Commander of the Airborne Troops of the Russian Federation since May 2009. Former head of the Main Directorate of Combat Training and Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2007-2009). Former Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Russia (2006-2007) and Assistant to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation (2004-2006). In 2001-2004 he was the governor of the Ulyanovsk region. Member of the first and second Chechen wars: he was the commander of the grouping of troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Chechnya and the commander of the western direction of the United Group of Forces. Hero of Russia, lieutenant general, candidate of sociological sciences.
Vladimir Anatolyevich Shamanov was born on February 15, 1957 in Barnaul - the administrative center of the Altai Territory, spent his childhood in Uzbekistan. The father abandoned the family early, and the children were brought up by their mother, a multiple champion of the Altai Territory in cross-country skiing, athletics, and cycling. It was she, according to Shamanov, who laid in him the desire for achievements: "Never stop at what has been achieved, always move forward, conquer one height and immediately set yourself another one."
In 1978, Shamanov graduated from the Ryazan Airborne School, after which he became the commander of a self-propelled artillery platoon of the parachute regiment of the Pskov 76th Airborne Division. In 1985-1986 he served in Moldova and Azerbaijan, commanded a battalion of the 104th regiment of the Pskov 76th Airborne Division. It was noted that the commander of the Airborne Forces, Dmitry Sukhorukov, personally appointed him to this position for his success in service, having granted the request of the commander of the Pskov division, Georgy Shpak. As a result of this appointment, Shamanov “missed out” the positions of deputy battalion commander and chief of staff of the battalion, which were usually assigned to officers from school companies.
In the spring of 1986, during the planned jumps in the Pskov division, the main parachute did not open at the battalion commander Shamanov. The spare worked, but after that the main parachute began to open: if their lines were intertwined, the officer could have crashed. The jump ended successfully, although Shamanov managed to spread the parachute lines only at the very ground. After landing, realizing that in the next three years - from entering to graduating from the academy - he would not jump with a parachute, Shamanov, who had just survived the mortal danger, caught a ride, went to the airfield and repeated the jump.
In 1986-1989, Shamanov studied at the Frunze Combined Arms Academy. After graduating from the academy in 1990, Lieutenant Colonel Shamanov was appointed deputy commander of the 300th regiment of the 98th airborne division in Chisinau.
Shamanov participated in a peacekeeping operation in the conflict zone in Nagorno-Karabakh. In 1991, he took command of the 28th regiment, which until 1993 was stationed in Azerbaijan, and then withdrawn to Ulyanovsk. In 1994, Shamanov was transferred to Novorossiysk to the post of chief of staff of the 7th Novorossiysk Airborne Division.
In March 1995, Shamanov was sent to Chechnya. He commanded a grouping of the 7th Novorossiysk Airborne Division. Two months later he was badly wounded. The airborne combat vehicle, which Colonel Shamanov personally drove (he did not like the way the soldier drives the car), was blown up by a mine. The explosion scattered the paratroopers sitting on the armor in different directions. According to Shamanov's biographers, he, the only one inside the BMD, was torn off by seven fragments of his right side, and the eighth could have hit right in the heart, but the life of the officer was saved by the Makarov pistol, which was in the pocket of the unloading vest. The wounded colonel was going to be sent by plane to Rostov, but Shamanov, with the help of the same pistol, managed to convince the head of the hospital, after which he returned to the location of his unit. On June 3, 1995, Shamanov led the landing during the assault on the village of Vedeno, during which more than three hundred militants were destroyed.
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In October 1995, Shamanov was appointed deputy to Gennady Troshev, commander of the 58th Army and commander of the RF Ministry of Defense troops in Chechnya. In the autumn of 1995, Shamanov was awarded the rank of major general.
At the beginning of 1996, the so-called military maneuver groups (VMG) were created to conduct combat operations on the territory of Chechnya, the main task of which was to search for, disarm and destroy illegal armed formations in settlements republics. VMG-1 was headed by General Konstantin Pulikovsky, and VMG-2 - by General Shamanov (according to other sources, Shamanov headed the First maneuver group).
In April 1996, Shamanov became the commander of a grouping of troops of the Russian Defense Ministry in Chechnya and immediately announced the need for "special operations" to resolve the Chechen crisis. It is known that subsequently, during the first Chechen campaign, Shamanov led the troops that stormed the Chechen villages of Dargo and Vedeno, Bamut (Bamut fortified area, Bamut fortress), as well as the villages of Tsentoroy, Goyskoye, Orekhovo.
In July 1996, Shamanov resigned his position and left for Moscow to study at the General Staff Academy, graduating in 1998. In 1997, Shamanov defended his Ph.D. thesis in sociology at the Academy of Instrument Engineering and Informatics. At the same time, his book "Military sociology in modern conditions: the unity of theory and practice" was published.
In 1998-1999, between the two Chechen wars, Shamanov served as chief of staff of the 20th Combined Arms Army in Voronezh.
In August 1999, after a group of armed militants led by field commanders Shamil Basayev and Khattab invaded Dagestan from Chechnya, General Shamanov returned to the Caucasus, becoming commander of the 58th Army of the North Caucasian Military District. The media noted that the transfer of a high position occurred rapidly (in two days) and testified to the important role that the general was assigned to in the operation to destroy Basayev's detachments. Among the military operations carried out by units under the leadership of Shamanov during this period, they named operations to take the Dagestan villages of Chabanmakhi and Karamakhi.
In September 1999, General Shamanov became commander of the western direction of the United Group of Forces (OGV), created by decree of Russian President Boris Yeltsin to conduct a counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus.
Novaya Gazeta wrote that in September 1999, Shamanov ordered to close the passage and passage of vehicles and civilians from the territory of Chechnya to the territory of Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania through checkpoints and police checkpoints. According to the publication, the mass death of civilians was avoided only thanks to the authorities of Ingushetia, who ignored this order of Shamanov. In October 1999, after the administrative border of Chechnya and Ingushetia was nevertheless blocked for the exit of refugees, federal highway"Caucasus" has accumulated a multi-kilometer column of refugees. But the promised Kavkaz-1 checkpoint was not opened (Shamanov's subordinates were responsible for this), and the column of refugees moved in the opposite direction. Near the village of Shaami-Yurt, a convoy was attacked by two SU-25 attack aircraft, as a result of which dozens of people were killed. The Russian military prosecutor's office closed the case for lack of corpus delicti, but the European Court of Human Rights, which also considered the case, ruled in favor of the victims of the bombing.
Novaya Gazeta wrote about the "coolness of temper" of General Shamanov, which, according to the publication, "resulted in numerous punitive operations with no less numerous casualties among the civilian population." The newspaper, in particular, reported that on December 1, 1999, servicemen of the Zapad group under the command of Shamanov blocked the village of Alkhan-Yurt, and, entering it, subjected the settlement to many days of looting. At the same time, according to various estimates, at least 17 people were killed, but this case was not investigated. Shamanov himself, in an interview with Novaya Gazeta correspondent Anna Politkovskaya, claimed that civilians were not injured: "Before the battles, we gave the entire civilian population the opportunity to leave. Moreover, the "corridor" was not for one day, but for a week." The blows, according to him, were inflicted only "on those houses in which there were bandits" or those who "were in one way or another connected with the bandits." Shamanov also included family members of the militants: “How, tell me, can you tell a wife and a sniper?
In the same interview, Shamanov admitted that looting was not uncommon in the troops he led, arguing that this was the work of "contract soldiers": "You know that people who have not found their place in normal life go to war under a contract, they go to war improve your financial situation. However, he was not an opponent of a professional army. "But we don't need the one we are trying to create now," Shamanov noted. He expressed regret that the country "has not created a coherent system of psycho-neurological rehabilitation of soldiers who participated in the battles" and did not deny that he himself needs such rehabilitation.
In December 1999, Shamanov was presented with the title of "Hero of Russia" (the title was awarded in 2000). Kommersant noted that in early January 2000, Shamanov was transferred to Vladikavkaz, but two days later, after the personal intervention of Acting President Vladimir Putin, he was returned to Chechnya.
In January-February 2000, Shamanov participated in the development and implementation of the "Wolf Hunt" operation in Grozny and Alkhan-Kala. The Russian military mined a "corridor" from the encircled Grozny, which was supposed to be used by the militants when they retreated. As a result, several hundred militants were blown up by mines. According to Shamanov himself, it was a brilliant army operation.
A number of media reported that on February 4, 2000, during an operation led by Shamanov in the village of Katyr-Yurt, more than 160 civilians were killed under shelling, but the Russian authorities denied this information. In February 2005, the European Court of Human Rights acknowledged the use of "use of indiscriminate weapons".
In February 2000, Shamanov was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general. In March 2000, Shamanov continued his service as commander of the 58th Army.
In August 2000, Shamanov announced his intention to run for governor of the Ulyanovsk region. According to him, at the same time he received proposals to run for governor from three more subjects of the federation. His candidacy was put forward by several initiative groups from the Ulyanovsk region at once. Obshchaya Gazeta wrote that Shamanov's candidacy in Ulyanovsk began to be seriously considered in early 2000, after sociologists found out that Ulyanovsk residents were ready to vote even for a person "from the outside" if he "demonstrates a willingness to restore order in the region, even dictatorial methods.
