Mironov, Filipp Kuzmich

Filipp Kuzmich Mironov was a Bolshevik revolutionary leader during and after the Russian Revolution. He actively supported the idea of democracy in the form of the Soviet Republic, was one of the first commanders in the Red Army. Mironov was commander of the Cavalry Corps and refused to subordinate himself to the orders of the Southern Front Command. He had organised a mutiny with 5,000 Red Guards in 1919.