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166 Synonyms & Antonyms of FOLLOW

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1 to come after in time

a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast

postdate,
succeed,
supervene

displace,
replace,
supersede,
supplant

ensue

antedate,
precede,
predate

2 to go after or on the track of

let's follow the boys to their hiding place

bird-dog,
chase,
course,
dog,
hound,
pursue,
run,
shadow,
tag,
tail,
trace,
track,

trail

accompany,
chaperone
(or chaperon),
escort

hunt,
search (for),
seek

eye,
observe,
watch

run after

guide,
lead,
pilot

3 to act according to the commands of

follow me, and you'll do OK

adhere (to),
comply (with),
conform (to),
goose-step (to),
mind,
obey,
observe

defer (to),
submit (to),
surrender (to),
yield (to)

accede (to),
acquiesce (to),
agree (to),
assent (to)

attend,
hear,
heed,
listen (to),
mark,
note,
notice,
regard,
take,
watch

abide by,
fall in with,
keep to

disoblige

challenge,
dare

refuse,
renounce,
repudiate

direct,
lead

brush (off),
disregard,
ignore,
overlook,
overpass,
pass over,
tune out,
wink (at)

dismiss,
pooh-pooh
(also pooh),
shrug off

breach,
break,
infringe,
transgress,
violate

deride,
flout,
mock,
scoff (at),
scorn

mutiny (against),
revolt (against)

buck,
combat,
contest,
dispute,
fight,
oppose,
resist,
withstand

defy,
disobey,
rebel (against)

4 to make one's way through, across, or over

followed the path into the garden

course,
cover,
cross,
cut (across),
go,
navigate,
pass (over),
perambulate,
peregrinate,
proceed (along),
track,
transit,
travel,
traverse

hike,
traipse,
tramp,
tread,
walk

ride,
run

crisscross

5 to take notice of and be guided by

don't follow his advice

heed,
listen (to),
mind,
note,
observe,
regard,
watch

consider,
contemplate,
mull,
ponder,
weigh

comply (with),
conform (to),
keep,
obey,
respect

attend (to),
hark (to),
hear,
hearken (to)

mark,
notice,
see

brush (aside or off),
discount,
dismiss,
gloss (over),
gloze (over),
neglect,
pass over,
pooh-pooh
(also pooh),
scorn,
shrug off

defy,
flout

slight,
snub

disregard,
ignore,
tune out

6 to keep one's eyes on

stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight

eye,
observe,
watch

behold,
look,
perceive,
regard,
see,
view

gape,
gawk,
gaze,
glare,
goggle,
look on,
peer,
rubberneck,
stare

guard,
wake,
ward

bird-dog,
monitor,
study

espy,
glance,
glimpse,
peek,
peep

have one's eye on

blink,
wink

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follow

How is the word

follow different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of follow are ensue, succeed, and supervene. While all these words mean "to come after something or someone," follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence.

speeches followed the dinner

When is it sensible to use

ensue instead of follow?

While the synonyms ensue and follow are close in meaning, ensue commonly suggests a logical consequence or naturally expected development.

after the talk a general discussion ensued

When is

succeed a more appropriate choice than follow ?

Although the words succeed and follow have much in common, succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank.

she succeeded her father as head of the business

When can

supervene be used instead of follow?

The words supervene and follow can be used in similar contexts, but supervene suggests the following or beginning of something unforeseen or unpredictable.

unable to continue because of supervening circumstances

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verb (used with object)

to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.

to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you.

to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to: Many Germans followed Hitler.

to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice.

to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar: They follow the latest fads.

to move forward along (a road, path, etc.): Follow this road for a mile.

to come after as a result or consequence; result from: Reprisals often follow victory.

to go after or along with (a person) as companion.

to go in pursuit of: to follow an enemy.

to try for or attain to: to follow an ideal.

to engage in or be concerned with as a pursuit: He followed the sea as his true calling.

to watch the movements, progress, or course of: to follow a bird in flight.

to watch the development of or keep up with: to follow the news.

Digital Technology. to indicate interest in and establish a connection with (a social media account) so as to keep up with the online content it publishes, as posts, images, or videos: I follow my friends and some celebrities on Twitter, but nobody who tweets political stuff.

to keep up with and understand (an argument, story, etc.): Do you follow me?

verb (used without object)

to come next after something else in sequence, order of time, etc.

to happen or occur after something else; come next as an event: After the defeat great disorder followed.

to attend or serve.

to go or come after a person or thing in motion.

to result as an effect; occur as a consequence: It follows then that he must be innocent.

noun

the act of following.