In the elections held on December 24, 2000, Shamanov won in the first round of elections. His inauguration ceremony was held in January 2001. The majority of voters (more than 56 percent) preferred him to Governor Yury Goryachev. Goryachev stated that he was confident in the inevitability of the return of socialism, so he kept it in his region. Prices for basic goods under Goryachev were the lowest in the country, but at the same time he did not consider it necessary to pay for electricity, which resulted in an energy crisis in the region. During the election campaign, Shamanov was supported by film director Nikita Mikhalkov. According to Novaya Gazeta, it was his relatives and friends who “at first formed the bureaucratic and financial elite of the region under Shamanov,” and the governor “redistributed property in the region” in their favor.
After Shamanov's election, prices for all goods in the Ulyanovsk region grew at the highest rate in Russia, and the energy crisis was never resolved. At the same time, it was emphasized that Shamanov "does not pay for his sins." Noting that it was under Shamanov that the population learned what it was like to be left without heat in winter and without water in summer, Novaya Gazeta emphasized that the cost of maintaining the governor's administration had tripled under the new head of the region. Shamanov's tenure as governor was accompanied by accusations of corruption. According to the publication "Expert - Volga", under Shamanov "both the region and the provincial capital existed only at the expense of assistance from the federal budget."
Governor Shamanov attempted to pardon and rehabilitate his personal friend, Colonel Yuri Budanov, who was serving a sentence in one of the Ulyanovsk colonies for the murder of 18-year-old Chechen girl Elza Kungayeva. Budanov was arrested in 2000, and on July 25, 2003, the North Caucasus District Military Court found him guilty and sentenced him to ten years in prison in a strict regime colony. In 2004, the convict filed a petition with the pardon commission of the Ulyanovsk region, after which it was signed by Governor Shamanov. The petition was granted, in addition, the commission returned Bulanov's military rank, as well as military awards, which he had lost by court order. However, after information about Shamanov's participation in this case was widely publicized, a scandal erupted, after which the request for pardon was withdrawn. As of December 2007, Budanov was denied parole despite repeated requests.
Among the promises that Shamanov made and which he subsequently forgot about, the media called a promise to deal with the region's debts to power engineers, to complete the construction of a crossing across the Volga in 2004 and to build an Ice Palace in Ulyanovsk. In 2006, Shamanov (now as a former governor) found himself at the center of a scandal that erupted in the Ulyanovsk region around the mentioned sports facility. It was reported that during the period when Shamanov was in charge of the region, 120 million rubles were spent on the construction of the Ice Palace, however, Novye Izvestia noted, "a 'stadium' appeared instead, more precisely, a skating rink resembling a courtyard hockey rink." In 2007, the new governor of the region, Sergei Morozov, announced that the stadium would be dismantled because it could not be used, after which the media accused Shamanov of misappropriating money intended for the construction of the Ice Palace.
In 2003, Shamanov joined the United Russia party and in the same year became a member of the party's supreme political council. However, in 2004, when the regional branch of the party refused to support his candidacy in the upcoming gubernatorial elections, Shamanov, who was about to run again for this post, suspended his membership in the United Russia ranks. At the same time, it was noted that there was a split in the party ranks, since the city branch of the party supported the general in the elections. As he left, Shamanov announced: "I am suspending my membership in the party and handing over my party card to my secretary of the City Council of the party until this issue is resolved." NTV noted that Shamanov even intended to pass on an appeal to party leader Boris Gryzlov, accusing the regional leadership of United Russia of "wasting party money and slandering comrades-in-arms."
In November 2004, Shamanov was appointed assistant to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Fradkov. The general was instructed to deal with "social protection of military personnel and interaction with veteran organizations." In connection with this appointment, he resigned as governor of the Ulyanovsk region and refused to participate in the next gubernatorial elections scheduled for December 2004 (before that, he put forward his candidacy). Analysts then noted that leaving for the government was "the best scenario" for Shamanov, because "due to the decline in his popularity among the inhabitants of the region, he had little chance of winning."
On April 20, 2005, by decree of President Putin, Shamanov was appointed chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission on prisoners of war, internees and missing persons. The publication "Voice of the Chechen Republic" noted that human rights activists, "realizing that the general, who had a hand in the mass disappearances of people in the republic, cannot help in their search, nevertheless seized on this thread," however, "solving the problem of searching for the missing no progress has been made on the territory of Chechnya without a trace of citizens." In September 2005, the human rights center "Memorial" wrote to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Vladimir Ustinov with a request to reopen the criminal charges against Generals Shamanov and Yakov Nedobitko. Human rights activists recalled that back in February 2005, the European Court of Human Rights recognized that both senior officers "are responsible for the "indiscriminate bombardment and shelling of the village of Katyr-Yurt" carried out in February 2000. Insisting on the resumption of the investigation in Russia, human rights activists stated that that Shamanov should be temporarily suspended from his duties for the period of the investigation of the case.However, the case, according to media reports, was closed "for lack of corpus delicti."
In April 2006, Shamanov became one of the leaders of the joint Russian-American Commission on the affairs of prisoners of war and the missing. In the leadership, he represented the Russian side, US President George W. Bush appointed General of the Army Robert Foglesong to head the commission from the American side. As the head of the commission, Shamanov appeared in reports about the dispatch to his homeland of Ravil Mingazov, the only Russian prisoner held in a prisoner of war prison at the American base at Guantanamo Bay. Mingazov was captured by the Americans in 2001 in Afghanistan during an operation against the Taliban.
In the spring of 2007, Shamanov, as one of the leaders of the commission, was received by the President of the United States. According to Shamanov, Bush met with him as a representative of the Russian side "to express, on the one hand, words of gratitude and sum up the results, and on the other hand, to wish that this work does not stop" and stressed that they had a "normal human conversation" took place. However, according to some reports, this event caused a political scandal. According to Novaya Gazeta, after the reception of the odious general, who became famous for his cruelty, "the White House had to justify itself, and the footage of the protocol shooting in a strange and prompt manner disappeared from all official and semi-official sites."
In October 2005, Shamanov was elected leader of the Russian Association of Heroes (RAH), which unites Heroes in its ranks. Soviet Union, Heroes of Russia and full holders of the Order of Glory.
In March 2006, Shamanov was relieved of his post as assistant to the chairman of the government of the Russian Federation and at the same time became an adviser to Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, who oversees the sphere of social protection of military personnel, their families and military pensioners. It was noted that Shamanov had previously criticized the decision adopted in August 2004 federal law on the monetization of benefits: according to the general, the law "has dealt a serious blow to the social status of servicemen." At the same time, Vremya novostei reported, Shamanov "seemed to be against the law on the monetization of benefits for military personnel and military pensioners, but at the same time justified the government's actions in this direction." After his appointment, Shamanov said that first of all he intended to "analyze again the consequences" of the adopted law.
In October 2007, Lieutenant General Shamanov was appointed head of the Main Directorate for Combat Training and Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He signed a contract with the military department. According to analysts, Shamanov's appointment to the ministry, headed by the "civilian" minister Anatoly Serdyukov, was intended to raise the authority of the department in the eyes of the military themselves. According to Vremya Novostei, after his new appointment, Shamanov, in a conversation with journalists, pointed out the need to increase the level of combat training due to "the instability of the situation in Afghanistan, tensions in relations between Russia and Georgia, and the deployment of a US global missile defense system in the western strategic direction."
In May 2009, Shamanov was approved as commander of the Russian Airborne Forces. According to media reports, paratrooper officers welcomed "the return of the general to the winged formation."
In September of the same year, Shamanov found himself at the center of a scandal that erupted after the publication of two articles in Novaya Gazeta: "Detain the investigator!" and "The General and the Lump". They told about the materials of a certain criminal case and the fact that the general of the special forces of the Airborne Forces used to protect his son-in-law, businessman Alexei Khramushin, who was known as an active member of the Tatar criminal group, had the nickname Glyba, was put on the international wanted list and arrested in absentia on charges of attempted murder. In the same month, Russian Defense Minister Serdyukov ordered an official investigation in connection with the publication in the press of information relating to Shamanov's activities. According to the media, the general was on the verge of resignation, since the results of an internal audit were not in his favor. However, Shamanov retained his post: for attempting to use his official position for personal purposes, the officer was "warned of incomplete official compliance" by order of the Minister of Defense.
In October 2010, the car in which Shamanov was traveling together with the acting commander of the Tula airborne unit, Colonel Alexei Naumets and assistant Oleg Chernous, had an accident: the driver of the general, Oleg Zineev, died on the spot, the rest were seriously injured and were hospitalized.
From September 2008 to November 2009, Shamanov was the president of the Taekwondo Union of Russia. The beginning of his tenure in this post was accompanied by a conflict with the previous president Yevgeny Klyuchnikov, whose supporters actually blocked many of Shamanov's decisions, but in June 2009 Klyuchnikov was deprived of all posts in the Union. Shamanov's departure from the post of head of the organization in the fall of 2009 was justified by him "heavy workload on military service and the tasks arising from the speech of the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev" (meaning the statement of the President of Russia made in October 2009 that sports organizations should be headed by "professionals who are able to devote their sport 24 hours a day").
Shamanov is married. His wife Lyudmila appeared in the press as the chairman of the board of the Gubernsky charitable foundation in the Ulyanovsk region.
