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The Generals of the Russain Army
Baluevsky, Yury Nikolaevich
First Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of the Joint Staff (since July 19, 2004), Colonel General.
Born January 9, 1947 in Truskavets, Lvov Region, Ukrainian SSR. Graduated from the Leningrad Higher General Military Command School (1970), Frunze Academy (1980) and General Staff Academy (1990).
Served as commander of an infantry troop and squadron, as an officer in the staff operations division of the 28th General Krasnoznamennaya Army (Grodno) of the Belarusian Military District. Made an officer in 1974, then served as senior officer in the staff operations division of the Army Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. In 1979, made senior officer of the staff operations division of the 6th General Army (Petrozavodsk), then senior of the operative staff department of the Leningrad Military District.
From 1982-1988, served in the Main Operations Department of the Joint Staff as senior operations officer and group head. After 1990, special missions officer for Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR Vladislav Achalov, deputy desk officer, desk officer of Main Operations Department of the Joint Staff. In 1993, made chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Russian Military Group in the Transcaucasus. In 1995, made department chief and deputy chief of the Main Operations Department of the Joint Staff of the Air Force of the Russian Federation. In June 1996, became acting chief of the Main Operations Department of the Joint Staff and, in August 1997, was confirmed in that position. Was first deputy to Chief of the Joint Staff Anatoly Kvashnin at the same time. In 2001, dismissed as chief of the Main Operations Department but remained first deputy to the Chief of the Joint Staff.
Awards the order “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 3rd degree, and the Order of Virtue, as well as nine medals.
Rukshin, Aleksandr Sergeevich
Chief of the Main Operations Department (since August 28, 2001), first deputy Chief of the General Staff (since August 2004), Colonel General.
Born April 1, 1949, in Bar, Vinnitsa Region, Ukrainian SSR. Graduated from the Kiev Higher General Military Command School (1972), Frunze Academy (1978) and Joint Staff Academy (1990).
Began as a troop commander, served in infantry and tank divisions. At the end of the 1980s, commanded the 129th Infantry Training Division (Knyaze-Volkonskoe) of the Far Eastern Military District. Then made chief of staff and first deputy commander of the army of the Belarusian Military District. In 1992, made first deputy department chief and chief of a department of the Main Operations Department of the Joint Staff. In 1996, deputy, later first deputy, to Chief of the Main Operating Division Yury Baluevsky. In 2000, headed the Joint Staff commission on optimizing the organization and staff structure of the Volga and Ural Military Districts, which decided to unite the two.
Smirnov, Vasily Vasilyevich
Chief of the Main Mobilization Department and Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff (since August 15, 2002), Colonel General.
Born March 30, 1950, in Pyshchug, Kostroma Region. Graduated from higher military school, Frunze Academy and Joint Staff Academy.
In 1967, began service in various command and staff capacities. Worked in Joint Staff after 1982. In the mid-1990s, became department chief for Armed Forces procurement for the Main Mobilization Department of the Joint Staff. In December 1997, made deputy chief of the Main Mobilization Department. In July 2002, acting chief of the department.
Skvortsov, Aleksandr Sergeevich
Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff (since August 1999), Colonel General.
Born May 13, 1948. Graduated from Ulyanovsk Guards Higher Tank Command School (1970), the Armored Forces Academy (1978) and Joint Staff Academy (1985). Served in various command and staff capacities. Since 1985, engaged in teaching and research. In 1992, made first deputy chief of the Department of Force Development and Reform of the Ministry of Defense, assistant to Chief of the Joint Staff Mikhail Kolesnikov. In 1994, made deputy chief of the Joint Staff Academy for research. In January 1998, made deputy to Chief of the Main Operations Department Yury Baluevsky, then chairman of the Joint Staff military science committee and assistant to Chief of the Joint Staff Anatoly Kvashnin for military science.
Candidate of Science in political science, instructor. Author of more than 30 scientific works on military strategy and geopolitics. Chairman of the Scientific Coordinating Council on Military History of the Russian Air Force.
