Timofey Kirpichnikov

Kirpichnikov (second from left in front row) with Russian soldiers and representatives of English workers' unions.

Timofey Ivanovich Kirpichnikov (1892 – 1917 or 1918) was an active participant of the Russian February Revolution, where he aligned himself with the short-lived Russian Republic. Rising against Russian Empire, Kirpichnikov was the initiator of the Petrograd garrison's uprising.

Life

tIMOFEY Kirpichnikov was born in the Old Believers' peasant family in the village of Dmitrovka, Penza Governorate of the Russian Empire.

During World War I Kirpichnikov fought on the Austrian front, was wounded in hand and after a hospital stay ended up in Petrograd. As a war veteran, Kirpichnikov was popular among Russian imperial soldiers, but was also noted for his sternness.

After the start of the February Revolution, Kirpichnikov's regiment was tasked with bringing order in Petrograd. During the April Crisis, when Bolsheviks led by Lenin tried to seize power, Kirpichnikov provided the Russian Provisional Government with military support which temporarily halted the crisis.

After the October Revolution, Kirpichnikov planned to join the newly-formed Russian White Army fighting against Bolsheviks. Kirpichnikov, however, became unpopular among some Russian imperial officials due to his anti-imperialist stance. At the meeting with Russian imperial general Alexander Kutepov in 1917/1918 he was suddenly apprehended and summarily executed by shooting.