The Shamanovs have two children - daughter Svetlana and son Yuri. Svetlana graduated from the Faculty of International Business and Business Administration of "one of the most prestigious universities in the capital", speaks five foreign languages, and is fond of choreography. In 2004, the media wrote about her gorgeous wedding: according to Nezavisimaya Gazeta, three million rubles were spent on it (the name of the chosen one was not reported). Son Yuri graduated from the Military University. However, as the media noted, after graduating from the university, the son of Lieutenant General Shamanov did not go to serve in the army. By his own admission, Shamanov Sr., he was strict with his son in childhood: “My wife told me: you don’t educate him, you treat him like a fascist.” According to some reports, the son of the former governor is a candidate of political sciences. In 2004, a Ph.D. thesis of a certain Yuri Vladimirovich Shamanov "Reforming federal relations: a regional aspect. On the example of the Ulyanovsk region" was published.
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Koch Alfred Reingoldovich
Kocharyan Robert Sedrakovich
Kravchuk Leonid Makarovich
Kress Viktor Melkhiorovich
Kryukov Valery Alexandrovich
Kudrin Alexey Leonidovich
Kuznetsov Lev Vladimirovich
Kuznetsov Mikhail Varfolomeevich
Kuzovlev Mikhail Valerievich
Kuyvashev Evgeny Vladimirovich
Kulikov Alexander Dmitrievich
Kulikov Viktor Georgievich
Kuptsov Valentin Alexandrovich
Kuroyedov Vladimir Ivanovich
Kuryanovich Nikolay Vladimirovich
Kuchma Leonid Danilovich
Cameron David
Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich
Lamy Pascal
Lapshin Mikhail Ivanovich
Latyshev Petr Mikhailovich
Lebedev Alexander Evgenievich
Lebedev Vyacheslav Mikhailovich
Lebedev Igor Vladimirovich
Lebedev Platon Leonidovich
Lebed Alexey Ivanovich
Levitin Igor Evgenievich
Levichev Nikolay Vladimirovich
Glacier Vitaly Vladimirovich
Lekishvili Niko Mikhailovich
Lesin Mikhail Yurievich
Lieberman Avigdor Lvovich
Livanov Dmitry Viktorovich
Livni Tzippor
Livshits Alexander Yakovlevich
Limonov Eduard Veniaminovich
Lisin Vladimir Sergeevich
Lisitsyn Anatoly Ivanovich
Lisovsky Sergey Fyodorovich
Litvin Vladimir Mikhailovich
Lityushkin Vladimir Vasilievich
Luzhkov Yuri Mikhailovich
Lukashenko Alexander Grigorievich
Lukin Vladimir Petrovich
Lutsenko Yury Vitalievich
Magomedov Magomedsalam Magomedalievich
Makashov Albert Mikhailovich
Macron Emmanuel
Vladimir Anatolievich
Battles and victories
Commander of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation since May 2009, Head of the Main Directorate of Combat Training and Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2007-2009), Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Russia (2006-2007) and Assistant to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation (2004-2006). Hero of Russia. Colonel General. Candidate of sociological sciences.
History has yet to give its conclusion on how Shamanov fought in the Caucasus. But already contemporaries called him the brightest of the Russian generals.
Vladimir Anatolyevich Shamanov was born on February 15, 1957 in Barnaul, the administrative center of the Altai Territory. He spent his childhood in Uzbekistan. His father left the family early, the children were brought up by their mother, a multiple champion of the Altai Territory in cross-country skiing, athletics, and cycling. It was she, according to Shamanov, who taught him "never stop there, always move forward, conquer one height and immediately set yourself another one."
In 1978, Vladimir graduated from the Ryazan Airborne School and became the commander of a self-propelled artillery platoon of the parachute regiment of the Pskov 76th Airborne Division. In 1985-1986 served in Moldova and Azerbaijan, commanded a battalion of the 104th regiment of the Pskov 76th airborne division. It was noted that the commander of the Airborne Forces, Dmitry Sukhorukov, personally appointed him to this position for his success in service, having granted the request of the commander of the Pskov division, Georgy Shpak. As a result of this appointment, Shamanov "missed" the positions of deputy battalion commander and chief of staff of the battalion, which were usually assigned to officers from school companies. Demanding to the limit to himself and his subordinates, he started his way swiftly, continued uncompromisingly.
In the spring of 1986, during planned jumps in the Pskov division, the main parachute did not open at Battalion Commander Shamanov. Landing miraculously ended successfully. But the battalion commander, who had just survived the mortal danger, caught a ride, went to the airfield and repeated the jump, once and for all defeating fear ...
In 1990, after graduating from the Frunze Combined Arms Academy, Lieutenant Colonel Shamanov was appointed deputy commander of the 300th regiment of the 98th airborne division in Chisinau, participated in a peacekeeping operation in the conflict zone in Nagorno-Karabakh, in March 1995 he was sent to Chechnya, commanded a grouping of the 7th Novorossiysk Airborne Division, two months later he was seriously wounded. The airborne combat vehicle, which Colonel Shamanov personally controlled, was blown up by a mine. The explosion scattered the paratroopers sitting on the armor in different directions. The wounded colonel was going to be sent by plane to Rostov, but Shamanov managed to convince the head of the hospital with a pistol, after which he returned to the location of his unit. On June 3, 1995, he already led the landing during the assault on the village of Vedeno, during which more than three hundred militants were destroyed.
“Analyzing the deeds and actions of this glorious general, I recall the now famous phrase of the king Alexander III: "Courage is patience in danger." So it is curious that Shamanov always despised both danger and patience in equal measure.
Gennady Troshev. "My war. Chechen diary of a trench general.
In October 1995, Shamanov was appointed deputy to Gennady Troshev, commander of the 58th Army and commander of the RF Ministry of Defense troops in Chechnya. They were often compared. One is a diplomat, the other is a warrior without fear or regret. And this despite the fact that the second considered himself a student of the first. A student with his own view of the war ... In early 1996, the so-called military maneuver groups (VMGs) were created to conduct military operations on the territory of Chechnya, the main task of which was to search for, disarm and destroy illegal armed formations in the settlements of the republic. One of the groups was headed by General Shamanov. In April 1996, he became the commander of a grouping of Russian Defense Ministry troops in Chechnya and immediately announced the need for "special operations" to resolve the Chechen crisis. It is known that subsequently, during the first Chechen campaign, Shamanov led the troops that stormed the Chechen villages of Dargo and Vedeno, Bamut (Bamut fortified area, Bamut fortress), as well as the villages of Tsentoroy, Goyskoye, Orekhovo.
He studied at the Academy of the General Staff. In August 1999, after a group of militants Shamil Basayev and Khattab invaded Dagestan from Chechnya, General Shamanov returned to the Caucasus, becoming commander of the 58th Army of the North Caucasian Military District. The media noted that the transfer of a high position occurred rapidly (in two days) and testified to the important role that the general was assigned to in the operation to destroy Basayev's detachments. Among the military operations carried out by units under the leadership of Shamanov during this period, they named operations to take the Dagestan villages of Chabanmakhi and Karamakhi. In September 1999, General Shamanov was appointed commander of the western direction of the United Group of Forces (OGV), created by decree of Russian President Boris Yeltsin to conduct a counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus.
Newspapers have repeatedly written about the "coolness of his temper", accusing him of cruelty to the civilian population. However, he himself constantly explained that his troops give the civilian population the opportunity to leave dangerous objects, leaving the “corridor” open for more than one day, the rest automatically become enemies, dangerous for Russian soldiers. At the same time, not only the general, but also the sociologist Shamanov has repeatedly raised the issue of the psychological rehabilitation of those who fought in Chechnya, not excluding the need for it for himself.
In December 1999, Shamanov was presented with the title of "Hero of Russia", in January-February 2000 he participated in the development and implementation of the "Wolf Hunt" operation in Grozny and Alkhan-Kala. The Russian military mined a "corridor" from the encircled Grozny, which was supposed to be used by the militants during the withdrawal, as a result of which several hundred were killed.
In 2000, Vladimir Shamanov was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general. It is too early to draw final conclusions about General Shamanov's tactics in the Caucasus. History has not yet put everything in its place. But who knows, perhaps in the future he will be called the new Yermolov?
“But I think that for the majority of the military, and for the majority of Russians, Shamanov is a symbol of ... a successful military man. Successful not in the sense of a career, but in the sense of achieving the set goals.
Alexander Cherkasov Member of the Board of the Human Rights Society "Memorial"
In the 2000s, Russia needed tough and authoritative politicians in leadership positions. The country was on the verge of collapse in terms of territorial, national, economic, etc. principle. In January 2001, Vladimir Anatolyevich Shamanov became the governor of the Ulyanovsk region, promising its residents to get the region out of the energy crisis, which he had "inherited" from the former governor. On his initiative, the communal debt of the Ulyanovsk region was restructured, and other measures were taken. However, a political career turned out to be more difficult than an army one. And Shamanov did not go to the second term of governorship, accepting a government appointment to deal with "social protection of military personnel and interaction with veteran organizations" in the status of assistant to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Fradkov. In April 2006, he became one of the leaders of the joint Russian-American Commission on the affairs of prisoners of war and the missing, in March 2006 he was appointed adviser to the Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov, in charge of the social protection of military personnel, their families and military pensioners. In May 2009, Shamanov was approved as commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, in 2012 he was awarded the rank of colonel general. According to media reports, paratrooper officers welcomed the "general's return to the winged formation."
