Fyodor Vasilyevich Kostyayev (; 20 February 1878 – 27 September 1925) was a military officer in the

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and following the

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in the

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Biography

Born to an

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family from the

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. He received his education in Orenburg Nepluyevsky Cadet Corps. In 1899 he graduated from the Mykolaiv Engineering School. He joined service on September 1, 1896, served in the 2nd Caucasian Sapper and 4th Railway Battalions. Since August 9, 1899 he was

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and since August 13, 1901

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. He participated in the

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of 1904-1905. In 1905 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff for the first category, captain since May 28, 1905. The censored command of the company served from November 8, 1905 to December 14, 1906 in the Life Guards of the St. Petersburg Regiment. On January 10, 1907 he was promoted to the assistant to the senior adjutant of the headquarters of the Irkutsk Military District. On March 27, 1911 he was promoted to the assistant to the senior adjutant of the headquarters of the Vilno Military District. In 1914 for five months he was a staff officer for office work and assignments under the management of the Quartermaster general of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's staff. On December 6, 1914 he was promoted to colonel. From December 31, 1914 he served as chief of staff of the 30th Infantry Division. From February 1, 1916 commander of the 32nd Siberian Rifle Regiment. From January 1917 Chief of Staff of the 17th Siberian Rifle Division. From August 7, 1917 to November 1917 he was Chief of Staff of the

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. In 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Major-General, commanded the 132nd Infantry Division. From December 16, 1917 and before demobilization he was at the disposal of the Chief of Staff of the armies of the Western Front. In 1918 he became part of the newly formed Red Army. He was chief of staff of the Pskov district. In May–June 1918 he served as the head of the Petrograd division. In September–October 1918 he was Chief of Staff of the Northern Front. From October 1918 to June 1919 he became Chief of Staff of the

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of the Republic, practically the supreme army commander. In the summer of 1919 he was arrested together with the commander-in-chief

Jukums Vācietis Jukums Vācietis (; – 28 July 1938) was a Latvian and Soviet military commander. He was a rare example of a notable Soviet leader who was not a member of the Communist Party (or of any other political party), until his demise during the Great ...

. Since September 1919 he taught at the Military Academy. In 1921-1923 he was a member and military representative in the commission for the establishment of the state border with Poland, in 1924-1925 - chairman of the USSR commission for the establishment of the state border with Finland. Since May 22, 1920 - full-time teacher of statistics and geography of the Military Academy of the Red Army. He was in charge of the Department of Military Geography and the Service of the General Staff.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kostyayev, Fyodor 1872 births 1925 deaths People from Jelgava People from Dobele county Imperial Russian Army officers Russian Provisional Government major generals Soviet generals Russian military personnel of the Russo-Japanese War Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 4th class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 3rd class