Digital Technology. an instance of following or subscribing to online content published by a social media account: Using hashtags is one way to get more follows on Instagram.

Billiards, Pool. follow shot (def. 2).

follow-up (def. 3).

adjective

Digital Technology. noting or relating to a feature used to follow or subscribe to specific website content: a follow link;follow numbers and other digital marketing statistics.

Verb Phrases

follow out, to carry to a conclusion; execute: They followed out their orders to the letter.

follow through,

to carry out fully, as a stroke of a club in golf, a racket in tennis, etc.
to continue an effort, plan, proposal, policy, etc., to its completion.

follow up,

to pursue closely and tenaciously.
to increase the effectiveness of by further action or repetition.
to pursue to a solution or conclusion.

OTHER WORDS FOR follow

3 obey.

4 heed, observe.

8 accompany, attend.

9 pursue, chase; trail, track, trace.

20 arise, proceed.

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OPPOSITES FOR follow

1 precede.

2, 3 lead.

4 disregard.

9 flee.

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Idioms about follow

follow suit. suit (def. 21).

Origin of follow

First recorded before 900; Middle English fol(o)wen, Old English folgian; cognate with Old Saxon folgōn, Old High German folgēn, folgōn (German folgen )

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20. Follow, ensue, result, succeed imply coming after something else, in a natural sequence. Follow is the general word: We must wait to see what follows. A detailed account follows. Ensue implies a logical sequence, what might be expected normally to come after a given act, cause, etc.: When the power lines were cut, a paralysis of transportation ensued. Result emphasizes the connection between a cause or event and its effect, consequence, or outcome: The accident resulted in injuries to those involved. Succeed implies coming after in time, particularly coming into a title, office, etc.: Formerly the oldest son succeeded to his father's title.

OTHER WORDS FROM follow

fol·low·a·ble, adjectiveun·fol·low·a·ble, adjectiveun·fol·lowed, adjectivewell-followed, adjective

Words nearby follow

follicular, follicular phase, folliculin, folliculitis, follis, follow, follow along, follower, followership, following, follow in someone's footsteps

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Words related to follow

pursue, accompany, attend, seek, track, adhere to, adopt, keep, observe, reflect, serve, support, watch, accept, get, see, chase, displace, ensue, postdate

How to use follow in a sentence

That followed November’s elections when four new states legalized recreational marijuana, and two legalized medicinal use.
Canada’s largest cannabis company is turning its attention to the US|Karen Ho|February 11, 2021|Quartz
Isaiah Todd soon followed, shunning a scholarship offer from Michigan.
An NBA experiment lets draft prospects skip college, stay home and get paid to play|Michael Lee|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
“It’s really — it’s crazy times, and I’m not too scared of getting it personally, but I’m following all the rules that I’ve been told to follow,” Oshie said.
The Caps are dealing with an unexpected break. They hope to use it to recover and reset.|Samantha Pell|February 10, 2021|Washington Post
A witness told investigators that the Sikorsky S-76B disappeared into clouds as it followed the route of Highway 101 through a pass in the hills, a moment that also was recorded on video.
Helicopter pilot flying Kobe Bryant didn’t follow his training when flying into disorienting clouds, federal investigators say|Ian Duncan|February 9, 2021|Washington Post

Then came the last president’s attempts to overturn the election results, followed by a violent insurrection at the Capitol and an inauguration held under tight covid restrictions and an ominous military presence.
‘Oh, we’re still in this.’ The pandemic wall is here.|Maura Judkis|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They prevailed last August, obtaining—follow me here—an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of those provisions.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The follow-up story is how those who survived both the competitive onslaught, as well as the recession, have adapted.
Best Buy Punches Back at Amazon|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
JetBlue has been flying charter jets to Cuba for three years, and others are sure to follow.
Up To Speed: The Cuba Embargo|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An attorney was asked to follow up, but no records indicate what happened next.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1856 she married Mesdag, who, rather late in life decided to follow the career of a painter.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
You will follow the suite of my daughter to Spain, and you will become the bosom Counsellor of the wife of your Prince?
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
She now understood nearly all that was said directly to her, though she could not follow general and confused conversation.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
A test examination would follow of a perfunctory character, and an intimation of your appointment would be the sequel.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
These are obtained easily, whence follow the sinister reports that they give your Majesty, to the harm of the public welfare.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for follow

