Vasily Chapayev

Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev or Chapaev (Russian: Василий Иванович Чапаев; 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1887 – 5 September 1919) was a Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War.

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Chapayev.
Vasily Chapayev
Born(1887-02-09)9 February 1887
Budayka, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire (now part of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia)
Died5 September 1919(1919-09-05) (aged 32)
Ural Oblast, Russian SFSR (now part of West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan)
Known forRed Army commander during the Russian Civil War
Parent(s)Ivan Stepanovich Chapaev, Yekaterina Semyonovna Chapaeva
AwardsCross of St. George (3)
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