"Always move forward ..." - and remained his life motto. Forward, no matter what! Whether this is good or bad, history will judge. In the meantime, one thing is indisputable: Vladimir Shamanov is a bright commander, a strong personality and a man whose name is of interest all over the world. He serves Russia in the way he understands it - tough, dynamic, efficient.
SURZHYK D.V., Institute world history RAS
Sheremetev Boris Petrovich
Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich
He was the Supreme Commander during the Great Patriotic War, in which our country won, and made all strategic decisions.
Golenishchev-Kutuzov Mikhail Illarionovich
(1745-1813).
1. GREAT Russian commander, he was an example for his soldiers. Appreciated every soldier. "M. I. Golenishchev-Kutuzov is not only the liberator of the Fatherland, he is the only one who outplayed the hitherto invincible French emperor, turning the "great army" into a crowd of ragamuffins, saving, thanks to his military genius, the lives of many Russian soldiers."
2. Mikhail Illarionovich, being a highly educated person who knew several foreign languages, dexterous, refined, able to inspire society with the gift of words, an entertaining story, he served Russia as an excellent diplomat - ambassador to Turkey.
3. M. I. Kutuzov - the first to become a full cavalier of the highest military order of St. George the Victorious of four degrees.
The life of Mikhail Illarionovich is an example of service to the fatherland, attitude towards soldiers, spiritual strength for the Russian military leaders of our time and, of course, for the younger generation - the future military.
Kotlyarevsky Petr Stepanovich
Hero of the Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813 At one time they called the Caucasian Suvorov. On October 19, 1812, at the Aslanduz ford across the Araks, at the head of a detachment of 2221 people with 6 guns, Pyotr Stepanovich defeated the Persian army of 30,000 people with 12 guns. In other battles, he also acted not by number, but by skill.
Linevich Nikolai Petrovich
Nikolai Petrovich Linevich (December 24, 1838 - April 10, 1908) - a prominent Russian military leader, infantry general (1903), adjutant general (1905); general who stormed Beijing.
Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich
The largest figure in world history, life and state activity which left the deepest mark not only in the fate of the Soviet people, but also of all mankind, will be the subject of careful study of historians for more than one century. The historical and biographical feature of this personality is that it will never be forgotten.
During Stalin's tenure as Supreme Commander and Chairman State Committee defense, our country was marked by victory in the Great Patriotic War, massive labor and front-line heroism, the transformation of the USSR into a superpower with significant scientific, military and industrial potential, and the strengthening of the geopolitical influence of our country in the world.
Ten Stalinist strikes - the common name for a number of major offensive strategic operations in the Great Patriotic War, carried out in 1944 by the armed forces of the USSR. Along with other offensive operations, they made a decisive contribution to the victory of the countries Anti-Hitler coalition over Nazi Germany and its allies in World War II.
Donskoy Dmitry Ivanovich
His army won the Kulikovo victory.
Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich
He was the Supreme Commander of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War! Under his leadership, the USSR won Great Victory during the Great Patriotic War!
Maximov Evgeny Yakovlevich
Russian hero of the Transvaal War. He was a volunteer in fraternal Serbia, participating in the Russian-Turkish war. At the beginning of the 20th century, the British began to wage war against a small people, the Boers. Japanese war. In addition to his military career, he distinguished himself in the literary field.
Makarov Stepan Osipovich
Russian oceanographer, polar explorer, shipbuilder, vice admiral. Developed the Russian semaphore alphabet. A worthy person, on the list of worthy ones!
Alekseev Mikhail Vasilievich
One of the most talented Russian generals of the First World War. Hero of the Battle of Galicia in 1914, savior of the Northwestern Front from encirclement in 1915, chief of staff under Emperor Nicholas I.
General of Infantry (1914), Adjutant General (1916). Active participant in the White movement in the Civil War. One of the organizers of the Volunteer Army.
Uvarov Fedor Petrovich
At the age of 27 he was promoted to general. Participated in the campaigns of 1805-1807 and in the battles on the Danube in 1810. In 1812 he commanded the 1st artillery corps in the army of Barclay de Tolly, and later - the entire cavalry of the combined armies.
Miloradovich
Bagration, Miloradovich, Davydov - some very special breed of people. Now they don't do that. The heroes of 1812 were distinguished by complete recklessness, complete contempt for death. And after all, it was General Miloradovich, who went through all the wars for Russia without a single scratch, who became the first victim of individual terror. After Kakhovsky's shot on Senate Square This is the way the Russian revolution proceeded, all the way to the basement of the Ipatiev House. Removing the best.
Peter I the Great
Emperor of All Russia (1721-1725), before that, Tsar of All Rus'. He won the Great Northern War (1700-1721). This victory finally opened free access to the Baltic Sea. Under his rule, Russia Russian empire) became a Great Power.
Shein Mikhail Borisovich
He led the Smolensk defense against the Polish-Lithuanian troops, which lasted 20 months. Under the command of Shein, repeated attacks were repulsed, despite the explosion and a breach in the wall. He held and bled the main forces of the Poles at the decisive moment of the Time of Troubles, preventing them from moving to Moscow to support their garrison, creating an opportunity to assemble an all-Russian militia to liberate the capital. Only with the help of a defector, the troops of the Commonwealth managed to take Smolensk on June 3, 1611. The wounded Shein was taken prisoner and was taken away with his family for 8 years in Poland. After returning to Russia, he commanded an army that tried to return Smolensk in 1632-1634. Executed on boyar slander. Undeservedly forgotten.
Kappel Vladimir Oskarovich
Without exaggeration - the best commander of the army of Admiral Kolchak. Under his command, in 1918, Russia's gold reserves were captured in Kazan. At the age of 36 - lieutenant general, commander of the Eastern Front. The Siberian Ice Campaign is associated with this name. In January 1920, he led 30,000 "Kappelevites" to Irkutsk to capture Irkutsk and release the Supreme Ruler of Russia, Admiral Kolchak, from captivity. The death of the general from pneumonia largely determined the tragic outcome of this campaign and the death of the Admiral ...
Karyagin Pavel Mikhailovich
Colonel Karyagin's campaign against the Persians in 1805 does not resemble real military history. It looks like a prequel to "300 Spartans" (20,000 Persians, 500 Russians, gorges, bayonet charges, "This is crazy! - No, this is the 17th Jaeger Regiment!"). A golden, platinum page of Russian history, combining the slaughter of madness with the highest tactical skill, delightful cunning and stunning Russian impudence
Kondratenko Roman Isidorovich
Warrior of honor without fear and reproach, the soul of the defense of Port Arthur.
Brusilov Alexey Alekseevich
One of the best Russian generals of the First World War. In June 1916, the troops of the Southwestern Front under the command of Adjutant General Brusilov A.A., simultaneously striking in several directions, broke through the enemy’s defense in depth and advanced 65 km. In military history, this operation was called the Brusilovsky breakthrough.
Romanov Alexander I Pavlovich
The actual commander in chief of the allied armies that liberated Europe in 1813-1814. "He took Paris, he founded a lyceum." The Great Leader who crushed Napoleon himself. (The shame of Austerlitz is not comparable to the tragedy of 1941.)
Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky Pyotr Alexandrovich
Kolchak Alexander Vasilievich
Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak (November 4 (November 16), 1874, St. Petersburg, - February 7, 1920, Irkutsk) - Russian oceanographer, one of the largest polar explorers of the late XIX - early XX centuries, military and political figure, naval commander, active member of the Imperial Russian geographical society(1906), admiral (1918), leader of the White movement, Supreme Ruler of Russia.
Member of the Russo-Japanese War, Defense of Port Arthur. During the First World War he commanded a mine division of the Baltic Fleet (1915-1916), Black Sea Fleet(1916-1917). Georgievsky Cavalier.
The leader of the White movement both on a national scale and directly in the East of Russia. As the Supreme Ruler of Russia (1918-1920), he was recognized by all the leaders of the White movement, "de jure" - by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, "de facto" - by the Entente states.
Supreme Commander of the Russian Army.
Gagen Nikolai Alexandrovich
On June 22, trains with units of the 153rd Infantry Division arrived in Vitebsk. Covering the city from the west, the Hagen division (together with the heavy artillery regiment attached to the division) occupied a 40 km long defense zone, it was opposed by the 39th German motorized corps.
After 7 days of fierce fighting, the battle formations of the division were not broken through. The Germans no longer contacted the division, bypassed it and continued the offensive. The division flashed in the message of the German radio as destroyed. Meanwhile, the 153rd Rifle Division, without ammunition and fuel, began to break through the ring. Hagen led the division out of the encirclement with heavy weapons.
For the steadfastness and heroism shown during the Elninsk operation on September 18, 1941 by order People's Commissar Defense No. 308 division received the honorary name "Guards".
From 01/31/1942 to 09/12/1942 and from 10/21/1942 to 04/25/1943 - commander of the 4th Guards Rifle Corps,
from May 1943 to October 1944 - commander of the 57th Army,
from January 1945 - the 26th Army.
