“Two weeks later General Kaledin received a deputation from his troops. 'Will you,' the asked, 'promise to divide the estates of the Cossack landlords among the working Cossacks?' 'Only over my dead body,' responded Kaledin. A month later, seeing his army melt away before his eyes, Kaledin blew out his brains. And the Cossack movement was no more...” RussiaUssrRussian RevolutionLeninTrotskyCossackKaledin Book:Ten Days That Shook the World Source: Ten Days That Shook the World