/ (ˈfɒləʊ) /

verb

to go or come after in the same directionhe followed his friend home

(tr) to accompany; attendshe followed her sister everywhere

to come after as a logical or natural consequence

(tr) to keep to the course or track ofshe followed the towpath

(tr) to act in accordance with; obeyto follow instructions

(tr) to accept the ideas or beliefs of (a previous authority, etc)he followed Donne in most of his teachings

to understand (an explanation, argument, etc)the lesson was difficult to follow

to watch closely or continuouslyshe followed his progress carefully

(tr) to have a keen interest into follow athletics

(tr) to help in the cause of or accept the leadership ofthe men who followed Napoleon

(tr) to choose to receive messages posted by (a blogger or microblogger)I've been following her online

(tr) rare to earn a living at or into follow the Navy

follow suit cards

to play a card of the same suit as the card played immediately before it
to do the same as someone else

noun

billiards snooker

a forward spin imparted to a cue ball causing it to roll after the object ball
a shot made in this way

See also follow-on, follow out, follow through, follow up

Derived forms of follow

followable, adjective

Word Origin for follow

Old English folgian; related to Old Frisian folgia, Old Saxon folgōn, Old High German folgēn

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Other Idioms and Phrases with follow

In addition to the idioms beginning with follow

follow along
follow in someone's footsteps
follow one's nose
follow out
follow suit
follow the crowd
follow through
follow up

also see:

as follows
camp follower
hard act to follow

Sorting records by text, number, or date value

Sorting data can play an important role in making a report or form efficient and easy to use. For example, a product catalog that lists products alphabetically or based on unit price is much easier to use than a catalog that lists products randomly.

This topic explains how to sort records when viewing and designing a table, query, form, or report.

In this section...

Introduction
Sorting records in a view
Removing a sort order
Preserving sort order with an object

Introduction

You can sort records in a table, query, form, or report by one or more fields. With minimal development, you and the users of the form or report can choose to sort the records.

For example, when designing a product catalog report, you can choose to sort the products alphabetically. The order that is chosen when the object is designed becomes the default sort order. However, when viewing a query or report, each user can sort the records as desired, such as by price or vendor.

Note: A view can be sorted by any field it displays, except for fields that contain attachments or OLE objects.

You can customize the results, sort records by more than one field. When sorting on multiple fields, it is important to determine which fields are called outer and inner sort fields. To get the results you want, you must assign the appropriate fields as internal and external sort fields. Suppose you need to sort the "Contacts" table by the fields "First Name" and "Last Name". If you want to sort first names by last name from A to Z (Z to A), first name is an internal field. On the other hand, if last names need to be sorted by each first name, last name is an internal field. In other words, sort the records first (outermost) by the Last Name field, and then sort by the innermost (innermost) first name field.

1. Last name is the outer field and firstName is the inner field

2. FirstName is an external field and last name is an internal field

When applying a sort order, be aware that numbers, text, and special characters are sorted according to the selected language and regional settings of the computer. If the culture set in the Options 9 dialog box0033 Access", do not match the settings specified in the control panel, the resulting sort options may not be as expected.

View or change the default language or region

To view the language settings in Access, click the "Settings >" button. On the General tab in the Create Databases area, view or change the value in the New Database Sort Order 9 list0033 data". Set to "General" if you want to use one of these languages: afrikaans, Arabic, Arabic, Basque (Basque), Bulgarian, Catalan, Dutch, Dutch, English, Faeroese, Farsi, German-Standard, Greek , Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Swahili, and Urdu Note that this setting only affects new databases To apply this setting to an existing database, first compress the database .

To compress the database:

For computer regional settings, see Windows regional settings to change the appearance of some data types.

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Sorting records in the view

Note: In Access, sorting a report is slightly different from sorting a table, query, or form.

Report sorting

Sort a table, query, or form

Report sorting

Open the report in the designer or layout.
If the Grouping, Sort, and Total panes are not open, in the Grouping & Totals group (on the Format tab in Layout view, or on the Design tab in the Designer), click Group & Sort.
Do one of the following:
- If there is no grouping or sorting in the report, click the Add Group button in the Grouping, Sorting, and Totals area, and then select the external sort field. Click the second down arrow and choose the order of values. Click More, then click the arrow to the right of the heading section and select the uncapped section section. Repeat these steps for each sort field so that the inner sort field appears at the bottom.
- If the report is already grouped or sorted, review the existing levels and make changes carefully. To change the field, use the first down arrow. To change the order, click the second down arrow. To change the grouping level to a sorting level, change the section with upper case words to the section without section.

