Andrei Snesarev

Andrei Snesarev (13 December 1865, Staraya Kalitva, – 4 December 1937, Moscow) was a Russian linguist, orientalist and military leader.[1]

Andrei Snesarev
Andrei Snesarev, inspecting the 7th fighter squadron on the eastern front, approximately March 1917, during the First World War. Ivan Orlov on the right
Born	13 December 1865 Staraya Kalitva, Russian Empire
Died	4 December 1937 Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Unit	2nd Combined Cossack Division (Russian Empire) 12th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
Commands held	9th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
Battles/wars	World War I

Andrei was the son of a Russian Orthodox priest. After attending gymnasium school at Novocherkassk in 1888 he started to studied mathematics at Moscow University. As part of his obligatory military service he gained a commission in the infantry following a period at the Alekseyevsky Junkers Infantry Academy. He soon decided on a military career and attended the Nicholas General Staff Academy. He was then sent to India and also studied at the British Museum, London.[2]

An English translation of his book Afghanistan published in 1921 was published in England in 1924. The book consists of a written version of the lectures he delivered to the Oriental Section of the Military Academy of the Red Army between autumn 1919 and spring 1920.[2]

Military offices
Preceded by	Chief of Staff of the 2nd Combined Cossack Division 1910-1914	Succeeded by
Preceded by Vladimir Shokorov	Chief of Staff of the 12th Infantry Division 1916-1917	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Commander of the 9th Army Corps September - November 1917	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Head of the Frunze Military Academy 1919-1921	Succeeded by

References

1. "Andrei Snesarev". TheFreeDictionary.com. Farlex. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
2. Snesarev, Andreĭ Evgenʹevich (2014). Afghanistan: Preparing for the Bolshevik Incursion Into Afghanistan and Attack on India, 1919-20. Helion. ISBN 978-1-909982-03-1.