= Pyotr Krasnov = '''Pyotr Krasnov''' (''Пётр Краснов'') was a lieutenant general of the [[Russia/Monarchs#Imperial_Russia|Imperial Russian Army]] and first ''ataman'' of the [[WorldHistory/DonRepublic|Don Republic]]. <> ---- == History == Krasnov was an officer in the [[Russia/Monarchs#Imperial_Russia|Imperial Russian Army]]. ---- == Policies == Krasnov was appointed the first ''ataman'' of the [[WorldHistory/DonRepublic|Don Republic]]. He ordered tens of thousands of killings in the [[Russia/Democratization#Civil_War|White Terror]]. He feuded with [[Russia/AntonDenikin|Denikin]] for command over the White Army, leveraging the sheer size of the '''Don Cossack Host'''. International support instead rallied behind Denikin's '''Volunteer Army''' which, by 1919, did force Krasnov to concede command. Krasnov lost re-election in 1919 and fled to Germany. From exile, Krasnov collaborated with [[Germany/AdolfHitler|Hitler]] to organize a Cossack insurgency within Russia against the [[WorldHistory/SovietUnion|USSR]]. After [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|World War 2]], Krasnov was extradited to the USSR and executed. ---- == Legacy == ---- CategoryRicottone