Dumenko Borys Mokiyovych



Dumenko Borys Mokiyovych (Думенко Борис Мокійович, Думенко Борис Мокеевич) (1888 - 11 May 1920) was a red cossack with a Ukrainian enslaved cossack origin, who was one of co-founders and commanders of the first red cossack troops, and the Red Army as a whole.

Life
Borys Dumenko was born in the Don region to a Ukrainian peasant family, who were of enslaved Ukrainian Cossack origin. Borys Dumenko took an active part in the organization of the first Red Cossack troops. His wife was killed by his opponents from "white party", and Borys Dumenko was executed by his opponents, among whom were Lev Trotsky. Borys Dumenko was executed for "antisemitism", but in reality he was killed for his opposition to the policy of "red terror" against ordinary Ukrainian and Russian (non-Jewish), people by collaborators of ChK, among whom were many people of Jewish origin.