Alexander Lepetchenko

Alexander Lepetchenko (Ukrainian: Александр Лепетченко, 1890-January 1920) was an adjutant of Nestor Makhno; brother of Ivan, Pavel, and Maria Lepetchenko; and son of police constable Savelya Lepetchenko.

Alexander became an anarchist communist in 1907. He joined the Gulyai Polye Anarchist Communist Group in 1917. He led detachments against the Austro-German invaders and was the first commander of the Black Guard in the region.

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