The troops under the leadership of N. A. Hagen participated in the Sinyavino operation (moreover, the general managed to break out of the encirclement for the second time with weapons in his hands), Stalingrad and Battles of Kursk, battles in the Left-Bank and Right-Bank Ukraine, in the liberation of Bulgaria, in the Iasi-Kishinev, Belgrade, Budapest, Balaton and Vienna operations. Member of the Victory Parade.
Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich
The only one of the commanders, who on 06/22/1941 carried out the order of the Stavka, counterattacked the Germans, threw them back in his sector and went on the offensive.
Vasilevsky Alexander Mikhailovich
The greatest commander of the Second World War. Two people in history were awarded the Order of Victory twice: Vasilevsky and Zhukov, but after the Second World War, it was Vasilevsky who became the Minister of Defense of the USSR. His military genius is unsurpassed by ANY military leader in the world.
Shein Mikhail
Hero of the Smolensk Defense 1609-11
He led the Smolensk fortress in the siege for almost 2 years, it was one of the longest siege campaigns in Russian history, which predetermined the defeat of the Poles during the Time of Troubles
Antonov Alexey Inokent'evich
Chief strategist of the USSR in 1943-45, practically unknown to society
"Kutuzov" World War II
Humble and dedicated. Victorious. The author of all operations since the spring of 1943 and the victory itself. Others gained fame - Stalin and the commanders of the fronts.
Muravyov-Karssky Nikolai Nikolaevich
One of the most successful commanders of the middle of the 19th century in the Turkish direction.
Hero of the first capture of Kars (1828), leader of the second capture of Kars (the biggest success of the Crimean War, 1855, which made it possible to end the war without territorial losses for Russia).
Soldier, several wars (including World War I and World War II). passed the way to Marshal of the USSR and Poland. Military intellectual. not resorting to "obscene leadership." he knew tactics in military affairs to the subtleties. practice, strategy and operational art.
Drozdovsky Mikhail Gordeevich
Kutuzov Mikhail Illarionovich
After Zhukov, who took Berlin, the brilliant strategist Kutuzov, who drove the French out of Russia, should be second.
Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War. Under his leadership, the Red Army crushed fascism.
Ushakov Fedor Fedorovich
A man whose faith, courage, and patriotism defended our state
Prophetic Oleg
Your shield is on the gates of Tsaregrad.
A.S. Pushkin.
Barclay de Tolly Mikhail Bogdanovich
Finnish war.
Strategic retreat in the first half of 1812
European campaign of 1812
Minich Burchard-Christopher
One of the best Russian generals and military engineers. The first commander who entered the Crimea. Winner at Stavucany.
Loris-Melikov Mikhail Tarielovich
Known mainly as one of the secondary characters in the story "Hadji Murad" by L.N. Tolstoy, Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov went through all the Caucasian and Turkish campaigns of the second half of the middle of the 19th century.
Having shown himself excellently during the Caucasian War, during the Kars campaign of the Crimean War, Loris-Melikov led intelligence, and then successfully performed the duties of commander-in-chief during a difficult Russian-Turkish war 1877-1878, having won a number of important victories over the united Turkish troops and for the third time captured Kars, which by that time was considered impregnable.
Budyonny Semyon Mikhailovich
Commander of the First Cavalry Army of the Red Army during the Civil War. The First Cavalry Army, which he led until October 1923, played an important role in a number of major operations of the Civil War to defeat the troops of Denikin and Wrangel in Northern Tavria and the Crimea.
Slashchev Yakov Alexandrovich
A talented commander who repeatedly showed personal courage in defending the Fatherland in the First World War. He assessed the rejection of the revolution and hostility to the new government as secondary compared to serving the interests of the Motherland.
John 4 Vasilyevich
Bagration, Denis Davydov...
The war of 1812, the glorious names of Bagration, Barclay, Davydov, Platov. An example of honor and courage.
Ermolov Alexey Petrovich
Hero Napoleonic Wars and Patriotic War of 1812 Conqueror of the Caucasus. Smart strategist and tactician, strong-willed and brave warrior.
Rurik Svyatoslav Igorevich
Year of birth 942 date of death 972 Expansion of the borders of the state. 965 conquest of the Khazars, 963 march south to the Kuban region, capture of Tmutarakan, 969 conquest of the Volga Bulgars, 971 conquest of the Bulgarian kingdom, 968 foundation of Pereyaslavets on the Danube ( new capital Rus), 969, the defeat of the Pechenegs in the defense of Kyiv.
Stalin (Dzhugashvili) Joseph Vissarionovich
Dovator Lev Mikhailovich
Soviet military leader, major general, Hero of the Soviet Union. Known for successful destruction operations German troops during the Great Patriotic War. The German command appointed a large reward for the head of Dovator.
Together with the 8th Guards Division named after Major General I.V. Panfilov, the 1st Guards Tank Brigade of General M.E. Katukov and other troops of the 16th Army, his corps defended the approaches to Moscow in the Volokolamsk direction.
Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich
The commander-in-chief of the Red Army, which repelled the attack of Nazi Germany, liberated Evroppa, the author of many operations, including "Ten Stalinist strikes" (1944)
Dubynin Viktor Petrovich
From April 30, 1986 to June 1, 1987 - Commander of the 40th Combined Arms Army of the Turkestan Military District. The troops of this army made up the bulk of the Limited Contingent of Soviet Troops in Afghanistan. During the year of his command of the army, the number of irretrievable losses decreased by 2 times in comparison with 1984-1985.
On June 10, 1992, Colonel General V.P. Dubynin was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
His merits include keeping the President of the Russian Federation B. N. Yeltsin from a number of ill-conceived decisions in the military sphere, primarily in the field of nuclear forces.
Makhno Nestor Ivanovich
Over the mountains, over the valleys
waiting for your blues for a long time
wise father, glorious father,
our kind father - Makhno ...
(peasant song from the Civil War)
He was able to create an army, led successful military operations against the Austro-Germans, against Denikin.
And for * carts * even if he was not awarded the Order of the Red Banner, then this should be done now
Blucher, Tukhachevsky
Blucher, Tukhachevsky and the whole galaxy of heroes of the Civil War. Don't forget Budyonny!
Bobrok-Volynsky Dmitry Mikhailovich
Boyar and governor of the Grand Duke Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy. "Developer" of the tactics of the Battle of Kulikovo.
Nakhimov Pavel Stepanovich
Momyshuly Bauyrzhan
Fidel Castro called him a hero of World War II.
He brilliantly put into practice the tactics developed by Major General I.V. Panfilov of fighting with small forces against an enemy many times superior in strength, which later received the name "Momyshuly's spiral".
Dragomirov Mikhail Ivanovich
Brilliant crossing of the Danube in 1877
- Creation of a tactics textbook
- Creation of the original concept of military education
- Leadership of the NAGSH in 1878-1889
- Huge influence in military matters for the whole 25th anniversary
Uborevich Ieronim Petrovich
Soviet military leader, commander of the 1st rank (1935). Member of the Communist Party since March 1917. Born in the village of Aptandriyus (now the Utena region of the Lithuanian SSR) in the family of a Lithuanian peasant. He graduated from the Konstantinovsky Artillery School (1916). Member of the 1st World War 1914-18, second lieutenant. After the October Revolution of 1917 he was one of the organizers of the Red Guard in Bessarabia. In January - February 1918 he commanded a revolutionary detachment in battles against the Romanian and Austro-German invaders, was wounded and captured, from where he fled in August 1918. He was an artillery instructor, commander of the Dvina brigade on the Northern Front, from December 1918 the head of the 18 divisions of the 6th Army. From October 1919 to February 1920 he was commander of the 14th Army during the defeat of the troops of General Denikin, in March - April 1920 he commanded the 9th Army in the North Caucasus. In May - July and November - December 1920 the commander of the 14th Army in battles against the troops of bourgeois Poland and the Petliurists, in July - November 1920 - the 13th Army in battles against the Wrangelites. In 1921, assistant commander of the troops of the Ukraine and Crimea, deputy commander of the troops of the Tambov province, commander of the troops of the Minsk province, led the fighting in the defeat of the gangs of Makhno, Antonov and Bulak-Balakhovich. From August 1921 commander of the 5th Army and the East Siberian Military District. In August - December 1922, Minister of War of the Far Eastern Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the People's Revolutionary Army during the liberation Far East. He was commander of the North Caucasian (since 1925), Moscow (since 1928) and Belorussian (since 1931) military districts. Since 1926 he was a member of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR, in 1930-31 he was deputy chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR and head of armaments of the Red Army. Since 1934 he has been a member of the Military Council of the NPO. Contributed huge contribution in the matter of strengthening the defense capability of the USSR, education and training of command personnel and troops. Candidate member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) in 1930-37. Member of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee since December 1922. He was awarded 3 Orders of the Red Banner and Honorary Revolutionary Weapons.
Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich
Because it inspires personal example many.