Tip: To sort a report by a single field, open the report in Layout view, right-click it, and select the sort command. For example, if the Age field is selected, select Sort Smallest to Largest or Sort Largest to Smallest. But if you group or sort the report by multiple fields, you must use the Group, Sort, and Total areas.

Sorting a table, query, or form

Define the fields by which you want to sort the fields. To sort by two or more fields, define which fields will be the most explicit and which are the inner and outer fields of the sort.
Right-click anywhere in the column or control corresponding to the internal field and select one of the sort commands. The commands depend on the type of data in the selected field.

Note: When sorting data by a field with data type "Yes/No", "Yes", "True", or "Inclusive" is considered "Selected" and "No", "False", and "Disabled" are considered " Purified." By default, fields of this type appear as squares, but they can be configured to appear as text fields or multi-field fields. If you change the field type to a text field or a field with a field, it will sort as Selected or Cleared.

1. Number, currency, autoNumber

2. Short text (text), long text (MEMO), hyperlink

3. Yes/No

4. Date and time
Repeat the previous step for each sort field ending in the outer sort field.

The order of entries will change in the sort order.

Note: If the text field contains zero-length and zero-length strings, when sorting in ascending order, you list the records with null values first, then the records with null strings, and then the records with non-pane values.

Learn how special characters, spaces, and negative values are handled when sorting

If a value in a field begins with a special character such as a hyphen, bracket, or other character, the following will be observed when sorting in ascending order:
- Values that start with a space will be displayed before letters and numbers.
- Quoted values are followed by spaces but preceded by alphanumeric values.
- Values that start with a minus sign (-), precede values that start with a plus sign (+).
- The order is determined by the codes of all other ASCII characters. For example, the code for the ruble symbol ($) is 36 and the code for the equal sign (=) is 61, so values that start with a $ will appear before values that start with an =.
  
  To override this order, you can ignore the first character of all values in the field. This method works if the values in the field always start with the same special character, such as a minus sign, or the same number of special characters, so you know how many characters to ignore. For step-by-step information on how to sort partial values, see Sorting Records by Partial Values in a Field. If the number of characters to ignore varies, you can set a custom sort order. For step-by-step information, see the article "Sort records in custom order".

Remember that the sort order cannot be removed from just one field. To remove a sort from all sort fields, on the Home tab, in the Filter & Sorts group, click the Clear All Sorts button and apply the sort orders you want.

Additional sorting scripts

When using sort commands, the data type of the field and the full values of each field are used to determine the order of records. But what if you need to sort text values like "Monday", "Tuesday" and so on in custom order instead of alphabetical order? Or do you want to sort the text field with IP addresses? If your sorting needs are not met by the sort commands, see the following sections:

Sorting Records by Partial Field Values Want to sort records by the first or more characters in a field? If you're comfortable writing simple expressions, see this section for extracting partial values using expressions.
Sorting records case-sensitively Access will not deal with text values. For example, blacksmith and clima values will be treated the same way, and you won't be able to control which one is displayed first. If you want to sort data with sensitive data, see this section.
Sorting records by numeric values stored in a text field Do you see records sorted by single digits, not by numeric value? For example, if entries with values 11 and 121 appear before entries with values 2 or 25, see this article.
Sorting records in custom order If you want to sort specific values, such as day names (Monday, Tuesday, and so on) or employee names (supervisor, director) in a specific order, see this article.
Sorting IP addresses The field that contains IP addresses contains several numbers and the periods (. ), so a simple sort of text or numeric type will not work for IP addresses. In this topic, you will learn how to sort IP addresses.

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Delete sort order

To remove a sort order from a table, query, or form, on the Home tab, in the Filter & Sorts group, click the Clear All Sorts button.

This will sort the sort order for all fields in the view.
To remove a sort order from a report, open the Grouping, Sort, and Totals panes by clicking "Sort Groups & &" in the Grouping & Totals group (on the Format tab in the Designer on the Design tab). Then select the sort level to be deleted and press the "Delete" button. The entry corresponding to the sort field starts with the word "Sort by". Do not delete records starting with grouping , as this will change the appearance of the report.

