Viktor Sakharov
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Viktor Viktorovich Sakharov (1848 — November 22, 1905, Saratov
) was a Russian Lieutenant General and Minister of War (1904-1905).
. He served in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878, after which he was Assistant Chief of Staff of Warsaw Military District, then Quartermaster General of the Warsaw Military District, and then Chief of Staff of the Odessa Military District
.
Chief of the General Staff (1898). In 1904, after the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War
, Sakharov succeeded Aleksey Kuropatkin
as a Minister of War, when Kuropatkin was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian land forces in Manchuria. Resigned 21 June 1905.
Sakharov was killed in Saratov Gubernia, where he had been sent to restore order during agrarian disturbances. On November 22, 1905, he was mortally shot by the SR
women terrorist Anastasiya Bitsenko in the house of the Saratov governor Pyotr Stolypin
.
His brother Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov
was also a Russian Army general.
Saratov
-Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia...
) was a Russian Lieutenant General and Minister of War (1904-1905).
Life
Sakharov was a graduate of the Nicholas Academy of the General StaffGeneral Staff Academy (Imperial Russia)
The General Staff Academy was a Russian military academy, established in 1832 in St.Petersburg. It was first known as the Imperial Military Academy , then in 1855 it was renamed Nicholas General Staff Academy and in 1909 - Imperial Nicholas Military Academy The General Staff Academy was a...
. He served in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878, after which he was Assistant Chief of Staff of Warsaw Military District, then Quartermaster General of the Warsaw Military District, and then Chief of Staff of the Odessa Military District
Odessa Military District
The Odessa Military District was a military administrative division of the Imperial Russian military, the Soviet Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces and was known under such name from around 1862 to 1998. It was reorganized as part of the Military of Ukraine and the Military of Moldova in...
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Chief of the General Staff (1898). In 1904, after the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
, Sakharov succeeded Aleksey Kuropatkin
Aleksey Kuropatkin
Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin was the Russian Imperial Minister of War who is often held responsible for major Russian drawbacks in the Russian-Japanese War, notably the Battle of Mukden and the Battle of Liaoyang.-Early years:Kuropatkin was born in 1848 in what is now Pskov, in the Russian...
as a Minister of War, when Kuropatkin was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian land forces in Manchuria. Resigned 21 June 1905.
Sakharov was killed in Saratov Gubernia, where he had been sent to restore order during agrarian disturbances. On November 22, 1905, he was mortally shot by the SR
Socialist-Revolutionary Party
thumb|right|200px|Socialist-Revolutionary election poster, 1917. The caption in red reads "партия соц-рев" , short for Party of the Socialist Revolutionaries...
women terrorist Anastasiya Bitsenko in the house of the Saratov governor Pyotr Stolypin
Pyotr Stolypin
Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin served as the leader of the 3rd DUMA—from 1906 to 1911. His tenure was marked by efforts to repress revolutionary groups, as well as for the institution of noteworthy agrarian reforms. Stolypin hoped, through his reforms, to stem peasant unrest by creating a class of...
.
His brother Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov
Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov
Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov was a Russian General who served in the Russian Imperial Army.He served in the army from 1901 to 1917.-The First World War:...
was also a Russian Army general.