Awarded the order “For Military Service,” Order of Honor, “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” and various medals.
Korabelnikov, Valentin Vladimirovich
Chief of the Intelligence Department of the Joint Staff (since May 1997), General of the Army.
Born January 4, 1946, in Tambov Region. Graduated from the Minsk Higher Antiballistic Engineering School (1969), Frunze Academy (1974) and Joint Staff Academy (1988).
Worked for more than 20 years in the Main Intelligence Department of the Joint Staff. In 1992, made chief of a department and first deputy chief of the Main Intelligence Department. In july 1999, was thanked by Russian President Boris Yeltsin for his “significant contribution to the process of settling the conflict in Kosovo.”
Specialist in information support systems for military and military policy decisions. Heads research to determine the development of information systems. Author of a number of research works. Corresponding member of Technical Means of Intelligence and Target Detection of the Russian Academy of Ballistic and Artillery Sciences.
Valynkin, Igor Nikolaevich
Chief of the 12th Main Department of the Ministry of Defense (since September 8, 1996), Colonel General.
Born October 16, 1942 in Verebye, Leningrad Region. Graduated from Serpukhov Higher Engineering Command School (1965), the command faculty of Dzerzhinsky Academy (1975) and the Joint Staff Academy.
Served in various engineering command capacities. Began as deputy chief of a technical missile base. Then rose through the military ranks to become deputy chief of the 12th Main Department of the Ministry of Defense in April 1992.
Maslov, Aleksey Fedorovich
Commander-in-Chief of Ground Forces (since November 5, 2004), Colonel General.
Born September 23, 1953, in Panskoe, Kursk region. Graduated from the Kharkov Higher Tank Command School (1974), Armored Forces Academy (1984) and Joint Staff Academy (1998).
Served as troop, squadron and battalion commander in the Carpathian Military District. In 1986, became regiment commander and deputy commander of the 15th Mozyr Guards Tank Division of the Central Forces Group (Czechoslovakia). Transferred to the Volga-Ural Military District along with division in 1990. In 1994, made commander of the 15th Tank Division (Chebarkul) of the Ural Military District. In 1998, appointed deputy commander for battle preparedness of forces of the Transbaikal Military District (Chita). In 1999, after the merger of the Siberian and Transbaikal Military Districts, became deputy commander and head of the department of battle preparedness of the Siberian Military District. In March 2000, made chief of staff and first deputy commander of the 36th Army (Borzya) of the Siberian Military District. In June 2001, became commander of the 57th Army Corps (Ulan-Ude). In March 2003, made chief of staff and first deputy commander of forces of the North Caucasus Military District.
Awarded the order “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 3rd degree, as well as ten medals.
Mikhailov, Vladimir Sergeevich
Commander-in-chief of the Air Force (since January 21, 2002), General of the Army.
Born October 6, 1943, in Kudinovo, Moscow Region. Graduated from Kudinovo Machine-Building School with specialty in foundry engineering (1962), Eisk Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots (1966, with a gold medal), Gagarin Air Force Academy (1975, by correspondence) and the Joint Staff Academy (1991).
Served in practically all flying capacities, commanded an air regiment in Taganrog. In 1980, made chief of the Borisoglebsk Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots, in 1985 deputy, then first deputy, commander of the Air Force in Moscow Military District. Made commander of the North Caucasus Military District in 1991 and commander of the 4th Air Force (Rostov-on-Don). Made more than 40 battle flights in Chechnya. Made deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force in 1998.
Distinguished pilot. Has flown about 20 types of aircraft, 6000 hours of flight time. Hero of the Russian Federation (according to media reports, received this title for his role in the operation to liquidate Chechen separatist leader Dzhokar Dudaev).
Kuroedov, Vladimir Ivanovich
Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Fleet (since November 7, 1997), Admiral.
Born September 5, 1944, in Bamburovo, Maritime Territory. Graduated from the engineering faculty of Makarov Pacific Higher Naval School (1967), Naval Academy (1978), Joint Staff Academy (1989, with a gold medal).