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Preserve sort order with object

The last applied sort order is automatically saved with the table, query, form, or report. If you want the object to be automatically applied the next time it is opened, make sure the OrderByOnLoad property of the object is set to Yes property .

Since the sort order applied last will change from time to time, the sort order can be defined permanently (or by default). You can set the default sort order for a query or report. Note that the default sort order is not overwritten by the current or saved sort order, but is only effective if the current or last saved sort order is removed from the view.

To determine the default sort order for a query, open it in Design view. Add sort fields to the constructor and in the "Sort" line specify the desired sort order.
To define the default sort order for a report, use the Group, Sort, and Total panes in Layout view or Design view. For step-by-step information, see Sorting a report.

To sort entries by default, on the Home tab, in the Sort & Filter group, click the Clear All Sorts button. This removes the current or last saved filter from the view, allowing you to view records in a standard order.

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Kolchak's words spoken at the Nizhneudinsk station became prophetic

According to the memoirs of Major General M. I. Zankevich (in November 1919 - January 1920 - Chief of Staff of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Front), said Admiral A.V. Kolchak, agreeing to go east from Nizhneudinsk in a wagon under the flags of Great Britain, France, the USA, Japan and Czechoslovakia...

December 27, 1919. Arrival in Nizhneudinsk

The drama in Nizhneudinsk played out against the backdrop of the retreat of the troops of the Supreme Ruler of Russia (from November 18 to 1918) Admiral Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak. At the same time, Czechoslovak units were breaking through to Vladivostok, trying to save their lives and looted property. At the beginning of 1919, the commander of the Czechoslovak Corps, Major General Ya. Syrovy, announced the section of the highway between Novonikolaevsk and Irkutsk as the operational section of his troops. So the Trans-Siberian Railway was actually under the control of the allies, commanded by the French General M. Janin.

On December 27, 1919, two trains of the Supreme Ruler (his own and a train with a gold reserve) arrived at the Nizhneudinsk station. Two days later they were detained by the Czechs. The "Nizhneudinsk sitting" began, which lasted about two weeks and was described by the biographer of Admiral P.N. Zyryanov (based on the memoirs of General Zankevich).

"Not far from the station, the trains were stopped by a semaphore. Soon a Czech officer approached, saying that, according to the order of the headquarters of the allied forces, the Admiral's trains were delayed "until further notice." The major also announced his intention to disarm the convoy of the supreme ruler. This was refused, and he went for new instructions.At the same time, it became clear that a new government had already been established in Nizhneudinsk.

A few hours later the major returned and briefed General M.I.Zankevich, chief of Kolchak's field staff, with the instructions received from the allies:

The trains of the admiral and with the gold reserves are under the protection of the allied powers.
When the situation allows, these trains will be taken out under the flags of England, the USA, France, Japan and Czechoslovakia.
Nizhneudinsk station is declared neutral. The Czechs must guard the trains with the admiral and with the gold reserves and prevent the troops of the newly formed government in Nizhneudinsk from entering the station.
Do not disarm the admiral's convoy.
In the event of an armed clash between the Admiral's troops and the Nizhne-Udinsk troops, disarm both sides; for the rest, give the admiral a free hand.

The echelons were escorted to the station and cordoned off by Czechoslovak troops. Communication with the outside world could only be carried out through their mediation" ¹.

December 29, 1919. Detention

Under the guise of guarding against partisan attacks "allies" (now this word can already be written that way, in quotation marks ) actually took the Supreme Ruler hostage. By that time, an uprising broke out in Cheremkhovo, and after it in Irkutsk. It was unacceptable to let Kolchak "to the rear of the revolutionary troops that besieged Irkutsk. I had to hold diplomatic negotiations with the Czechs, threatening to destroy the road, in order to stop him in Nizhneudinsk," testifies the report of I.S. Alko, authorized by the Cheremkhovo political center.

The same was mentioned by G.K. Gins (chief manager of the affairs of the Supreme Ruler and the Council of Ministers): "... the forces of the" Lower Udinsk republic "were so weak that one admiral's convoy could cope with the" republic "if the Czechoslovaks had not closed access to the city" - a quote from the historian's book S.P. Melgunova ² .

