Ivan Mikhailov (politician)

Ivan Adrianovich Mikhailov (Russian: Ива́н Адриа́нович Миха́йлов; 29 November 1891 – 30 August 1946) was a Russian politician, economist, and White émigré who served in the Provisional All-Russian Government of Alexander Kolchak as Minister of Finance from January 1918 to 16 August 1919, during the Russian Civil War.[1] Following the defeat of the Whites and the establishment of the Soviet Union, Mikhailov fled to Harbin and worked with the Japanese forces in Manchukuo, serving on the board of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Following the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, Mikhailov was captured by SMERSH and executed in 1946.[2] Mikhailov was also known as the "Grey Cardinal" of the White movement, due to his influence on Kolchak, or as the "Siberian Machiavelli", due to his frequent participation in plots and conspiracies.[3]

Ivan Mikhailov
Иван Михайлов
Minister of Finance of the Provisional All-Russian Government
In office
January 1918 – 16 August 1919
LeaderAlexander Kolchak
Preceded byPosition established
(Mikhail Bernatskiy as Finance Minister of the Russian Republic)
Succeeded byLev Goyer
Personal details
Born29 November 1891
Ust-Kara, Russian Empire
Died30 August 1946 (aged 54)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partySocialist-Revolutionary Party (until 1918)

References

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  1. ^ "Mikhailov, Ivan Adrianovich". White Russia. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Mikhailov, Ivan Adrianovich". Chronos. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ Krotova, Mariya Vladimirovna (10 March 2019). "Ivan Adrianovich Mikhailov in Emigration in Harbin" (PDF). Omsk Scientific Bulletin: 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.