In 1967, made commander of a military navigation unit of a patrol boat in the Pacific Fleet and assistant to the commander of the ship. In 1971, made commander of a patrol ship of the 47th Regional Naval Defense Brigade (Russky Island). Later, became assistant to the chief of staff of the antisubmarine brigade, senior assistant to the chief of a division of the Strelok Naval Base. In 1976, made chief of staff of the 47th Regional Naval Defense Brigade. In 1981, became commander of a brigade of minesweepers of the Maritime Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet (Razboinik); in 1984, became chief of staff and first deputy commander of the diversified forces flotilla of the Pacific Fleet. In 1989, became of a Maritime flotilla (Fokino). In 1993, became chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Baltic Fleet. In February 1996, made commander of the Pacific Fleet and, in 1997, chief of the General Staff and first deputy commander-in-chief of the Naval Fleet. Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Ballistic and Artillery Sciences.
Doctor of Political Science (dissertation topic: “State Strategy for the Defense and Realization of the National Interests of Russia in the World Ocean”).
Awarded orders “For Military Service” and “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 3rd degree.
Solovtsov, Nikolay Evgenyevich
Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces (since April 26, 2001), Colonel General.
Born January 1, 1949 in Zaisan, Western Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR. Graduated from the Rostov Higher Engineering Command School with a specialization in automated control systems (1971), the command faculty of Dzerzhinsky Academy (1977), Higher Academic Courses in Dzerzhinsky Academy (1984), and the Joint Staff Academy (1991, external degree).
Began working as an engineer in 1971 and became commander of a launch group in a missile regiment. In 1977, became chief of staff and first deputy commander of a rocket regiment. In 1980, made commander of the Guard Rocket Regiment of the 39th Glukhov Division of the Strategic Missile Forces (Berdsk, Novosibirsk Region). In 1983, became chief of staff of the 39th Missile Division (Pashino, Novosibirsk Region). In 1984, appointed commander of the 35th Missile Division (Barnaul), at which the first Topol missiles were commissioned under his leadership. In 1989, made first deputy commander of the 31st Missile Army (Orenburg). In November 1992, commanded the 53 Missile Army (Chita). In 1994, made first deputy commander-in-chief of the Strategic Missile Forces. In August 1997, made chief of Dzerzhinsky Academy (since June 1998, the Peter the Great Strategic Missile Forces Academy).
Doctor of Military Sciences, professor. Author of more than 30 scientific works, including the textbooks Foundations of the Tactics of the Strategic Missile Forces, Theoretical Bases of Management, The Foundations of Domestic and Foreign Military Science.
Awarded the orders “For Service to the Fatherland,” 4th degree, “For Military Service,” “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 3rd degree, “Sign of Honor,” and various medals.
Popovkin, Vladimir Alekseevich
Commander of the Aerospace Forces (since March 10, 2004), Lieutenant General.
Born September 25, 1957, in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR. Graduated from Mozhaisky Military Engineering Institute (1979), Dzerzhinsky Academy (1989).
Served as a division engineer in the second launch complex (the “Gagarin launch complex”) of the cosmodrome at Baikonur, then as chief of the division and chief of the command. In 1989, served as an officer, then senior officer, in a division of Office of the Space Director of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. In 1991, became senior operations officer at the Joint Staff, group chief, deputy chief of a division. In 1999, made division chief in the Joint Staff Main Operations Department. In June 2001, made chief of staff of the Missile Forces and first deputy commander of the Aerospace Forces.
Kolmakov, Aleksandr Petrovich
Commander of the Airborne Infantry (since September 8, 2003), Colonel General.
Born July 31, 1955, in Kaliningrad, Moscow Region. Graduated from Ussuriisk Suvorov School (1976), Frunze Academy (1985) and Joint Staff Academy (1995).
