Vladimir Selivachyov

He belonged to the nobility of Novgorod Governorate. His father was Captain Ivan D. Selivachyov (1826-1870). He studied at the Pavel Military School and the Nicholas General Staff Academy. He joined the 147th Samara Infantry Regiment. He participated in the Russo-Japanese War from 1904 to 1905, as commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 88th Petrovsk Infantry Regiment. In 1906 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel.

During the First World War, he was appointed lieutenant-general on October 22, 1916. After the Russian revolution in February in March 1917 he was appointed commander of the 49th Army Corps, which was part of the 11th Army. During the Kerensky Offensive he became commander of the 7th Army. On September 2, 1917 he was arrested by a committee of the army. On September 9, 1917 he was fired and imprisoned in Berdychiv Prison, but 2 days later he was released and enlisted in the reserve of the Kiev military headquarters. On 29 January 1918, he was dismissed from military service for health reasons.

In December 1918, he was enlisted in the Red Army and became a member of the commission for the study and use of the experience of war. In 1919, he spent several months in prison charged with membership of a clandestine organization. In August-September 1919 he became assistant to the commander of the Southern Front, simultaneously commanding the Selivachyov Group, composed of the 8th Army, 3rd and 42nd Rifle Divisions of the 13th Army. With this Army Group, he spearheaded the Counteroffensive of Southern Front against the Volunteer Army. After initial success, his Army group was threatened with encirclement, but he succeeded to fight his way out by withdrawing over the Seym River.

He died a few days later on September 17, 1919 of typhoid or due to poisoning.