin, 76, famed commander of the main Russian army in the Russo-Japanese War, until the disaster of Mukden; at Shemshurino, Russian.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus in 1904, while the Japanese and Russian armies were under the supreme command of their respective sovereigns, General Kuropatkin and Marshal Oyama personally commanded the chief groups of armies in the field.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

Beyond the individual conflict General Kuropatkin shows the Russian nation, a huge, unformed giant, groping along its great borders in every direction to find the sea.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 by Various

When the Secretary of State for Finland resigned, General Kuropatkin became Minister of War, and he wished to introduce Russia's military system.

From The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen

General Kuropatkin has had an education and a career which eminently qualify him as a judge and critic of the Russian nation.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 by Various

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