Commanded recognizance troop, was deputy commander of the airborne infantry training squadron of the 357th Regiment of the 103rd Airborne Infantry Guard Division (Vitebsk). In 1979, took part in military operations in Afghanistan as commander of the 9th Squadron of the 357th Regiment of the 103rd Division. Then served as chief of staff of a battalion of the 44th Training Division of the Airborne Infantry (Lithuanian SSR). In 1985, became commander of the parachute battalion of the 7th Airborne Infantry Division (Kaunas). Later, became deputy commander, then commander, of the 300th Parachute Regiment, then deputy commander of the 98th Airborne Infantry Division (Chisinau). In March 1991, became commander of the 106th Airborne Infantry Guard Division (Tula). In August 1991, was involved in the troop deployment into Moscow 1991 on order of the State Committee for Emergency Situations. In 1995, made deputy commander of the 22nd Army Guard (Nizhny Novgorod) of the Moscow Military District. In 1998, became commander of the 35th Army (Belogorsk, Amur Region) of the Far Eastern Military District. In November 2000, made deputy commander of Far Eastern Military District forces.
Awarded the orders “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 2nd and 3rd degrees, a “For Military Service Medal” and other medals.
Kogatko, Grigory Iosifovich
Commander of the Railway Forces (since July 27, 2004), Colonel General.
Born March 12, 1944, in Velikoaleksandrovka, Nikolaev Region Ukrainian SSR. Graduated from Nikolaev Railway Transport Technical School (1963) and the Academy of Logistic and Transport (1972).
In 1963, began service in the railway forces. Took part in the construction of the Evlakh – Barda – Agdam and Akstafa – Idzhevan railway lines, the alternate trunk of the Baku railroad junction and the second line of the Lvov railroad and the electrification of the Baku – Tbilisi line. In 1977, became commander of the 7th Railway Brigade (Fevralsk), which ensured expeditious coupling on the eastern part of the Baikal-Amur Railroad. In the mid-1980s, became deputy commander, then commander, of the 1st Railway Corps (Khabarovsk). In 1988, became chief of the Leningrad Frunze Higher School of Railway Forces and Military Transport of the Order of the Red Banner. In 1990, appointed chief of the Central Roads Department f the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. In 1992, headed the Railway Forces (Federal Department of Railway Forces of the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation). In September 1995, became director of the Federal Railway Forces and commander of the Railway Forces of the Russian Federation.
Doctor of Transport, professor, full member of the Academy of Military Sciences and Academy of Transport.
Hero of Socialist Labor (received title for construction of the Baikal – Amur railway). Awarded the Order of Lenin, of the Red Star, the order “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 3rd degree, “For Service to the Fatherland,” 3rd and 4th degrees, various medals.
Solovyev, Yury Vasilyevich
Commander of the Startegic Command (since September 24, 2002), Colonel General.
Born May 11, 1948, in Sretensk, Chita Region. Graduated from Pliev Higher Air Defense Missile Command School (1969), Zhukov Air Defense Academy (1983) and the Joint Staff Academy (1989).
Began service as troop commander in a department of an antiballistic division. Later was chief of intelligence, chief of staff and division commander. In 1983, made deputy commander of a brigade, commander of a brigade, then commander of a corps. Served in Belarus, Ukraine, the Transcaucasus and the Far North. In 1989, became commander of an air defense corps. In 1991, became first deputy commander of the 10th Air Defense Army (Arkhangelsk). In 1994, made commander of the 1st Air defense Corps (Balashikha, Moscow Region). In November 1999, appoint chief of staff and first deputy commander of the air defense and air forces of the Moscow Military District.
Awarded the orders “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 3rd degree, and “For Military Service” and various medals.
Efremov, Ivan Ivanovich
Commander of the Moscow Military District (since July 12, 2001), General of the Army.
Born January 26, 1946, in Prazdnichata, Kirov Region. Graduated from a three-year course at the Ulyanovsk Tank Guards School (1967), the Armored Forces Academy (1976) and the Joint Staff Academy (1988).
