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People of the Revolution and the USSR
Activity(set)
Affiliation
Position
Citizenship
Background
Era(set)
People of the Soviet Union
People of the Chinese revolution and the People’s Republic
People of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era
People of the wider world
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Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov Сергей Леонидович Соколов
The defence minister removed after the Rust affair
Military command · Soviet Union
1911–2012
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Sergei Fyodorovich Akhromeyev Сергей Фёдорович Ахромеев
The Soviet Marshal who forged the INF Treaty and could not outlive the USSR
Military command · Soviet Union
1923–1991
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Pyotr Georgievich Lushev Пётр Георгиевич Лушев
The last supreme commander of the Warsaw Pact forces
Military command · Soviet Union
1923–1997
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Ivan Moiseevich Tretyak Иван Моисеевич Третьяк
Soviet air defence chief who ordered the KAL 007 shootdown
Military command · Soviet Union
1923–2007
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Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov Валентин Иванович Варенников
General who received the Victory Banner and stood alone in the coup dock
Military command · Soviet Union
1923–2009
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Makhmut Akhmetovich Gareev Махмут Ахметович Гареев
A staff general who turned wartime experience into military theory
Military command · Soviet Union
1923–2019
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Yuri Pavlovich Maksimov Юрий Павлович Максимов
General of the Army who commanded the Strategic Rocket Forces through the Afghan war and the dissolution of the USSR
Military command · Soviet Union
1924–2002
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Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov Дмитрий Тимофеевич Язов
The last Marshal of the Soviet Union and defence minister of the August coup
Military command · Soviet Union
1924–2020
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Vladlen Mikhailovich Mikhailov Владлен Михайлович Михайлов
The last chief of Soviet GRU who led military intelligence through the USSR's dissolution
Military command · Soviet Union
1925–2004
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Dmitry Antonovich Volkogonov Дмитрий Антонович Волкогонов
From Soviet military propagandist to the historian who opened the secret archives
Military command · Soviet Union
1928–1995
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Alexei Dmitrievich Lizichev Алексей Дмитриевич Лизичев
The last GlavPUR chief who stood to defend the military political organs through perestroika
Military command · Soviet Union
1928–2006
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin Владимир Николаевич Чернавин
The last C-in-C of the Soviet Navy, the nuclear submariner who first patrolled under the Arctic ice
Military command · Soviet Union
1928–2023
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Konstantin Alekseevich Kochetov Константин Алексеевич Кочетов
The deputy defence minister who, at Tbilisi, pushed for force without waiting for the Politburo
Military command · Soviet Union
1932–
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Nikolai Dmitrievich Tarakanov Николай Дмитриевич Тараканов
The general who sent men onto the Chernobyl roof when the robots died
Military command · Soviet Union
1934–
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Lobov Владимир Николаевич Лобов
The last Chief of the Soviet General Staff, who refused to fire on civilians and twice drafted military reform
Military command · Soviet Union
1935–
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Igor Nikolayevich Rodionov Игорь Николаевич Родионов
The general who gave the operational order to clear Rustaveli Avenue
Military command · Soviet Union
1936–2014
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Konstantin Ivanovich Kobets Константин Иванович Кобец
The highest-ranking general who sided with Yeltsin during the August coup, commanding the White House defense
Military command · Soviet Union
1939–2012
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Mikhail Alekseyevich Moiseyev Михаил Алексеевич Моисеев
The last Soviet Chief of General Staff, undone by the August coup
Military command · Soviet Union
1939–2022
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Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov Евгений Иванович Шапошников
The last Soviet defence minister and final Marshal of Aviation
Military command · Soviet Union
1942–2020
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Nikolai Timofeyevich Antoshkin Николай Тимофеевич Антошкин
The Soviet air force general who personally led 1,927 helicopter drops over the burning Chernobyl reactor
Military command · Soviet Union
1942–2021
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Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov Борис Всеволодович Громов
The last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan, the face of the Soviet withdrawal
Military command · Soviet Union
1943–
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Viktor Petrovich Dubynin Виктор Петрович Дубынин
The 40th Army commander who halved Afghan losses, then Russia's first Chief of General Staff
Military command · Soviet Union
1943–1992
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Mikhail Semyonovich Surkov Михаил Семёнович Сурков
A party cadre who moved from army organization to the late Soviet Politburo
Military command · Soviet Union
1945–
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Vladislav Alekseyevich Achalov Владислав Алексеевич Ачалов
Soviet airborne forces commander and deputy defence minister in the August 1991 coup
Military command · Soviet Union
1945–2011
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Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoy Александр Владимирович Руцкой
Russia's only vice president: stood with Yeltsin against the coup, then fell to Yeltsin's tanks
Military command · Soviet Union
1947–
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Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev Павел Сергеевич Грачёв
The airborne commander who held the coup's key and handed it to Yeltsin
Military command · Soviet Union
1948–2012
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Alexander Ivanovich Lebed Александр Иванович Лебедь
The airborne deputy commander who, sent against the White House, switched sides and helped break the August coup
Military command · Soviet Union
1950–2002
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Sergei Vladimirovich Yevdokimov Сергей Владимирович Евдокимов
The Tamanskaya Division battalion chief of staff who turned ten tanks to defend the White House during the August coup
Military command · Soviet Union
1955–
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Sergey Vladimirovich Surovikin Сергей Владимирович Суровикин
A Russian general shaped by obedience and uncompromising war
Military command · Russian Federation state institutions
1966–
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Dmitry Alexeyevich Komar Дмитрий Алексеевич Комарь
Afghan war veteran, the youngest and last Hero of the Soviet Union, killed confronting an armored vehicle during the August coup
Military command
1968–1991