Ivan Lazarev

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Ivan Davidovich Lazarev (Hovhannes Davti Lazaryan) (Russian: Иван Давыдович Лазарев) (1820–1878), was a Russian general of Armenian origin.

Lazarev was a descendant of an old Armenian noble house hailing from Artsakh (or: "Karabakh"). He was born in the city of Shushi. Lazarev participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. He was the commander of the division that took Kars, for which he was awarded the Order of Saint George of the second degree on December 19, 1877.