Commanded a troop and a training squadron in the Volga Military District. After 1976, served in the Southern Group of Forces (Hungary) as chief of staff and deputy regiment commander, then became commander of the regiment and deputy commander of the division. In 1982, became commander of a division in the Transcarpathian Military District. In 1988, became first deputy commander of the general army of the Transbaikal Military District. Later commander of the 22nd General Army Guard (Nizhny Novgorod) of the Moscow Military District. In November 1996, made chief of staff and first deputy commander of the forces of the Moscow Military District. In August 1999, became appointed chief of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. In April 2001, became chief of the Main Personnel Department of the Ministry of Defense.
Holds Candidate of Philosophical Sciences degree (dissertation topic: “A Social-Philosophical Analysis of the Management of Military Training Facilities”).
Bobryshev, Valentin Sergeevich
Commander of the Leningrad Military District (since March 4, 1997), General of the Army.
Born March 5, 1945 in Stavropol Territory. Graduated from the Kiev Suvorov School and the Leningrad General Military Command School (1966), Frunze Academy (1977) and Joint Staff Academy (1983).
In 1966, began service in the 131st Motorized Artillery Division (Murmansk) of the Leningrad Military District, rose from troop commander to Battalion commander. In 1977, became regiment commander and chief of staff of a division in the Far East Military District. In 1983, became commander of a division of the Southern Military Group (Hungary). Served as first deputy commander of the 14th General Army (Tiraspol), then chief of staff and commander of the 1st General Army Guard (Chernigov) in the Kiev Military District. In 1992, became chief of staff of the Baltic Military District (Riga). Soon, that district was reorganized into the Northwest Group of Forces. In May 1995, appointed commander of the CIS Collective Peacekeeping Forces in Tajikistan. In December 1995, became chief of staff of the Leningrad Military District. In December 1996, made acting commander.
Awarded three foreign and four national orders, including “For Military Service” as well as the Order of the Venerable Sergiy Radonezhsky, 3rd degree, from the Russian Orthodox Church and two weapons.
Baranov, Aleksandr Ivanovich
Commander of the North Caucasus Military District (July 19, 2004), General of the Army.
Born May 13, 1946, in Kegeili, Karakalpak ASSR, Uzbek SSR. Graduated from the Tashkent Higher General Military Command School (1967), Frunze Academy (1977, with distinction) and the Joint Staff Academy (1991, with a gold medal).
Began service in 1967 in the Transcaucasus Military District, where he commander a recognizance group, troop, squadron and department of a recognizance battalion. In 1977, became chief of staff and commander of a motorized artillery regiment of the Soviet Forces Group in Germany. Beginning in 1983, was commander of a motorized artillery division and first deputy commander of the 8th Tank Army (Zhitomir) in the Transcarpathian Military District. In 1991, became chief of staff of the 22nd General Army Guard (Nizhny Novgorod). In July 1994, made commander of the 2nd General Army Guard (Samara). In December 1996, became chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Volga Military District. In September 1999, appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the North Caucasus Military District. Simultaneously made chief of staff of the United Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus. In March 2000, made commander of the forces in the Ural Military District. In July 2001, became commander of the forces of the newly formed Volga-Ural Military District.
Hero of the Russian Federation (received title on May 5, 2000). Awarded the Order of the Red Star and “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 3rd degree and various medals.
Boldyrev, Vladimir Anatolyevich
Commander of the Volga-Ural Military District (since July 19, 2004), General of the Army.
Born January 5, 1949 in Krasnoyarsky, Volgograd Region. Graduated from the Moscow Higher General Military Command School (1971), Frunze Academy (1978) and the Joint Staff Academy (1992, with distinction).
Served as commander of a troop, squadron and battalion in the Belorussian Military District and the Central Group of Forces (Czechoslovakia). In 1978, made senior officer of the operations department of the army of the Transbaikal Military District. In 1979, began service in Transbaikal Military District in Mongolia as chief of staff, commander of a motorized artillery regiment and chief of staff of a division. In 1985, made commander of a division in the Transbaikal Military District. In 1992, became chief of staff of the 6th General Army (Petrozavodsk) in the Leningrad Military District. In 1994, made commander of the 36th General Army (Borzya) of the Transbaikal Military District. In September 1996, appointed first deputy commander of the forces of the same district. In April 1998, made chief of staff and first deputy commander of forces of the Transbaikal Military District and, after a merger of the districts in December of that year, became chief of staff of the Siberian Military District. In May 2001, became commander of the Siberian Military District. On December 18, 2002, appointed commander of forces of the North Caucasus Military District.
