Kiselevsky, Nikolai

Nikolai Kiselevsky (1866–1939) was a Russian general, hero of the First World War, and public figure of the White emigration. The Russian general of Belarusian origin was born in Grodno, graduated from Polotsk Cadet Corps (1883), Mikhailovsky Artillery School (1886), and Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff (1892). He reached the ranks of lieutenant (1888), staff captain (1892), captain (1894), lieutenant colonel (1899), colonel (1903), major general (1908), major general (1909), lieutenant general (1915).

From 1898 to 1899, he taught military sciences at Moscow Military School. In December 1913, he was appointed commander of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Guards Infantry Division, with which he entered the First World War. Subsequently he led the 3rd Grenadier Division (1914–1916), which participated in the battle at Baranovichi. After the battle, he was appointed commander of the 9th Army Corps (1916–1917). He was mustered out and was in the reserve at the headquarters of Minsk military district.

In 1928, Kiselevsky moved to France. He was the organizer and first chairman of the Life Guards Regiment of the Izmailovo Regiment, and from 1931 he was the chairman of the Committee for Assistance to the Russian Unemployed, an honorary member of the Russian Grenadiers Society. Also, he worked at the magazine “Chasovoy” (“Sentry”) and founded the hand-written magazine “Izmailovskaya starina”.

Honors:
Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree with Swords (1914);
Order of St. Anne, 1st degree with Swords (1915);
Order of St. Vladimir 2nd degree with Swords (1915);
Order of the White Eagle with Swords (1915);
Order of St. George 4th degree (1915).

June 13, 1931.

Chasovoy (1929–1988) The magazine was founded in Paris by white émigré officers, Vasily Orekhov and Yevgeny Tarusa. "Chasovoy" can be considered the annals of the Russian army in exile, an encyclopedia of military thought abroad. The magazine was divided into the following sections: army, navy, politics, history, a section on the Red Army. The edition covered the life of the Russian military from generals and officers to rank-and-file soldiers, news from war zones, where Russian fighters took part in the battles, articles on the history of the Russian army, etc.