born March 29, 1848, Shemchurino, Pskov province, Russia
died March 23, 1925
Russian general.
He was chief of staff during the Russo-Turkish War , commander in chief in Caucasia in 1897, and minister of war (18981904). In the Russo-Japanese War he commanded the Russian troops in Manchuria; he resigned after the Russian defeat in the Mukden Incident .