Nikolai Georgiyevich Lebedev

Nikolai Georgiyevich Lebedev
Native name
Николай Георгиевич Лебедев
Born(1901-12-03)3 December 1901
Buda village, Zhizdrinsky Uyezd, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire
Died10 May 1992(1992-05-10) (aged 90)
Moscow, Russia
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branchSoviet Army
Years of service1920–1966
RankMajor General
Battles / wars
AwardsSee below

Nikolai Georgiyevich Lebedev (Russian: Никола́й Гео́ргиевич Ле́бедев; 3 December 1901 – 10 May 1992) was a Red Army major general. Lebedev served in both the Eastern Front and Soviet-Japanese War. He later served as head of the Soviet Civil Administration in Korea (present-day North Korea) from 1947 to 1948. He is considered as one of the founders of North Korea and the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.