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Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin Дмитрий Алексеевич Милютин The Great Reforms' military architect, who forged Russia's army into a modern conscript force over twenty years as war minister Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1816–1912
Alexander Nikolayevich II Александр Николаевич II The Tsar who tried to modernize the old regime from above through emancipation and reform, and became the revolutionaries' prime target Monarchs and royalty · Russian Empire state institutions 1818–1881
Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov Михаил Тариелович Лорис-Меликов Armenian-born reformist minister called the "dictator of the heart" Government and administration · Russian Empire state institutions 1824–1888
Ivan Logginovich Goremykin Иван Логгинович Горемыкин The empire's last prime minister who believed doing nothing would save autocracy Government and administration · Russian Empire state institutions 1839–1917
Alexander Alexandrovich III Александр Александрович III The 'Peacemaker' who reversed the Great Reforms and re-established autocracy as the unshakeable creed of the Russian state Monarchs and royalty · Russian Empire state institutions 1845–1894
Fyodor Vasilyevich Dubasov Фёдор Васильевич Дубасов Imperial Russian admiral who crushed the Moscow December uprising with artillery fire Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1845–1912
Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo Пётр Николаевич Дурново The imperial interior minister who crushed the 1905 Revolution and foretold Russia's collapse in the Great War Security, intelligence and policing · Russian Empire state institutions 1845–1915
Vyacheslav Konstantinovich von Plehve Вячеслав Константинович фон Плеве The last hardline Interior Minister of tsarism, who urged a "small victorious war" to hold back revolution Security, intelligence and policing · Russian Empire state institutions 1846–1904
Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky Зиновий Петрович Рожественский The Imperial Russian admiral who led the Baltic Fleet to catastrophe at Tsushima Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1848–1909
Sergei Yulyevich Witte Сергей Юльевич Витте The fixer his Tsar could not forgive Economy, finance and planning · Russian Empire state institutions 1849–1915
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Golitsyn Николай Дмитриевич Голицын The last premier of the empire, who begged to be excused Government and administration · Russian Empire state institutions 1850–1925
Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov Владимир Викторович Сахаров Cavalry general who led the 11th Army in the Brusilov Offensive and joined the White movement Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1853–1920
Aleksei Alekseyevich Brusilov Алексей Алексеевич Брусилов Designer of the 1916 Brusilov Offensive and the last great tsarist commander, who later joined the Red Army Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1853–1926
Nikolai Vladimirovich Ruzsky Николай Владимирович Рузский The Northern Front commander who forced the Tsar's abdication at Pskov Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1854–1918
Dmitri Feodorovich Trepov Дмитрий Фёдорович Трепов The face of 1905: repression orders in one hand, reform promises in the other Security, intelligence and policing · Russian Empire state institutions 1855–1906
Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov Николай Николаевич Романов The Grand Duke who drew a revolver on the Tsar and forced constitutional reform Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1856–1929
Pyotr Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirsky Пётр Дмитриевич Святополк-Мирский The interior minister whose 'era of trust' promised reform, and ended in Bloody Sunday Government and administration · Russian Empire state institutions 1857–1914
Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev Михаил Васильевич Алексеев The tsar's last chief of staff, who commanded the Eastern Front and laid the foundation of the White Volunteer Army Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1857–1918
Sergey Semyonovich Khabalov Сергей Семёнович Хабалов Last commander of the Petrograd Military District, who ordered troops to fire on crowds and then lost control of the garrison Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1858–1929
Alexey Maksimovich Kaledin Алексей Максимович Каледин Don Cossack ataman who opened the first White stronghold in the south Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1861–1918
Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov Георгий Евгеньевич Львов A scion of Rurik, the Empire's last liberal premier Government and administration · Russian Empire state institutions 1861–1925
Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin Пётр Аркадьевич Столыпин The premier who held the gallows in one hand and reform in the other Government and administration · Russian Empire state institutions 1862–1911
Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich Николай Николаевич Юденич The last great commander of Imperial Russia, who won the Caucasus Front and led the White drive on Petrograd Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1862–1933
Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov Сергей Васильевич Зубатов The police administrator who tried to tame the labor movement from inside the Tsarist system Security, intelligence and policing · Russian Empire state institutions 1864–1917
Nikolai Mikhaylovich Kishkin Николай Михайлович Кишкин The Kadet minister named special plenipotentiary to save Petrograd on the day of the October Revolution Government and administration · Russian Empire state institutions 1864–1930
Alexander Dmitrievich Protopopov Александр Дмитриевич Протопопов The last interior minister of the Russian Empire: elevated by Rasputin, destroyed by his own unraveling Government and administration · Russian Empire state institutions 1866–1918
Alexander Pavlovich Balk Александр Павлович Балк Last Petrograd city governor of imperial Russia, the police official who faced the February Revolution's tide Security, intelligence and policing · Russian Empire state institutions 1866–1957
Vladimir Zenonovich May-Mayevsky Владимир Зенонович Май-Маевский The White general who led the Volunteer Army closest to Moscow, only to collapse from overstretched lines and alcoholism Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1867–1920
Nicholas II Николай II The last Tsar, who believed autocracy was a duty from God Monarchs and royalty · Russian Empire state institutions 1868–1918
Alexander Alexandrovich Rittich Александр Александрович Риттих The last tsarist agriculture minister, whose grain requisition ignited the bread crisis that sparked the February Revolution Agriculture and land policy · Russian Empire state institutions 1868–1930
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin Григорий Ефимович Распутин The Siberian “holy man” who reached the imperial bedchamber Political and party leadership · Russian Empire state institutions 1869–1916
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov Пётр Николаевич Краснов The White ataman who built a Don Cossack anti-Bolshevik state, collaborated with the Nazis, and was a Nobel Prize-nominated novelist Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1869–1947
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov Лавр Георгиевич Корнилов The general who offered Russia a “strong hand” Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1870–1918
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Krymov Александр Михайлович Крымов Imperial Russian cavalry general who led Kornilov's march on Petrograd Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1871–1917
Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova Александра Фёдоровна Романова The last Empress, whose reliance on Rasputin helped doom the dynasty Monarchs and royalty · Russian Empire state institutions 1872–1918
Anton Ivanovich Denikin Антон Иванович Деникин The White commander who drove the largest anti-Bolshevik army to within 400 km of Moscow Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1872–1947
Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak Александр Васильевич Колчак From the Arctic to the execution wall: Imperial Russia's last armed defender turned Supreme Ruler Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1874–1920
Mikhail Konstantinovich Diterikhs Михаил Константинович Дитерихс Kolchak's chief of staff, Romanov murder investigator, and last ruler of White Priamurye Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1874–1937
Boris Aleksandrovich Engelhardt Борис Александрович Энгельгардт Headed the Duma Military Commission whose order sending the garrison back to barracks triggered Order No. 1 Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1877–1962
Vasily Vitalyevich Shulgin Василий Витальевич Шульгин The Duma monarchist who took the tsar's abdication and became an ideologue of the White movement Political and party leadership · Russian Empire state institutions 1878–1976
Ivan Pavlovich Kalmykov Иван Павлович Калмыков Ataman of the Ussuri Cossacks who took Khabarovsk in 1918 and became notorious for shootings without trial and plunder Military command · Russian White movement 1890–1920
Timofey Ivanovich Kirpichnikov Тимофей Иванович Кирпичников A soldier leader who defied imperial orders Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1892–1917/1918
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov Александр Васильевич Суворов Russian imperial field marshal and generalissimo, the 'Russian Hannibal' Military command · Russian Empire state institutions 1729/1730–1800