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Semyon Budyonny
Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonnyy ( rus, Семён Миха́йлович Будённый, Semyon Mikháylovich Budyonnyy, p=sʲɪˈmʲɵn mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ bʊˈdʲɵnːɨj, a=ru-Simeon Budyonniy.ogg; – 26 October 1973) was a Russian cavalryman, military commander during the Russian Civil War, Polish-Soviet War and World War II, and politician, who was a close political ally of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Born to a poor peasant family from the Don Cossack region in southern Russia, Budyonny was drafted into the Imperial Russian Army in 1903. He served with distinction in a dragoon regiment during the First World War, earning all four classes of the Cross of St. George. When the Russian Civil War broke out Budyonny founded the Red Cavalry, which played an important role in the Bolshevik victory; Budyonny became renowned for his bravery and was the subject of several popular patriotic songs. As a political ally of Joseph Stalin, he became one of the original five M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proletarsky District, Rostov Oblast
Proletarsky District (russian: Пролета́рский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #183-ZS district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Proletarsk Proletarsk (russian: Пролета́рск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast, a town in Proletarsky District of Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская .... Population: 36,510 ( 2010 Census); The population of Proletarsk accounts for 55.5% of the district's total population. References Notes Sources * * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Rostov Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