Duke of Württemberg Eugene
Infantry general, cousin of the Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I. Served in the Russian Army since 1797 (enlisted as a colonel in the Life Guards Cavalry Regiment by the Decree of Emperor Paul I). Participated in military campaigns against Napoleon in 1806-1807. For participation in the battle near Pultusk in 1806 he was awarded the Order of St. George the Victorious 4th degree, for the campaign of 1807 he received a golden weapon "For Courage", distinguished himself in the campaign of 1812 (personally led the 4th Jaeger Regiment into battle in the battle of Smolensk), for participation in the Battle of Borodino he was awarded the Order of St. George the Victorious, 3rd degree. Since November 1812, the commander of the 2nd infantry corps in the army of Kutuzov. He took an active part in the foreign campaigns of the Russian army in 1813-1814, the units under his command especially distinguished themselves in the battle of Kulm in August 1813, and in the "battle of the peoples" at Leipzig. For courage at Leipzig, Duke Eugene was awarded the Order of St. George, 2nd degree. Parts of his corps were the first to enter the defeated Paris on April 30, 1814, for which Eugene of Württemberg received the rank of general of infantry. From 1818 to 1821 was the commander of the 1st Army Infantry Corps. Contemporaries considered Prince Eugene of Württemberg one of the best Russian infantry commanders during the Napoleonic Wars. On December 21, 1825, Nicholas I was appointed chief of the Tauride Grenadier Regiment, which became known as the Grenadier Regiment of His Royal Highness Prince Eugene of Württemberg. On August 22, 1826, he was awarded the Order of St. Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Participated in the Russian-Turkish war of 1827-1828. as commander of the 7th Infantry Corps. On October 3, he defeated a large Turkish detachment on the Kamchik River.
Margelov Vasily Filippovich
Suvorov Alexander Vasilievich
A commander who has not lost a single battle in his career. He took the impregnable fortress of Ishmael, the first time.
Kolchak Alexander Vasilievich
Prominent military leader, scientist, traveler and discoverer. Admiral of the Russian Fleet, whose talent was highly appreciated by Sovereign Nicholas II. Supreme Ruler of Russia during the years Civil War, a real Patriot of his Fatherland, a man of tragic, interesting fate. One of those military men who tried to save Russia during the years of unrest, in the most difficult conditions, being in very difficult international diplomatic conditions.
Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich
Grand Duke Russian Mikhail Nikolaevich
Feldzeugmeister General (Commander-in-Chief of the Artillery of the Russian Army), the youngest son of Emperor Nicholas I, Viceroy in the Caucasus since 1864. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army in the Caucasus in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 Under his command, the fortresses of Kars, Ardagan, and Bayazet were taken.
Chuikov Vasily Ivanovich
Commander of the 62nd Army in Stalingrad.
Slashchev-Krymsky Yakov Alexandrovich
Defense of the Crimea in 1919-20 “The Reds are my enemies, but they did the main thing - my business: they revived great Russia!” (General Slashchev-Krymsky).
Yaroslav the Wise
Alekseev Mikhail Vasilievich
An outstanding member of the Russian Academy of the General Staff. The developer and executor of the Galician operation - the first brilliant victory of the Russian army in the Great War.
Saved from the encirclement of the troops of the North-Western Front during the "Great Retreat" of 1915.
Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces in 1916-1917
Supreme Commander Russian army in 1917
Developed and implemented strategic plans offensive operations 1916 - 1917
Continued to advocate the need to preserve Eastern Front and after 1917 (the Volunteer Army is the backbone of the new Eastern Front in the ongoing Great War).
Slandered and slandered in relation to various so-called. "Masonic military lodges", "conspiracy of generals against the Sovereign", etc., etc. - in terms of emigrant and modern historical journalism.
Chichagov Vasily Yakovlevich
He excellently commanded the Baltic Fleet in the campaigns of 1789 and 1790. He won victories in the battle of Eland (15/07/1789), in Revel (02/05/1790) and Vyborg (06/22/1790) battles. After the last two defeats, which were of strategic importance, the dominance of the Baltic Fleet became unconditional, and this forced the Swedes to make peace. There are few such examples in the history of Russia when victories at sea led to victory in the war. And by the way, the battle of Vyborg was one of the largest in world history in terms of the number of ships and people.
Romodanovsky Grigory Grigorievich
There are no outstanding military figures of the period from the Troubles to the Northern War on the project, although there were such. An example of this is G.G. Romodanovsky.
Descended from the family of Starodub princes.
Member of the sovereign's campaign against Smolensk in 1654. In September 1655, together with the Ukrainian Cossacks, he defeated the Poles near Gorodok (not far from Lvov), in November of the same year he fought in the battle of Ozernaya. In 1656 he received the rank of roundabout and headed the Belgorod category. In 1658 and 1659 participated in hostilities against the betrayed hetman Vygovsky and the Crimean Tatars, besieged Varva and fought near Konotop (Romodanovsky's troops withstood a heavy battle at the crossing over the Kukolka River). In 1664, he played a decisive role in repelling the invasion of 70 thousand army of the Polish king on the Left-Bank Ukraine, inflicted a number of sensitive blows on it. In 1665 he was granted a boyar. In 1670, he acted against the Razintsy - he defeated the detachment of the ataman's brother, Frol. The crowning achievement of Romodanovsky's military activity was the war with Ottoman Empire. In 1677 and 1678 troops under his leadership inflicted heavy defeats on the Ottomans. An interesting moment: both main defendants in the battle of Vienna in 1683 were defeated by G.G. Romodanovsky: Sobessky with his king in 1664 and Kara Mustafa in 1678
The prince died on May 15, 1682 during the Streltsy uprising in Moscow.
Kolovrat Evpaty Lvovich
Ryazan boyar and governor. During the Batu invasion of Ryazan, he was in Chernigov. Having learned about the invasion of the Mongols, he hastily moved to the city. Having caught Ryazan all incinerated, Evpaty Kolovrat with a detachment of 1700 people began to catch up with Batu's army. Having overtaken them, he destroyed their rearguard. He also killed the strong heroes of the Batyevs. He died on January 11, 1238.
Izylmetiev Ivan Nikolaevich
Commanded the frigate "Aurora". He made the transition from St. Petersburg to Kamchatka in a record time for those times in 66 days. In the bay, Callao eluded the Anglo-French squadron. Arriving in Petropavlovsk, together with the governor of the Kamchatka Territory, Zavoyko V. organized the defense of the city, during which the sailors from the Aurora, together with the locals, threw into the sea an outnumbering Anglo-French landing force. Then he took the Aurora to the Amur Estuary, hiding it there .After these events, the British public demanded trial of the admirals who lost the Russian frigate.
Commandant of Port Arthur during his heroic defense. The unprecedented ratio of losses of Russian and Japanese troops before the surrender of the fortress is 1:10.
Gurko Joseph Vladimirovich
Field Marshal General (1828-1901) Hero of Shipka and Plevna, Liberator of Bulgaria (a street in Sofia was named after him, a monument was erected). In 1877 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division. To quickly capture some of the passes through the Balkans, Gurko led an advance detachment, composed of four cavalry regiments, an infantry brigade and a newly formed Bulgarian militia, with two batteries of horse artillery. Gurko completed his task quickly and boldly, won a series of victories over the Turks, ending with the capture of Kazanlak and Shipka. During the struggle for Plevna, Gurko, at the head of the troops of the guard and cavalry of the western detachment, defeated the Turks near Gorny Dubnyak and Telish, then again went to the Balkans, occupied Entropol and Orkhanie, and after the fall of Plevna, reinforced by the IX Corps and the 3rd Guards Infantry Division , despite the terrible cold, he crossed the Balkan Range, took Philippopolis and occupied Adrianople, opening the way to Constantinople. At the end of the war, he commanded military districts, was a governor-general, and a member of the state council. Buried in Tver (settlement Sakharovo)
Nakhimov Pavel Stepanovich
Successes in the Crimean War of 1853-56, victory in Sinop battle in 1853, the defense of Sevastopol in 1854-55.
Skopin-Shuisky Mikhail Vasilievich
In the conditions of the decomposition of the Russian state during the Time of Troubles, with minimal material and human resources, he created an army that defeated the Polish-Lithuanian interventionists and liberated most of the Russian state.
Kotlyarevsky Petr Stepanovich
General Kotlyarevsky, son of a priest in the village of Olkhovatka, Kharkov province. Went from Private to General tsarist army. He can be called the great-grandfather of the Russian special forces. He carried out truly unique operations ... His name is worthy of being included in the list of the greatest commanders of Russia
Prince Monomakh Vladimir Vsevolodovich
The most remarkable of the Russian princes of the pre-Tatar period of our history, who left behind great fame and a good memory.
Khvorostinin Dmitry Ivanovich
The commander who did not have defeats ...
Drozdovsky Mikhail Gordeevich
He managed to bring his subordinate troops to the Don in full force, fought extremely effectively in the conditions of the civil war.
Baklanov Yakov Petrovich
The Cossack general, the "thunderstorm of the Caucasus", Yakov Petrovich Baklanov, one of the most colorful heroes of the endless Caucasian war of the century before last, fits perfectly into the image of Russia familiar to the West. A gloomy two-meter hero, a tireless persecutor of mountaineers and Poles, an enemy of political correctness and democracy in all their manifestations. But it was precisely such people who obtained the most difficult victory for the empire in a long-term confrontation with the inhabitants of the North Caucasus and the unkind local nature.
Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich
Ushakov Fedor Fedorovich
During the Russian-Turkish war of 1787-1791, F.F. Ushakov made a serious contribution to the development of the tactics of the sailing fleet. Based on the totality of the principles of training the forces of the fleet and military art, having absorbed all the accumulated tactical experience, F. F. Ushakov acted creatively, based on the specific situation and common sense. His actions were distinguished by decisiveness and extraordinary courage. He did not hesitate to reorganize the fleet into battle formation already at a close approach to the enemy, minimizing the time of tactical deployment. Despite the established tactical rule of finding the commander in the middle of the battle formation, Ushakov, implementing the principle of concentration of forces, boldly put his ship in the forefront and at the same time occupied the most dangerous positions, encouraging his commanders with his own courage. He was distinguished by a quick assessment of the situation, an accurate calculation of all success factors and a decisive attack aimed at achieving complete victory over the enemy. In this regard, Admiral F.F. Ushakov can rightfully be considered the founder of the Russian tactical school in naval art.
Kappel Vladimir Oskarovich
Perhaps the most talented commander of the entire Civil War, even if compared with the commanders of all its sides. A man of powerful military talent, fighting spirit and Christian noble qualities is a real White Knight. Kappel's talent and personal qualities were noticed and respected even by his opponents. The author of many military operations and exploits - including the capture of Kazan, the Great Siberian Ice Campaign, etc. Many of his calculations, which were not evaluated in time and missed through no fault of his own, later turned out to be the most correct, which was shown by the course of the Civil War.
Istomin Vladimir Ivanovich
Istomin, Lazarev, Nakhimov, Kornilov - Great people who served and fought in the city of Russian glory - Sevastopol!
Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich
Marshal of the Soviet Union. Chief of Staff of the Southwestern Front, then at the same time the headquarters of the troops of the Southwestern Direction, commander of the 16th (11 guards army). From 1943 he commanded the troops of the 1st Baltic and 3rd Belorussian fronts. He showed military leadership talent and especially distinguished himself during the Belarusian and East Prussian operations. He stood out for his ability to prudently and flexibly respond to imminent changes in the situation.
"The brightest of the Russian generals" - this is precisely the characteristic that modern historians give to Vladimir Anatolyevich, who, starting from May 2009, has been acting head of the Main Directorate for Combat Training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Today he holds the rank of colonel general and is a hero of Russia.
Childhood and youth
He was born on February 15, 1957 in the administrative center of the Altai Territory, in Barnaul. He spent his childhood in Uzbekistan. Little Volodya practically did not know his father, who left his family very early, therefore, according to him, he owes everything he achieved only to his mother. It was she, the multiple champion of her native land in cross-country skiing, cycling and athletics, who taught her son not to stop there. From childhood, his mother taught him to set more and more new goals, never stop there and not sit in one place. In 1978, Shamanov successfully graduated from the Ryazan Airborne School, after which, unexpectedly for everyone, almost immediately (from 1985 to 1986) he headed the 104th regiment of the Pskov Airborne Division. Dmitry Sukhorukov personally appointed him to such a high position for a young officer. Unlike most officers, he "missed" at once 2 "mandatory" positions of deputy and head of the battalion, to which in most cases officers were appointed after school companies.
In the future, the career of Shamanov, who was extremely demanding not only to his subordinates, but also to himself, developed rapidly. And how could it be otherwise, given the perseverance and firmness of the character of the future general. His inner core is evidenced by an act that the battalion commander committed during planned training jumps in the Pskov division in 1986. Then his main parachute did not open, after which the battalion commander miraculously managed to land successfully. In order to defeat the fear that had arisen once and for all, he returned to the airfield and repeated the jump, proving to himself that he was capable of anything.
real colonel
After graduating from the Combined Arms Academy, Frunze, already in the rank of colonel, became deputy commander of the 300th regiment of the airborne division No. 98 in Chisinau. In the early 90s, he participated in a peacekeeping operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, where, at that time, numerous military clashes took place. And in March 1995 he was sent to Chechnya, where he was seriously wounded. The airborne combat vehicle, which the colonel personally controlled, was blown up by a mine, after which all the paratroopers who were sitting on the vehicle were scattered in different directions. He himself ended up in the hospital with serious injuries, and his attending physician was going to send him for further rehabilitation to Rostov. However, here again the outstanding character of the colonel manifested itself. He, threatening with a pistol, "convinced" the doctor to return him to the location of the unit, where already on July 3 he led the landing during the assault on the village of Vedeno, in which more than 300 militants were destroyed. In October of the same year, Vladimir Anatolyevich became the deputy of Gennady Troshev, who at that time commanded the 58th Army in Chechnya. The main task of the units was to search for militants scattered throughout Chechnya, who were hiding in numerous villages and auls. During the leadership of the troops, he participated in the storming of more than 7 towns and villages. In August 1999, already in the position of a general, he was sent to the Caucasus, where he immediately became commander of the 58th Army of the Northern Military District. The media have repeatedly emphasized that the transfer of such a high position took place literally within 2 days, which spoke of the huge role that was assigned to the general. The change of position was due to the fact that a group of militants led by Basayev and Khattab invaded the territory of Dagestan. It was there that he participated in the liberation of a number of villages from militants.
Newspapers have repeatedly written about the general's extreme cruelty towards the civilian population. He himself, more than once, spoke with explanations regarding the charges against him, noting that the Russian army leaves the corridors for several days, through which civilians can freely leave dangerous areas of hostilities. Those who remain inside the corridors, in which the “cleansing” is then carried out, pose a serious danger to Russian soldiers. At the same time, not only the general, but also the sociologist, Shamanov, repeatedly spoke about the need for psychological rehabilitation for all those who fought in Chechnya, not excluding the need for rehabilitation for himself. In December 1999, he received the title of "Hero of Russia", and in 2000 he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. To date, it is impossible to give an accurate assessment of the actions of the general during the hostilities in Chechnya, but it is simply impossible to deny the courage, devotion to the fatherland and the iron core of Vladimir Anatolyevich.
One of those who unleashed a war with the fraternal people of Ukraine, the culprit of the illegal annexation of Crimea and the invasion of the occupying forces in the Donbass, is Colonel General Shamanov. The track record of this Hero of Russia is eloquent and very impressive.
This “warrior” is followed by a rather long tail of criminal offenses, including hundreds of lives of Ukrainians and Russians, however, by the will of his accomplices, Shamanov, instead of a prison inmate, turned into a deputy of the illegitimate State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation. What "distinguished" in the service of the fatherland, then, this odious character, according to the website of the "Kuban People's Republic".
First of all, I would like to note how Mr. Shamanov considers - "By providing assistance to the fraternal Syrian people, we tested more than 300 new types of weapons," the head of the State Duma committee said at the meeting. Thus, the deputy stressed, the effectiveness of Russian weapons was demonstrated to the whole world.
“It is no coincidence that today even countries that are not our allies come to us in a number of directions with the aim of purchasing our weapons,” he said. We have already heard what such tests led to. Thousands of dead Syrian civilians and hundreds of casualties and injuries among Russians in combat with American forces.
Shamanov as a "career military man"
Shamanov is known for his cruelty, tyranny, uncontrollable manifestations of aggression, use of his official position for his own selfish interests, he always neglected the law for personal gain, but thanks to the "protection" from the Prosecutor General's Office and the leadership of the Russian Federation, he managed to avoid criminal liability.
Shamanov in the 90s.
Behind the screen created by Russian propaganda of the “invincible, inflexible and famous commander of the Airborne Forces”, there is a war criminal on whose hands the blood of hundreds of killed and tortured civilians is hiding, a corrupt official with direct ties to the criminal world, a typical representative of the criminal-oligarchic environment that reigns in the highest echelons of Russian power.
Reference. General Shamanov, born February 15, 1957, graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School in 1978, and from the Frunze Military Academy in 1989. From March 1995 - commander of the operational group of the 7th Airborne Forces of the Airborne Forces of the RF Armed Forces in Chechnya, from October 1995 - deputy commander of the group of troops of the RF Ministry of Defense in Chechnya and deputy commander of the 58th Army of the North Caucasian Military District, from April to June 1996 - commander of the group of troops of the RF Ministry of Defense in Chechnya, during 1996 - 1998. - Student of the Academy of the General Staff, from 1998 to 1999. - Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the 22nd Army of the Moscow Military District, since July 1999 - Commander of the 58th Army, since September 1999 - Commander of the Western Direction of the Joint Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus, since 2000. - Commander of the 58th army.
Shamanov as punisher and killer
The information published in the media about the military and punitive operations that were carried out under the leadership or with the participation of General Shamanov in Chechnya are characterized by excessive cruelty, large casualties among the civilian Chechen population and looting.
Shamans in Chechnya. In October 1999, during the so-called. "counter-terrorist operation" in the North Caucasus, on the criminal order of Shamanov, in the area of the village of Shaamy-Yurt, a blow was struck on a column of refugees by two Su-25 attack aircraft, as a result of which dozens of civilians were killed. In February 2000, during a military operation led by Shamanov in the village of Katyr-Yurt, more than 160 civilians were killed under shelling. The Russian military prosecutor's office closed the case "for lack of corpus delicti", but the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of the victims of the airstrike. Shamanov tried to avoid responsibility for the destruction of civilians by explaining about mental disorders in him and his subordinates.
