May-Mayevsky, Vladimir

Vladimir May-Mayevsky (1867–1920) was a commander of the Russian army and the White movement, the General Staff, Lieutenant General. He was born in St. Petersburg. His father, who came from small nobles of Mogilev, was a participant in the suppression of the uprising in 1863. He graduated from the 1st Cadet Corps (1885), Nikolayevsky Engineering School (1888), and Nikolaev Academy of General Staff (1896). He fought in the First World War and proved himself as one of the best regimental commanders in the Russian army. He was promoted to major general with the appointment of the brigade commander of the 11th infantry division (1914), commander of the 35th infantry division (1916), and the 4th infantry division (1917), which received the name of "Shock".

After the February Revolution of 1917, May-Mayevsky showed loyalty to the Provisional Government and received command of the 1st Guards Corps. After the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Civil War, he left for the Don and joined the Volunteer Army, where he went from a private to the head of the Volunteer Army (1918–1919).

In the television mini-series “Adjutant of His Excellency”, which is considered a classic of Soviet cinema, the actor Vladislav Strzhelchik played the role of General Kovalevsky, commander of the Volunteer Army, the real prototype of which is General Vladimir May-Mayevsky.

Honors:
Order of St. George 4th degree (1915);
St. George’s Weapons (1915);
St. George Cross 4th Degree with a Laurel Branch (1917).

Adjutant of His Excellency. Vladislav Strzhelchik left

Adjutant of His Excellency. The Soviet black and white five-part television series (1969) is about the adventure of the intelligence officer-chekist Pavel Koltsov during the Civil War. The mini-series is based on the novel of the same name by Igor Bolgarin. Directed by Evgeny Tashkov.