Nikolai Ruzsky

Nikolai Vladimirovich Ruzsky
Native name	Никола́й Влади́мирович Ру́зский
Nickname(s)	Conqueror of Galicia
Born	March 18 [O.S. March 6] 1854 Russian Empire
Died	18 October 1918(1918-10-18) (aged 64) Pyatigorsk, Russian SFSR
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1872–1918
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	Second Manchurian Army (1904–1905) Kiev Military District (1896–1902) Third Army (1914) Northwestern Front (1914–1915) Sixth Army (1915) Northern Front (1915–1916)
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War Russo-Japanese War World War I Battle of Lemberg Battle of Gnila Lipa Battle of Łódź Battle of the Vistula River First Battle of Przasnysz
Awards	See below
Alma mater	Konstantinovsky Military College, 1872–1876
Spouse(s)	Zinovia Aleksandrovna Borezovsky ​ ​ (m. 1883)​
Children	3

Nikolai Vladimirovich Ruzsky (Russian: Никола́й Влади́мирович Ру́зский; March 18 [O.S. March 6] 1854 – October 18, 1918) was a Russian general, member of the state and military councils, best known for his role in World War I and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.