Vsevolod Petriv

Vsevolod Mykolaiovych Petriv (; 12 January 1883 – 10 July 1948) was a colonel of the Imperial Russian Army, General and Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian People's Army (or Ukrainian National Army), publicist, historian, and teacher. He is known as a military leader during the Ukrainian–Soviet War.

He is also known for recording the military history of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Biography

Early years Vsevolod Petriv was born in Kyiv on 12 January 1883 into a military family. His father Mykola Verner-Petriv, was a Swede and a high-ranking officer in the Imperial Russian Army. He was of Scandinavian heritage, whose family had participated in the Great Northern War and had fallen prisoner to Peter the Great. Because of his military acumen, he was granted the surname Petriv, as well as a military position by Peter the Great.

His mother was Norwegian - Alexandra Strollman. She was born in the village of Burty, Chernigov Governorate.