Nikolai Georgiyevich Lebedev

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Nikolai Georgiyevich Lebedev
Native name	Николай Георгиевич Лебедев
Born	(1901-12-03)3 December 1901 Buda village, Zhizdrinsky Uyezd, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	10 May 1992(1992-05-10) (aged 90) Moscow, Russia
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1920–1966
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	World War II Soviet Invasion of Poland Winter War Eastern Front Soviet–Japanese War
Awards	Order of Lenin (3)

Nikolai Georgiyevich Lebedev (Russian: Никола́й Гео́ргиевич Ле́бедев; 3 December 1901 – 10 May 1992) was a Red Army major general. Lebedev served in both the Eastern Front and Soviet-Japanese War. He later served as head of the Soviet Civil Administration in Korea (present-day North Korea) from 1947 to 1948. He is considered as one of the founders of North Korea and the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.