Maxim Grigorievich Vlasov

Maxim Grigorievich Vlasov (13 August 1767 - 21 June 1848) was a Russian commander, general of the cavalry (1843), and chieftain of the Don Cossack army (1836). He commanded the Russian troops during the Russo-Circassian War and played a major role in the Circassian genocide.