Lavr
Kornilov was born in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Siberia, in 1870.
After graduating from the Mikhailovsky Artillery Training Corps in
1892 he was commissioned and posted to Turkestan. He also studied
at the General Staff Academy (1895-1898) before being assigned to
espionage duties in Iran and India.
Kornilov
was decorated during the Russo-Japanese War
and served as military attaché in China from 1907 to 1911.
Lavr
Kornilov
1.
Was a strong supporter of Nicholas
II
and the autocracy.
2.
Did not believe in universal suffrage.
3. Wanted the Russian
government to deal harshly with those people demanding political reforms.
4.
Thought Russia should support Serbia against the Triple
Alliance.
5.
Thought Russia should honour its obligations and support the Triple
Entente against the Triple Alliance.
6. As
the
Russian Army was the largest army in
the world he was convinced that Russia would defeat Austria-Hungary
and Germany
in a war.
