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Semyon Mikhaylovich Budenny, (born April 13 [April 25, New Style], 1883, Kozyurin, near Rostov-na-Donu, Russia—died Oct. 17, 1973, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Red Army officer who played a prominent role in the Russian Civil War (1918–20) and later became a marshal of the Soviet Union.

Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny[1] ; 25 April [O.S. 13 April] 1883 – 26 October 1973) was a Russian cavalryman, military commander during the Russian Civil War, Polish-Soviet War and World War II, and politician, who was a close political ally of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

The Russian 1st Cavalry Army under Semyon Budyonny broke through Polish lines in early June. The effects of that were dramatic; Budyonny's success resulted in a collapse of all Polish fronts . On July 4, Mikhail Tukhachevsky 's Western Front began an all-out assault in Belarus from the Berezina River , forcing Polish forces to retreat .

Budenovka, a part of Soviet military uniform, is named after Semyon Budyonny. Budyonny, who was a renowned horse breeder, also created a new horse breed that is still kept in large numbers in Russia: the Budyonny horse , which is famous for its high performance in sports and endurance.

Semyon Budyonny Military officer. Legendary Soviet Field Marshal of the Russian Civil War. He became a symbolic war hero and a star of many anecdotes and folk tales alongside with Chapayev. Background Lived: 1883-1973. Budyonny was born in a town of Bolshaya Orlovka, which is a region of Don Cossacks. He himself was not from the Cossack family.