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General Kornilov

A spare, steely general who approves Maria's insistence on army discipline and warns that without it, Russia is lost.

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Also known as Kornilov

First appearance: X: The Revolution at the Front

As a supporting figure in Yashka, General Kornilov is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief; attempts a coup against Kerensky, leading to further chaos.

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Kornilov appears at a Petrograd luncheon as a man of few words and obvious resolve, his Mongol cheekbones and grey moustache marking him as a soldier of the old school. He endorses Maria's fight against the committees and invites her to his headquarters, aligning himself with the discipline she embodies. His conviction that Russia's survival depends on order places him at the center of the political storms that will engulf her.

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Provisional Government Leaders
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Bolshevik Leadership

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Part II: War
Supreme Commander-in-Chief; attempts a coup against Kerensky, leading to further chaos.
Part III: Revolution
Appears as a strong military leader who attempts to restore order; his failed coup against Kerensky marks a turning point in the revolution.
X: The Revolution at the Front
Mentioned as a figure who might have been able to restore order, but is not present in the chapter.
XIV: An Errand from Kerensky to Kornilov
Commander-in-Chief; discusses his childhood and political views with Bochkareva, has a heated argument with Kerensky, and threatens to use the Savage Division against the government.
XV: The Army Becomes a Savage Mob
Defeated after Kerensky turns against him; his supporters are labeled 'Kornilovetz' and persecuted.
Part IV: Terror
Mentioned as a leader whose arrest by the Provisional Government sparked further chaos.
XVII: Facing Lenin and Trotsky
Mentioned as commanding the anti-Bolshevik forces near Novocherkassk, Bochkareva's destination.
XVIII: Caught in a Bolshevik Deathtrap
Thin and aged but energetic, he meets with Bochkareva at his headquarters, discussing the precarious situation of his force and the need for counter-propaganda.

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