Background
SKOROPADSKIY, Pavel was born in 1873. Son of a nobleman.
politician and landowner Russian general
SKOROPADSKIY, Pavel was born in 1873. Son of a nobleman.
Owned large estates in Chernigov and Poltava Province. Aide-decampe to Nicholas World War II During World War 1 commanded a cavalry division
October 1917 appointed commander of Ukraine Centr Rada military formations at Chigrina Congress of Free Cossacks. 29 April 1918-1914 December 1918 Hetman of Ukraine. December 1918 fled to Germany, where he continued to oppose Soviet system until his death.