Political scientist Timur Aliyev, now an aide to the President of Chechnya, wrote: “Goiskoye is my native village. Three streets with less than two thousand people. The village stretched from north to south for three kilometers, and from east to west - less than two hundred meters. General Shamanov, having aviation and armored vehicles at his disposal, took about two months ... I don’t understand anything in military affairs, but I allow myself to think that a general who cannot jump over such a barrier as Goiskoye in two steps is a worthless warrior . If we talk about human qualities, then there is a fact: before the first air strike on Goisky, General Shamanov did not allow even women and children to be taken out of him” (Newspaper “Chechen Society”, September 28, 2007).
Shamanov as a war criminal
According to Timur Aliev, the life of civilian Shamans is not worth a penny, which became the basis of many subsequent problems. Because even then, in addition to military cases, criminal cases went.
Shamanov, 2005. The main military prosecutor's office in 1995 initiates a criminal case 29/00/003495. The bottom line is this: on October 24, 1995, Shamanov led the operation at the Ingush airport Sleptsovsk. With the support of combat helicopters, troops landed there, and although there were no militants at the airport, the shaman paratroopers opened fire on everyone who was there. They killed a local taxi driver, three civilians were injured, along the way, the military riddled cars that came to hand and robbed a cafe.
In August 1999, Shamanov took over the 58th army, which, at that time, was fighting in Dagestan. In December 1999, shamanists "frolic" in the village of Alkhan-Yurt, plundering it and killing dozens of residents. The Chechen politician and businessman Malik Saidulaev, loyal to the Kremlin authorities, testified that it was on Shamanov's command that the massacre was carried out in his native Alkhan-Yurt, where there were no militants for a long time. “This general actually turned his subordinates against the Chechen people. Where Shamanov was, there is the most blood among civilians, there were also more deaths of Russian soldiers.”
Shamanov as a criminal
During Shamanov's tenure in 2000-2004 as governor of the Ulyanovsk region, after his dismissal from military service, including due to a penchant for sadism and mental imbalance, his features also manifested themselves in civilian life.
Governor Shamanov initiated the pardon and rehabilitation of his personal friend, Colonel Yuri Budanov, who was serving a sentence in one of the Ulyanovsk colonies for the murder of 18-year-old Chechen girl Elza Kungayeva. Bulanov's military rank was returned, as well as military awards, which he retained by court order. However, after information about Shamanov's participation in this case was widely publicized, a scandal arose, after which the request for pardon was withdrawn.
Shamanov commander of the Airborne Forces. Ulyanovsk journalists wrote how, together with the guards, he brutally beat his former friend, businessman Khamza Yambaev, and at the same time, for some reason, promised to hang Jews from an aspen tree. The local press began to publish letters from readers who wrote that "the mentally ill should be in an appropriate medical institution, and not in leadership positions."
Shamans like a raider and a thief
During 2005 - 2007, having settled down as a nominal assistant to the chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, and then as an adviser to the RF Ministry of Defense, Shamanov "on his knees" achieved a return to military service and was appointed to a non-prestigious position for a military general - head of the Main Directorate of Combat Training and Service of the Armed Forces of the RF Armed Forces, from which in 2009 he was appointed commander of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Shamanov on the "citizen". In 2009, Shamanov, together with Colonel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vadim Pankov (commander of the 45th separate regiment special purpose Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) organized the so-called. business with the use of military personnel from the special forces of the regiment for raider actions and protecting the corporate interests of his son-in-law Khramushin (criminal authority nicknamed "Glyba"), who was accused of killing Dmitry Barchenkov (chairman of the board of directors of the Schelkovsky agricultural holding). This is evidenced by the publication of transcripts of telephone conversations, originally made in Novaya Gazeta, in the articles Detain the Investigator!, General and Glyba.
In 2012, due to a conflict with the former head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation N. Makarov due to corruption schemes with the purchase of equipment for the Airborne Forces, Shamanov was supposed to be removed from his post, but due to a change in the leadership of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, he remained in office.
General Shamanov is considered one of the developers of the concept and implementation of the raider plan for the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine in the Donbass.
Shamanov, as ... "State Duma deputy"
In September 2016, Shamanov was elected to the State Duma of the 7th convocation from United Russia. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Shamanov Vladimir Anatolyevich, was relieved of his post as commander of the Airborne Forces of the RF Armed Forces, in connection with his election to the new composition of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
By State Duma Resolution No. 10-7 dated October 5, 2016, GD Shamanov was elected Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee.
In his new position, no one prevents Shamanov from stealing from the budget and withdrawing money to the West through his former deputies in the governor's position.
Shamanov Vladimir Anatolyevich - Commander of the 58th Army of the North Caucasian Military District and Commander of the Western Direction of the Joint Grouping of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus, Guards Major General.
Born on February 15, 1957 in the city of Barnaul, Altai Territory. Russian. He spent his childhood in the Uzbek SSR. Graduated from high school.
In the army since 1974. In 1978 he graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command twice Red Banner School named after Lenin Komsomol (Ryazan VVDKU), in 1989 - from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze, and in 1998 - from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Since 1978 - commander of a platoon of self-propelled artillery installations of a separate self-propelled artillery battalion of the 76th Guards Airborne Division (Pskov city). Since 1979 - a platoon commander, and since 1980 - a company commander of cadets of the Ryazan VVDKU. In 1984-1986 he was commander of the parachute battalion of the 104th Guards Parachute Regiment of the 76th Guards Airborne Division.
Since 1989 - Deputy Commander of the 300th Parachute Regiment of the 98th Guards Airborne Division (Kishinev, Moldavian SSR), since 1990 - Commander of the 328th Guards Parachute Regiment of the 104th Guards Airborne Division ( since 1990 - the city of Ganja of the Republic of Azerbaijan, since 1993 - the city of Ulyanovsk), and since 1994 - chief of staff - deputy commander of the 7th Guards Airborne Division (city of Novorossiysk).
In March 1995 he was sent to the Chechen Republic at the head of the operational group of the 7th Guards Airborne Division. In April 1995 he was seriously wounded, but returned to duty. In October 1995, he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Troop Grouping of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Chechen Republic and Deputy Commander of the 58th Army of the North Caucasian Military District (Vladikavkaz).
From April to July 1996 - commander of the grouping of troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Chechen Republic. He led the troops that took the villages of Vedeno, Goiskoye, Dargo, Orekhovo, Tsentaroy, commanded the capture of the Bamut fortified area.
Since 1998 - Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the 20th Army of the Moscow Military District (Voronezh). From August 1999 to December 2000 - Commander of the 58th Army of the North Caucasus Military District. He took an active part in the hostilities to repel the invasion of Chechen bandit formations in the Republic of Dagestan, including leading the operation to liberate the villages of Karamakhi and Chabanmakhi.
From September 1999 to March 2000 - Commander of the Western Direction of the United Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus. In October 1999, units of the Western direction, under his leadership, liberated the Achkhoy-Martan and Urus-Martan regions of the Chechen Republic, went to the capital - the city of Grozny.
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 4, 1999, for the courage and heroism shown in the liquidation of illegal armed groups, Major General Shamanov Vladimir Anatolievich He was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with the award of a special distinction - the Gold Star medal.
In January-February 2000, he participated in the development and implementation of the "Wolf Hunt" operation. In March 2000, he was offered to take the post of commander of the Moscow District of Internal Troops, but his transfer to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation did not take place (on April 5, 2000, he withdrew his transfer report).
In August 2000, he announced his intention to run for the post of head of administration (governor) of the Ulyanovsk region. December 24, 2000 won the first round of elections, receiving 56.26% of the vote. From January 2001 to November 2004 - head of the administration (governor) of the Ulyanovsk region. In 2004 he was dismissed from military service.
Since November 2004 - Assistant to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and since March 2006 - Advisor to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation on social protection of servicemen and military pensioners. In November 2007, he was again accepted into military service under a contract and was appointed head of the Main Directorate for Combat Training and Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In August 2008, he was appointed commander of the grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Abkhazia, carried out an operation to occupy the eastern mountainous regions of the republic and disarm the Georgian troops stationed there.
From May 24, 2009 to October 4, 2016 - Commander of the Airborne Forces. In 2016, he was discharged from military service.
On October 30, 2010, he was seriously injured as a result of a car accident in the Tula region, after which he was treated at the Main Military Clinical Hospital named after Academician N.N. Burdenko in Moscow. From December 27, 2010 to February 9, 2011 he was on a rehabilitation vacation in a sanatorium in Sochi. February 10, 2011 returned to duty.
On September 18, 2016, he was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation. Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee.
Lives and works in Moscow.
Military rank:
major general (1995),
lieutenant general (21.02.2000),
colonel general (05/30/2012).He was awarded the orders of St. George 4th degree (08/27/2008), Alexander Nevsky (10/11/2018), Courage (01/13/1996), "For service to the Motherland in Armed Forces USSR "3rd degree (11/28/1991), medals. He was awarded the gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (03/26/2007).
Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation (April 9, 2008).
Honorary citizen of Makhachkala (03/1/2000) and the Ryazan region (11/14/2013).
President of the Russian Association of Heroes (since 2005). Conducts active social activities, work on social support of veterans and patriotic education youth and population. Candidate of sociological sciences (1997).
