Alexei Polivanov
Russian military figure (1855-1920)
Alexei Andreyevich Polivanov (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Поливанов); 16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1855 – 25 September 1920) was a Russian military figure, infantry general (1915). He served as Russia's Minister of War from June 1915 until the Tsarina Alexandra forced his removal from office in March 1916.
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Quotes
edit- I place my trust in the impenetrable spaces, impassable mud, and the mercy of Saint Nicholas Mirlikisky, Protector of Holy Russia.
- Speech as Minister of War to the Duma, 4 August 1915, in the face of German advances. Quoted in Leon Trotsky, History of the Russian Revolution (1917), vol. 2; translated into English by Max Eastman (Simon and Schuster, 1932)