Vsevolod Luknitsky

Deceased Person

1844 – 1917

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Who was Vsevolod Luknitsky?

Vsevolod Vsevolodovich Luknitsky was an Imperial Russian general-lieutenant, the chief manager of Kazan Gunpowder Plant from 1885 until his death. In 1917 during the fire at the plant he managed to flood most of the workshops and depots and prevented a major explosion which would have led to the city's total destruction. He was wounded by shell fragments from the explosions and died of blood loss on August 14, 1917.

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Born
1844
Died
1917

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on July 23, 2013

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