Vitaly Primakov

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Vitaly Markovich Primakov Віталій Маркович Примаков
Born	(1897-12-03)3 December 1897 Semenivka, Novozybkovsky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	12 June 1937(1937-06-12) (aged 39) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian SFSR (1918–1922)  Soviet Union (1922–1937)
Years of service	1918–1937
Rank	Komkor
Commands held	Leningrad Military District
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War Ukrainian-Soviet War Basmachi Revolt
Awards	Order of the Red Banner (three times)

Vitaliy Markovich Primakov (Russian: Виталий Маркович Примаков, romanized: Vitaliy Markovich Primakov; Ukrainian: Віталій Маркович Примаков, romanized: Vitalii Markovych Prymakov) (3 December 1897 – 12 June 1937) was a Soviet revolutionary, military leader of the Red Army, and commander of the Red Cossacks. He was a close friend of the Kotsiubynsky family and a son-in-law of Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky.