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Vyacheslav Vasiliyevich Vorodin
Vyacheslav Vasiliyevich Vorodin was born October 17, 1856 to Baron Vasily Mikhailovich and Yekaterina Ivanova Vorodin in Orenburg, Russia on the border of the Turkestan region. He was the third of what would be five children and thus was allowed somewhat more freedom than his older brother. At 14 he began working with for the cavalrymen based out of Orenburg and at 16 joined the Army proper at the rank of Kornet and spent the next few months surveying and exploring territory. In February of 1873 he joined Major General Nikolai Aleksandrovich Verevkin’s column that was taking part in General Kaufman's expedition against the Khanate of Khiva. This was a difficult three month campaign through daily skirmishes, harsh winter terrain, and blazing desert and only General Verevkin's foresight in logistics prevented it from failing. This affected young Slava Vasiliyevich deeply, creating respect and loyalty for the General. In May of 1873, Khiva fell and Slava Vasiliyevich entered the city with the column. He continued to serve with distinction in the region, including participating in the annexation of the Khanate of Kokand in 1876. His experiences fighting the warriors of the Central Asian tribes has left him with great respect for their prowess, though he is somewhat baffled by their unwillingness to join the mighty Russian Empire and service to the tsar. Nevertheless, he has never shown the slightest compunction in slaughtering those who rebel.
In December 1878, following the deaths of both his hero, General Nikolai Aleksandrovich and his father, the latter under mysterious circumstances, and growing hostility from his brother, the new baron, Slava Vasiliyevich resigned his commission as a Rotmistr (Captain of Cavalry), at least for the moment, and taking his trusty horse, Nikolai, with him set out for Vladivostok, there to catch a boat for the New World and a new life...
Vyacheslav Vasiliyevich Vorodin was born October 17, 1856 to Baron Vasily Mikhailovich and Yekaterina Ivanova Vorodin in Orenburg, Russia on the border of the Turkestan region. He was the third of what would be five children and thus was allowed somewhat more freedom than his older brother. At 14 he began working with for the cavalrymen based out of Orenburg and at 16 joined the Army proper at the rank of Kornet and spent the next few months surveying and exploring territory. In February of 1873 he joined Major General Nikolai Aleksandrovich Verevkin’s column that was taking part in General Kaufman's expedition against the Khanate of Khiva. This was a difficult three month campaign through daily skirmishes, harsh winter terrain, and blazing desert and only General Verevkin's foresight in logistics prevented it from failing. This affected young Slava Vasiliyevich deeply, creating respect and loyalty for the General. In May of 1873, Khiva fell and Slava Vasiliyevich entered the city with the column. He continued to serve with distinction in the region, including participating in the annexation of the Khanate of Kokand in 1876. His experiences fighting the warriors of the Central Asian tribes has left him with great respect for their prowess, though he is somewhat baffled by their unwillingness to join the mighty Russian Empire and service to the tsar. Nevertheless, he has never shown the slightest compunction in slaughtering those who rebel.
In December 1878, following the deaths of both his hero, General Nikolai Aleksandrovich and his father, the latter under mysterious circumstances, and growing hostility from his brother, the new baron, Slava Vasiliyevich resigned his commission as a Rotmistr (Captain of Cavalry), at least for the moment, and taking his trusty horse, Nikolai, with him set out for Vladivostok, there to catch a boat for the New World and a new life...
