Fedir Shchus
Fedir Shchus (Ukrainian: Федір Щусь, March 25, 1893 – June 30, 1921), also Fyodor Shuss or Feodosiy Shchus, was a commander (ataman) in the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine of Nestor Makhno.[1]
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| Born | March 25, 1893 Dibrovka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire, now Velykomykhailivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Died | June 30, 1921 (aged 28) Nedryhailiv, Poltava Governorate, Ukrainian SSR |
| Allegiance |  Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine (1918–1921) |
| Rank | Commander (Атаман) |
| Commands held | Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine |
| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War |
World War I
In 1915 he was conscripted into the military service and enlisted in the navy as a seaman on the Ioann Zlatoust, a battleship in the Russian Black Sea Fleet. He did a lot of sports in the Navy, was a champion in French boxing and wrestling, and knew jiu-jitsu well, he was able to defeat any opponent with a quick capture without much stress.[2]
Civil War
In 1917 he returned home and became one of the most active members of the Black Guards, an anarchist organization in Huliaipole. There he organized his own partisan detachment. Schus adhered to an extravagant style: his horse was decorated with ribbons, flowers and pearl necklaces on its legs.[3] He himself was dressed in an embroidered hussar uniform, he put on a sailor cap, wore a Caucasian dagger around his neck, and behind his belt was an old saber and a Colt revolver. He tended to embark on dashing, but not always justified raids.[4]
References
- Smele, Jonathan D. (November 19, 2015). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 1024. ISBN 978-1-4422-5281-3.
- Dybets S. S. Compositions. - p. 129-130.
- Sosinsky “The Will of Russia” Prague, 1927, p. 41
- A. Nikolaev. The first among equals. - page 58