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Ivan GamovAtaman of the Amur Cossacks during the Civil War
Date of Birth: 01.01.1885
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Teaching Career
- Political Career
- 1917: Ataman of the Aмур Cossack Army
- Anti-Bolshevik Resistance
- 1918: "Gamov Rebellion"
- Far Eastern Military Operations
- 1918: Formation of the Aмур Region Government
- 1918: Agreement with Other Cossack Atamans
- Opposition to Kolchak
- Later Life
- Death
Early Life and Education
Ivan Mikhailovich Gamovwas born in the city of Blagoveshchensk, Aмур Oblast. He attended the four-year city school and later completed teacher's training courses.
Teaching Career
After graduating, Gamov worked as an elementary school teacher in several villages in the Aмур region.
Political Career
1912: Election to the State DumaIn 1912, Gamov was elected as a delegate to the Yekaterininsky village electoral convention for the election of a deputy to the fourth State Duma. At the subsequent Cossack congress in Khabarovsk, he was chosen as the deputy for the Aмур and Ussuriy Cossack armies.
1917: Ataman of the Aмур Cossack Army
Gamov played an active role in the February Revolution and was elected ataman of the Aмур Cossack army in April 1917.
Anti-Bolshevik Resistance
1917-1918: Head of the Aмур RegionFollowing the October Revolution, Gamov opposed Bolshevik rule and led the Aмур region from October 1917 to March 1918.
1918: "Gamov Rebellion"
On March 6, 1918, Gamov launched the "Gamov Rebellion" against Soviet power. He refused a demand to lay down his arms and was forced to retreat to Heihe, China.
Far Eastern Military Operations
1918: Fighting on the Aмур FrontFrom the summer to autumn of 1918, Gamov fought on the Aмур front under the command of General Horvath. He sought an alliance with Japan, as did ataman Grigory Semenov.
1918: Formation of the Aмур Region Government
On September 21, 1918, A.N. Alekseevsky formed the government of the Aмур region, with Gamov as the ataman of the Aмур Cossack army.
1918: Agreement with Other Cossack Atamans
On October 31, 1918, Gamov signed an agreement with the atamans of the Zabaykal and Ussuriy Cossacks to fight together against the Bolsheviks. Semenov was recognized as supreme ataman of all Far Eastern Cossacks.
Opposition to Kolchak
Gamov allied himself with Semenov and opposed Admiral Alexander Kolchak, who sought to control Cossack separatism in Siberia and the Far East.
Later Life
Immigration and Return to RussiaAfter the establishment of Soviet power in the Far East, Gamov emigrated to China and later to Europe. In 1946, he accepted Soviet citizenship but remained living in Switzerland.