In Kolchak's echelon there were about 500 soldiers and 60 officers of the convoy, headquarters and military officials. The allied command offered the admiral to leave Nizhneudinsk in one of the wagons without an escort and accompanying persons. But this was impossible for Kolchak. Through General Zankevich, he sent a telegram to Japanese Commissioner Kato:

"The admiral insists on the removal of the entire train, and not just one of its wagons, since he cannot leave his subordinates to be torn apart by the crowd. If it is impossible to fulfill the request, the admiral refuses to take out his wagon and will share the fate with his subordinates, as terrible as it may be" ³ .

The option of leaving for Mongolia was also considered. Kolchak invited the soldiers of the convoy to make their own choice - and most of them went over to the side of the Bolsheviks. Was such "democracy" necessary in the most dramatic situation? Modern historian A.S. Kruchinin explains the admiral's behavior in this way: "... Alexander Vasilyevich was not only a military man, but also an experienced traveler, and he understood perfectly well that in such an expedition each participant must be reliable, especially when there was an equally strong" temptation ": faced with difficulties, not only to turn back, but also to hand over his officers to the enemy (this is how, for example, Baron Ungern will die a year and a half later) "⁴ .

And yet the soldiers' refusal to support him became a terrible moral blow to Kolchak.

January 4, 1920. Renunciation of power

Another proposal was born - to make their way to Mongolia only with officers. Zankevich recalls how one of the "senior naval officers" approached Kolchak with a proposal to leave Nizhneudinsk on the train, and to dismiss the officers: after all, no one would persecute them. "So you're leaving me," the admiral flared up. "No way, if you order, we will go with you." When we were alone, the admiral said bitterly: "Everyone has abandoned me." After a long silence, he added: "There is nothing to do, we must go." Then he said: "These allies will sell me" ⁵ .

Kolchak was well aware of the fatal nature of his decision. But he understood, writes A.S. Kruchinin, and another: “The entourage of the Supreme Ruler did not want any active actions at all - they wanted the allies to take everyone out; but the allies were talking about one admiral ... and therefore everyone grabs him, as an anchor of salvation. And admiral, saving his subordinates [author's italics - N. K. ], goes to the "union" car with a bitter presentiment..." ⁶ .

Naturally, Kolchak also rejected the offer to escape in one of the Czech echelons together with the adjutant - Lieutenant D.S. Trubcheninov ⁷ .

And the Irkutsk rebels more and more insistently demanded from the Czechs the extradition of the admiral, who was traveling with him, Viktor Nikolaevich Pepelyaev (chairman of the Council of Ministers in the government of Kolchak) and gold reserves. All this in exchange for the opportunity for the Czechs to freely evacuate to the east. At the same time, negotiations were underway between the "Political Center" (a coalition of Socialist-Revolutionaries and Social Democrats with the tacit participation of the Bolsheviks), which led the Irkutsk uprising, Janen and the Council of Ministers on the latter's surrender of power to the Political Center.

On January 3, 1920, the Council of Ministers sends a telegram to Kolchak demanding that he renounce power and transfer it to A. I. Denikin. The admiral had no choice but to fulfill this requirement, issuing his last decree the next day.

Early January 1920. Betrayal

A train with a wagon painted with the flags of the "Allied Powers" moved towards Irkutsk. General Janin cynically betrayed Alexander Vasilyevich, saying: “We psychologically cannot take responsibility for the safety of the admiral’s journey ... After I suggested that he transfer the gold reserve under my personal responsibility and he refused to trust me, I no longer I can do" ⁸ . In addition to selfish interests and fear for one's life, the crime of the "allies" had one more, more important reason, which was noted by A.S. Kruchinin. "And if there was even a fraction of the danger that, having set foot on the" solid ground ", the Supreme Ruler would raise his voice against the lawlessness that was happening under the leadership of Syrovoy and with the connivance of Zhanen, - the desired way out for both became that Admiral Kolchak" abdicated ", and also it would be better if he perished in some kind of "democratic" prison" ⁹ .

Ataman of the Trans-Baikal Cossack Army G.M. tried to come to the rescue of the admiral. Semenov (with whom the admiral had a very difficult relationship). In the 20th of December, a group of three armored trains left Chita under the command of captain K.I. Archegov. One of the participants in the events wrote that its commander "... was verbally ordered to break into Nizhneudinsk at all costs, without stopping before using weapons" ¹⁰ . On December 25, the detachment concentrated on the Baikal station. Here the "Semenovites" learned about the uprising in Irkutsk. On the night of December 31, Archegov set out in the direction of Irkutsk, and there were battles in the city for two days. But the Czechs forced the Russian units to stop hostilities and withdraw to the Baikal station. Here 9January 1920 they were disarmed by the "allies" ¹¹ .

