Andrei Snesarev

Andrei Snesarev
Andrei Snesarev, inspecting the 7th fighter squadron on the eastern front, approximately March 1917, during the First World War. Ivan Orlov on the right
Born	13 December 1865 Staraya Kalitva, Russian Empire
Died	4 December 1937 (aged 71) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1888–17) Soviet Russia (1918–22) Soviet Union(1922–1928)
Service/branch	Russian Imperial Army (1888–1917) Red Army (1918–28)
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	2nd Combined Cossack Division (Russian Empire) 12th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
Commands held	9th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War

Andrei Evgenyevich Snesarev (Russian: Андрей Евгеньевич Снесарев; 13 December 1865 – 4 December 1937) was a Russian linguist, orientalist and military leader.^[1]

Andrei was the son of a Russian Orthodox priest. After attending gymnasium school at Novocherkassk in 1888 he started to studied mathematics at Moscow University. As part of his obligatory military service he gained a commission in the infantry following a period at the Alekseyevsky Junkers Infantry Academy. He soon decided on a military career and attended the Nicholas General Staff Academy. He was then sent to India and also studied at the British Museum, London.^[2]

An English translation of his book Afghanistan published in 1921 was published in England in 1924. The book consists of a written version of the lectures he delivered to the Oriental Section of the Military Academy of the Red Army between autumn 1919 and spring 1920.^[2]

In 1910 he became Chief of Staff of the 2nd Combined Cossack Division.