Mikhail Svechnikov

Mikhail Svechnikov
Mikhail Svechnikov
Born	(1882-09-30)30 September 1882 Ust-Medveditskaya, Russian Empire
Died	26 August 1938(1938-08-26) (aged 55) Kommunarka shooting ground, Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Kommunarka shooting ground
Allegiance	Russian Empire Red Finland Soviet Russia  Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Red Guards Red Army
Years of service	1901–1937
Rank	Colonel (Russian Army) Kombrig (Red Army)
Battles/wars	Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War First World War October Revolution Finnish Civil War Russian Civil War

Mikhail Stepanovich Svechnikov (30 September 1882 – 26 August 1938) was a Russian military officer in the Imperial Russian Army and the Red Army. He is best known as one of the military leaders of the Red Guards during the Finnish Civil War.