Bayov A. Course of history of Russian military art. Issue VII: the Age of Emperor Alexander I.

Bayov A. Course of history of Russian military art. Issue VII: the Age of Emperor Alexander I.
SPb. Printing House Gr. Skachkova. 1913 XX, 481 p., 11 maps out of 13. Paperback, size 16.5 x 24.5 cm. Good condition. Covers separate from the block, splits into notebooks, no cards # 5 and 7.

A. K. Bayov for three years, based on the works of his predecessors, professors D. F. Maslovsky, A. Z. Myshlaevsky, M. V. Alekseev, gives a course of lectures in the Junior class of the Nikolaev Academy of the General staff. In an effort to expand his audience and satisfy the growing interest in the Russian military past, he published these lectures in seven issues between 1909 and 1913 (he was counting on nine, including the era of Nicholas I and Alexander II). The purpose of this publication is: the study of the past of Russian military art, the activities of the Russian generals and their historical significance; affirming respect for the past and developing political self-awareness on this basis; indicating the ways to go in order for Russian military art to develop in its own way and independently. "The history of Russian military art, written by bayov, " noted a contemporary of the historian, General B. A. Shteifon, " is the most outstanding and most important work of His life. There is no other such major work in Russian military science. Its main quality is that it gives a complete and vivid picture of the Russian military past with amazing love." Emperor Nicholas II, who was very careful to give characteristics to his subjects, called Professor Bayov "a pillar of the Nikolaev Academy".

Alexey Konstantinovich Bayov (Bayov) (February 8, 1871, Uman — may 8, 1935, Tallinn) was a Russian military historian, Lieutenant General (1915).

 Son of a Lieutenant General.

He graduated from the Kiev cadet corps (1888) and the 2nd Konstantinovsky military school (1890), from where he was released as a second Lieutenant in the life guards Jaeger regiment.

Ranks: Lieutenant (1894), the captain of the guard with the renaming of the captains of the General staff (1896), Lieutenant Colonel (1900), the Colonel (for the difference, 1905), major General (for distinction, 1911), Lieutenant General (1915). 

In 1896 he graduated from the Nicholas Academy of the General staff on the 1st level.

After graduating from the Academy, he passed the qualification command of a company in the 105th Orenburg regiment. He was seconded to the headquarters of the Vilna military district, where he served as senior adjutant of the district staff (1897-1898), chief officer for assignments at the district headquarters (until January 1, 1901). In 1896-90, he passed the qualification command of a company. Since 1902, he has consistently held a number of positions on the General staff.

In 1902, he was a teacher at the General staff Academy. In 1904, he was appointed Governor of the Nikolaev Academy of the General staff, and in 1906 — Professor of the same Academy at the Department of Russian military art. From 1910 to 1917-editor of the Izvestiya magazine of The Imperial Nikolaev military Academy. Member of the military history Commission for writing the history of the Russian-Japanese war.

With the outbreak of world war I, he was appointed chief of staff of the 24th army corps. Was granted the St. George's arms

"For the fact that, acting as chief of staff of the corps during the days of multi-day and difficult battles and maneuvers of the corps in order to encircle enemy units at Podbuzha, he distinguished himself by a correct assessment of the situation and selfless activity, repeatedly putting his life in danger and thereby greatly contributed to the success of the corps. "

Quartermaster General, and from may 1917 — chief of staff of the 3rd army. In 1917, he was chief of the 42nd infantry division, commander of the 50th army corps, and commander of the 2nd army from November 20 to December 24, 1917..

At the end of 1917, after the collapse of the front, he returned to Petrograd. He worked at the Artillery and Engineering Museum. He headed the Commission for putting the historical archive in order. He lived in a dacha in Gatchina, and then moved to Pavlovsk. In 1919, after the liberation of Pavlovsk by units of the North-Western army of Yudenich, he joined it. He served as head of the army's audit Commission. Together with the SZA, he retreated to Estonia.

In 1920-1926, he taught at Estonian military educational institutions (Tallinn military school and Higher courses of the Estonian General staff). In the 20s, Baiov became a recognized leader of Russian monarchists in Estonia. In 1923, he participated in the creation of the Russian club in Tallinn (he was one of the founders). In 1924, he was Chairman of the Council of elders of the club and head of the Estonian branch of the Supreme monarchical Council. From 1925, he headed the Estonian Department of the ROVs, and managed it until his death. Under the leadership of Baiov, the Committee of the Day of the Russian invalid was founded in 1926 (he was the Chairman of this Committee). Since 1923, he was the owner of the Russian book store in Tallinn, which also operated as a library, and since 1934 as a publishing house.

Russian Russian disabled people's Union in Estonia (1931-1935), Chairman Of the society for assistance to former Russian military personnel in Estonia. Member of The Committee for publishing the history of the reign of Emperor Nicholas II. Full member of the Russian academic group in Estonia, member of the group's audit Commission. Head of the Russian scout organization in Estonia. Chairman of the society of friends of Russian scouts in Estonia. Founding member of the Russian children's Home society. Member of the audit Commission Of the society for assistance to sick emigrants, Chairman of the Circle of zealots for Church improvement at the Church of the pykhtitsky monastery in Tallinn (Tallinn courtyard of the pykhtitsky Holy Dormition monastery, destroyed in 1960). He died in Tallinn on may 8, 1935, and was buried on may 10 at the Alexander Nevsky cemetery.