Alexei Polivanov
Alexei Polivanov | |
|---|---|
Алексей Поливанов | |
| Minister of War of the Russian Empire | |
| In office 13 June 1915 – 15 March 1916 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas II |
| Prime Minister | Ivan Goremykin Boris Stürmer |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Sukhomlinov |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Shuvayev |
| Assistant Minister of War | |
| In office 27 April 1906 – 7 May 1912 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas II |
| Prime Minister | Ivan Goremykin Pyotr Stolypin Vladimir Kokovtsov |
| Minister of War | Alexander Roediger Vladimir Sukhomlinov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1855 Krasnoye-na-Volge, Kostroma Governorate. Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 September 1920 (aged 65) Riga, Latvia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Russian SFSR |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army Red Army |
| Years of service | 1871–1920 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Turkish War Russo-Japanese War World War I |
Alexei Andreyevich Polivanov (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Поливанов); 16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1855 – 25 September 1920) was a Russian military figure, infantry general (1915). He served as Russia's Minister of War from June 1915 until the Tsarina Alexandra forced his removal from office in March 1916.