And this was the only real attempt to help Admiral Kolchak.

January 15, 1920. Arrival in Irkutsk

The train of the Supreme Commander was approaching Irkutsk. At Cheremkhovo station, guards from revolutionary workers joined the Czechs guarding Kolchak. Kolchak's associates, who managed to leave Irkutsk for Chita, were still trying to put pressure on the allies in order to save the admiral. Maritime Minister of the All-Russian Government Rear Admiral M.I. Smirnov and Lieutenant General N.A. Lokhvitsky sent telegrams to Paris to the Minister of Foreign Affairs S.D. Sazonov. In vain. "Formal Number" was performed by the Japanese. "Colonel Fukuda [commander of the Japanese troops in Irkutsk - N.K.] sent Colonel Mike to the Czech-Slovak general Syrova with a proposal to transfer the guards of the admiral to the battalion of Japanese troops stationed at the Irkutsk station, but Syrovoi replied that it was already too late, since the admiral had already been handed over to the rebels. Then Fukuda sent Colonel Mike to the rebels with the same proposal, but they refused to extradite the admiral to the Japanese "¹² .

The circle is complete. And even more so, it could not be broken by the "Protest of the former members of the Russian Government who gathered in Harbin, presented to the representatives of the Allied States" ¹³ .

On the evening of January 15, the train arrived in Irkutsk, where Kolchak, Pepelyaev, A.V. Timireva and 113 other people who remained in the train were imprisoned in the Irkutsk provincial prison. The subsequent events are well known.

February 7, 1920. Junction

7 February 1920, Admiral Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the All-Russian Government Viktor Nikolayevich Pepelyaev were killed without trial or sentence near the mouth of the Ushakovka River at its confluence with the Angara.

A POET'S VIEW

The well-known poet of the Russian Diaspora (and officer of Kolchak's army) Arseniy Nesmelov (AI Mitropolsky) devoted a poem to betrayal in Nizhneudinsk and Kolchak's tragedy. It was first published in the collection "White Flotilla", published in Harbin at 1942

In Nizhneudinsk

The day blossomed and was crystal,
A long step creaked in the snow.
Hung over the station building
Helplessly non-Russian flag.

And I remember the links of the echelon,
Calmed down, as if lifeless,
Stood at the blue car
Ruddy Czech sentry.

And it was like a funeral
A gloomy ring of protection,
But suddenly, for a moment, in the mirror glass
A stern face flashed.

Mouth, already without a drop of blood,
Severely clenched mouth!..
Eyes, bruised eyebrows,
And between them - His trait -

That fold of pain, tension,
In which there is fatal...
The hand itself began to move,
And, passing, I saluted.

And this gesture in the bitter cold,
In that mother-of-pearl silence, -
My last was a salute,
Salute of the heart and soul!

And he answered me with a tilt
of His beautiful head...
And the locomotive with a distant groan
Called someone out of the blue.

And I was bitter. And malleable
The snow creaked in front of the carriage:
Now with a tilted rifle
A ruddy Czech stepped towards me.

And the brakes rumbled, -
The clang approached, flew by,
The Czechs sped off Admiral
To Irkutsk - to torture and execution.

^{1. Zyryanov P. Admiral Kolchak, supreme ruler of Russia. M., 2006. S. 551 - 552.
2. Melgunov S.P. The tragedy of Admiral Kolchak. From the history of the Civil War on the Volga, the Urals and Siberia. Book. second. Part III. M., 2005. S. 432.
3. Zankevich [MI] Circumstances accompanying the extradition of Admiral Kolchak to the revolutionary government in Irkutsk // White business. Chronicle of the White Struggle. Book. II. Berlin, 1927. S. 151.
4. Kruchinin A. Admiral Kolchak: life, feat, memory. M., 2010. P. 510.
5. Zankevich [M.I.] Decree. op. P. 152.
6. Kruchinin A. Decree op. pp. 511 - 512.
7. Bogdanov K.A. Admiral Kolchak. Biographical story-chronicle. SPb., 1993. P. 265.
8. Gins G.K. Siberia, allies and Kolchak. The turning point in Russian history 1918 - 1920. (Impressions and thoughts of a member of the Omsk government).}

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