Aleksei Baiov
Born	February 8, 1871 Uman, Ukraine, former Russian Empire
Died	May 8, 1935 Tallinn, Estonia
Allegiance	Russian Empire Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic White movement Estonia
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Red Army White Army Estonian Army
Years of service	1888–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1919 (Bolsheviks) 1919–1920 (White movement) 1920–1926 (Estonia)
Rank	lieutenant general
Commands held	42nd Infantry Division 50th Army Corps 2nd Army

Aleksei Baiov (February 8, 1871 – May 8, 1935) was an Imperial Russian division, corps and army commander. He was born in present-day Ukraine. He was made a Poruchik in 1894, a Stabskapitän in 1896, a Podpolkovnik (lieutenant colonel) in 1900, a Polkovnik (colonel) in 1905 and a major general in 1911. After the October Revolution, he briefly sided with the Bolsheviks before turning against them.

Awards

• Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 3rd class, 1898
• Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, 1905
• Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class, 1908
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1912
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class with swords (November 19, 1914)
• Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class (November 19, 1914)
• Gold Sword for Bravery (Saint George Sword) (February 24, 1915)
• The highest gratitude "for writings incurred the Tsar approved the Commission on organization of the celebration of 200 anniversary of victory of the Gangut" (March 16, 1915)
• Order of Saint Anna, 1st class (March 20, 1915)
• Order of Saint George, 4th degree (September 9, 1915)

Works

• Leib-guards Jäger Regiment. Historical reminder for lower ranks. 1893
• Memo on tactics for non-commissioned officers Corps.
• Checklist for topographies for non-commissioned officers Corps.
• Military-geographical and statistical description of northern Korea. 1903
• Orders for Munnich 1736 – 1738 years. 1904
• The Russian army during the reign of IMP. Anna Ioannovna. The war of Russia with Turkey in 1736–1739, t. 1–2, St. Petersburg. 1906; Tom. 1. volume 2.
• A history of Russian martial art, 1–7, St. Petersburg. 1909-13:
• History of the Russian army, 1, St. 1912;
• History of martial arts as science, St. Petersburg. 1912
• Russia's contribution to the victory of the allies. 1924
• The origins of the great world of drama and its directors. 1927

Bibliography

• Незабытые могилы. Русское зарубежье: некрологи 1917–1999.// В 6 т. 8 книгах, под ред. В. Н. Чувакова. М. «Пашков Дом». 1999. т.1. «А-В». стр. 176.

Sources

• Р. Абисогомян. Приложение к магистерск. диссертации Р.Абисогомяна «Роль русских военных деятелей в общественно и культурной жизни в Эстонской Республике в 1920—1930 гг. и их литературное наследие. Биографический справочник». Тарту. 2007.
• Эстонский сайт георгиевских кавалеров