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Mihail LashevichMilitary and party figure.
Country:
 Russia |
Content:
- Early Life and Revolutionary Beginnings
- Military Career and Revolutionary Leadership
- Role in the October Revolution
- Post-Revolution Career
- Conflict with the Bolshevik Regime
- Exile and Death
Early Life and Revolutionary Beginnings
Mikhail Mikhailovich Lashevich was born into a merchant family in Odessa, Ukraine, in 1884. As a young man, he joined illegal student circles and was expelled from high school for revolutionary propaganda. In 1901, Lashevich became a member of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP). After the party's Second Congress in 1903, he aligned himself with the Bolshevik faction.
Military Career and Revolutionary Leadership
During the First World War, Lashevich was mobilized into the army and rose to the rank of senior non-commissioned officer. He was wounded twice on the front lines and continued to engage in revolutionary propaganda among his fellow soldiers. After the February Revolution of 1917, Lashevich returned to Moscow from the army.
He played a prominent role in the Bolshevik leadership in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg). Lashevich was elected to the Petrograd Soviet, where he served as chairman of the Bolshevik faction. He also led the agitation and propaganda efforts within the city's military garrison.
Role in the October Revolution
In October 1917, Lashevich became a member of the Military Revolutionary Committee (MRC), which played a key role in the Bolshevik seizure of power. He helped plan and execute the assault on the Winter Palace and the arrest of the Provisional Government.
Post-Revolution Career
After the October Revolution, Lashevich held various military and political positions. He commanded the 3rd Army on the Eastern Front, served as a member of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK), and was deputy chairman of the board of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER).
Conflict with the Bolshevik Regime
In the mid-1920s, Lashevich became associated with the Trotskyist opposition within the Communist Party. For his involvement, he was expelled from the party in 1927. However, he was reinstated in 1928.
Exile and Death
As a result of his political views, Lashevich was forced to leave the Soviet Union in 1928. He went into exile in Harbin, China, where he died on August 30, 1928.