Awarded the order “For Military Service” and 13 medals.
Makarov, Nikolay Egorovich
Commander of the Siberian Military District (since December 25, 2002), Colonel General.
Born October 7, 1949 in Glebovo, Ryazan Region. Graduated from the Moscow Higher General Military Command School (1971, with a gold medal), Frunze Academy (1979) and the Joint Staff Academy (1993).
Commanded a troop, squadron and battalion of the Soviet Forces Group in Germany. In 1979, was made chief of staff and deputy commander of a regiment in the Transbaikal Military District, then commander of a motorized artillery division. In 1993, became chief of staff of the United Group of Russian Forces in Tajikistan. Then made chief of staff and first deputy commander of the 11th General Army Guard (Kaliningrad), commander of the 2nd Tank Army Guard (Samara) in the Volga Military District. Made commander of the land and shore forces and deputy commander of the Baltic Fleet. In September 1999, appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Baltic Fleet. In September 1999, appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Moscow Military District.
Yakubov, Yury Nikolaevich
Commander of the Far Eastern Military District (since August 2, 1999), General of the Army.
Born August 29, 1946, in Velikie Luki, Pskov Region. Graduated from the Kharkov Tank School (1967), Armored Forces Academy (1976) and the Joint Staff Academy (1990).
Commanded a tank troop in the Kiev Military District and a troop and squadron in the Soviet Forces Group in Germany. In 1976, appointed chief of staff and deputy commander of a regiment in the Kiev Military District. Then commanded a tank regiment, was deputy commander of a division and commander of the 17th Tank Guard Division (Krivoy Rog) in the Kiev Military District. In June 1985, became commander of a division, then first deputy commander of the army of the Soviet Forces Group in Germany. In 1990, became chief of staff and first deputy commander of the army in the Far Eastern Military District. Later became commander of the 6th General Army (Petrozavodsk) in the Leningrad Military District. In 1994, made first deputy commander of forces in the Far Eastern Military District.
Hold Candidate of Political Sciences degree, professor, full member of the Academy of Problems of Security, Defense and Law and Order.
Awarded orders “For Military Service” and “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 2nd and 3rd degrees, and 19 medals.
Abramov, Mikhail Leopoldovich
Commander of the Northern Fleet (since May 29, 2004), Vice Admiral.
Born July 6, 1955, in Vladivostok. Graduated from the Makarov Pacific Higher Naval School (1978), Higher Specialized Classes for Naval Fleet Officers (1984), Naval Academy (1989) and Joint Staff Academy (2001).
Began service in 1978 in the Pacific Fleet in Kamchatka as a commander on the patrol ship Storozhevoi (there was a mutiny on that ship against Captain 3rd Class Valery Sablin in 1975, after which it was the ship was transferred from the Baltic Fleet to the Pacific Fleet). Later, commander of a combat unit, senior assistant to a commander and commander of a patrol ship. In 1989, made chief of staff of a brigade of a warship of the Baltic Fleet. In March 1990, made deputy commander of a brigade, then chief of staff and commander of a division of ships in the 10th Operational Squadron of the Pacific Fleet. In 1992, during the U.S. war against Iraq, commanded a detachment of naval ships in the Persian Gulf as part of the large antisubmarine ship Admiral Vinogradov and tanker Boris Butoma. In the mid-1990s, was chief of staff of the Kamchatka Flotilla of diversified forces of the Pacific Fleet (Fokina). In July 2003, appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Baltic Fleet.
Awarded the order “For Military Service” and six medals.
Fedorov, Viktor Dmitrievich
Commander of the Pacific Fleet (since December 3, 2001), Admiral.
