the cities of Grodno, Minsk, Samara, Orenburg and Stary Oskol. Guy Boulevard in Togliatti is also named for Bzhishkian. Honors and awards Russian Empire Soviet Union Bzhishkian was also made an honorary citizen of Minsk. Commands Hayk Bzhishkian commanded some regiments, divisions and higher military formations: July–November 1918: 1st Samara Infantry Division, transformed into 24th Rifle Division that took over Simbirsk (Ulyanovsk) and was later known as "Samara-Ulyanovsk Iron Division". January–May, 1919: 1st Army (RSFSR) August–September 1919: 42nd Rifle Division September 1919-March 1920: 1st Caucasus Cavalry Division During the Polish-Soviet War he commanded the 2nd Cavalry Corps and (from June or July) 3rd Cavalry Corps, also known as "Kavkor", on the right flank of the Western Front. In August 1920 he covered the retreat of the 4th Army and was interned in East Prussia 1923—1924: 7-th Cavalry Division (Georgy Zhukov served under his command and highly praised him later in his memoirs). Name Hayk's first name is sometimes given as Gaia, Гая, or Gai, as well as Ghaia or Ghai; the patronymic is sometimes spelt as "Dimitrievich" or "Dimitriyevich" or "Dmitriyevich"; the last name also spelt as Bzhishkiants (Бжишкянц); in Polish sources related to Polish-Soviet War he is referred to as either Gaj Brzyszkian, Gaj Dimitrijewicz Gaj or Gaj-Chan (Khan), or Gay-Khan (English spelling). His first name, Гайк, is a Russian transliteration of "Haik", which was further corrupted in various Latinizations. Works Первый удар по Колчаку (The first shot on Kolchak). Leningrad, 1926. На Варшаву! Действия 3 конного корпуса на Западном фронте (At Warsaw Action 3 Cavalry Corps on the Western Front). Moscow, Leningrad, 1928. В боях за Симбирск (In the battle for Simbirsk). Ulyanovsk, 1928. References Bibliography W. Bruce Lincoln, Red Victory (1989, repr. 1999) Norman Davies, White Eagle, Red Star (1972), Bzhishkyan, Gayk Bzhishkyan, Gayk People from Tabriz Iranian people of Armenian descent Russian people of Armenian descent Soviet komkors Soviet rehabilitations Great Purge victims from Armenia Executed Iranian people Iranian emigrants to the Soviet Union Iranian emigrants to the Russian Empire Russian people of Iranian descent Executed Soviet people Recipients of the Cross of St. George Recipients of the Order of St. Anna Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Russian military personnel of World War I People of the Polish–Soviet War Soviet people of Iranian descent Nersisian School alumni People of the First Republic of Armenia Soviet Armenians Members of the Communist Party of the