Kravtzov family

Kravtzov (, sometimes transliterated as Krawtzow or Kravtzoff). was the name of noble family Don Cossacks of a Polish origin. Owned the property in Bokovo-Platovo near Antratsyt. Anton Chekhov's first visit to the steppe was made in 1876 with the Kravtzov family whose son - Petr Kravtzov he tutored during his student days alone in Taganrog. During the Civil war in Russia a lot of members including old people, womens and kids was killed by Bolsheviks and in 1920s by Soviets. Today most part of family lives in city of Melbourn in Australia, several countries of Europe and United States.

Notable family members

• Petr Kravtzov, (1861—1919) was a Russian General during the First World War and a Don Cossack White movement General in the opening stages of Russian Civil War. He was killed by Bolsheviks in Battle for Tsaritsyn.
• Alexander Kravtzov, (1893 - 1920) was a Russian Yesaul during the First World War and a Commander of the North Groupe of Orenburg Army in White movement during the Ataman Alexander Dutovs revolt against the Soviet authorities in Orenburg in 1918.

External links

• Shumkov, A.A., Ryklis, I.G. List of noble families of the Don Cossacks in alphabetical order. VIRD Publ House, Sankt-Peterburg. 2000,

References

ru:Кравцовы (дворянский род)