Born November 23, 1947, in the People's Republic of China. Graduated from the Far Eastern Maritime School (1968), the navigation faculty of Makarov Pacific Higher Naval School (1976, by correspondence), the Naval Academy (1979) and the Joint Staff Academy (2001).
In 1968, called for active service in the Navy as commander of a navigational combat unit on a minesweeper. Served on ships in the Pacific Fleet in Khabarovsk and Kamchatka. Then was commander of a minesweeper, a division and became chief of staff of a brigade of regional defense ships. In 1979, appointed commander of a Pacific Fleet brigade of regional defense ships. In 1985, became chief of the operations division of the mobilization department of the Pacific Fleet. In the mid-1980s, was a military adviser in Ethiopia. In 1987, appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Maritime Flotilla. In 1991, appointed chief of the mobilization department of the Pacific Fleet. In 1993, made commander of the Maritime Flotilla of diversified forces. In 1997, chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Pacific Fleet.
Awarded the orders “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 2nd and 3rd degrees, the Red Star and “For Military Service.” Named Man of the Year in 2004.
Tatarinov, Aleksandr Arkadyevich
Commander of the Black Sea Fleet (since February 17, 2005), Vice Admiral.
Born October 25, 1950, in Chita Region. Graduated from Nakhimov Black Sea Higher Naval School (1972), Higher Specialized Classes for Naval Officers (1980) and the Naval Academy (1988).
In 1972, became chief of a laboratory at a torpedo and rear defense base of the Baltic Fleet. In 1973, became commander of an antiballistic battery on the large antisubmarine ship Slavny of the Baltic Fleet. In 1976, was commander of artillery combat unit on the Slavny. In 1977, was senior assistant to the commander of the patrol ship Bodry, then was senior assistant to the commander of the patrol ship Neukrotimy of the Baltic Fleet. In 1980, appointed commander of the large antisubmarine ship Obraztsovy while it was under repairs. Until 1984, the Obraztsovy was under full renovation in Kaliningrad and Liepiai. In 1988, it was again slated for repairs, and Tatarinov was appointed chief of staff of a brigade of antisubmarine ships in the Baltic Fleet. In 1990, made chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Baltic Naval Base and, in April 1996, was appointed its commander. In September 1997, made chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Awarded the orders “For Naval Service” and “For Military Service” and various medals.
Valuev, Vladimir Prokofyevich
Commander of the Baltic Fleet (since April 11, 2001), Admiral.
Born July 16, 1947, in Krasny Luk, Lugansk Region, Ukrainian SSR. Graduated from the Lenin Komsomol Higher Naval Submarine School (1969), Higher Special Officers' Classes (1974), the Naval Academy (1983) and the Joint Staff Academy (1993).
Began service in 1969 on the Pacific Fleet diesel S-44 submarine carrying torpedoes. Was commander of group from the rocket combat unit department and commander of a torpedo unit. In 1971, made assistant to the commander of the K-70 torpedo-carrying diesel submarine. In 1974, appointed senior assistant to the commander of the Northern Fleet K-478 submarine. In 1978, made commander of the K-325 atomic torpedo-carrying submarine. Under Valuev's command, the submarine was transferred from the Northern Fleet to Kamchatka, where it became part of the 10th Emergency Submarine Division of the Pacific Fleet. In 1983, made deputy commander, then chief of staff and commander of a submarine division of the Pacific Fleet. In 1993, appoint chief of staff and first deputy commander of the 4th Pacific Fleet Submarine Flotilla (Pavlovsky, Maritime Territory). After the flotilla was converted into the 4th Squadron in 1994, Valuev was made its commander. In 1996, the 4th Squadron was disbanded and Valuev was appointed deputy chief of the joint staff of the Navy. In November 1996, made first deputy command of the Baltic Fleet. In fall of 2000, made acting commander of Baltic Fleet.
Awarded the Order of Virtues, “For Service to the Homeland in the Supreme Council of the USSR,” 3rd degree, “For Military Service” and various medals.
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