Afanasiy Remnyov (, 1890–1919) was a Soviet soldier during the

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. Remnyov played roles in the 1917

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, the establishing of the Soviet regime in

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and organizing military resistance against advancing German armies near

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* Bondarenko, V.
Afanasiy Remnyov. The first Red Officer. (Афанасий Ремнёв. Первый красный офицер)
'. IMHO. 3 April 2017 * Zemanek, A., Kyryevskyi, V.
The 1918 Battle for Shostka (Битва за Шостку 1918 року)
'. Istorychna Pravda (

Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' is a Ukrainian socio-political online media outlet founded by Heorhii Gongadze in April 2000. After Gongadze’s death in September 2000, the editorial team was led by co-founder Olena Prytula, who remained the editor-in ...

). 2 June 2018
German intervention and struggle against it. Starting period of the Russian Civil War (ГЕРМАНСКАЯ ИНТЕРВЕНЦИЯ И БОРЬБА С НЕЮ. НАЧАЛЬНЫЙ ПЕРИОД ГРАЖДАНСКОЙ ВОЙНЫ)
Bryanskiy krai. {{DEFAULTSORT:Remnyov, Afanasiy 1890 births 1919 deaths People from Tambov Oblast People from Tambov Governorate Old Bolsheviks Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet people of the Ukrainian–Soviet War People of the Russian Revolution Russian revolutionaries