The February 1917 Revolution and the Fate of General Radko Dimitriev

Authors

  • Сергій Васильович Потрашков доктор історичних наук, професор, завідувач кафедри історії України і всесвітньої історії Харківської державної академії культури

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7546/DS.2017.10.29

Keywords:

World War II, the 1917 February revolution, 12 army Northern front, “democratization” of the army, military committees

Abstract

The article covers the activities of the Bulgarian General Radko Dimitriev during the February revolution of 1917 in Russia. Adopting revolutionary changes, General tried to keep fighting capacity entrusted to him army and went to cooperation with the new Government. However, the tactics of promoting the “democratization” of the army has led only to a loss of control over the soldier’s mass and command confidence. The result was the resignation in July 1917, and completion of a military career

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Published

2019-09-23

Issue

Vol. 10 (2017): Drinovsky sbornik

Section

Статті

How to Cite

The February 1917 Revolution and the Fate of General Radko Dimitriev. (2019). Drinovsky Sbornik, 10, 320-326. https://doi.org/10.7546/DS.2017.10.29