Fedir Shchus
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Fedir Shchus also known as Fyodor Shuss was a commander in the Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine of Nestor Makhno.Originally separate and independent of Makhno, Shchus eventually swore his loyalty to Makhno and became one of his ablest officers. As a commander, Shchuss proposed that the RIAU should retreat and hide to recover their loses after being defeated by Austro-Hungarian troops, local landowners and German colonists near the village of Dibrovka, although Makhno overruled this and counter-attacked the village. He had many disagreements with Makhno and Shchus acted as a semi-independent commander, who used terror against the German colonists in the Ukraine. Because of this constant use of terror, Makhno arrested Shchus and promised to shoot him, but Shchus could resist the power of Makhno in the region. Makhno's power and influence rested not on military strength alone. Shchus swore his loyalty to Makhno and promised not to repeat the murders.
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