On January 7, hero of Russia General Anatoly Kvashnin , who for seven years (from 1997 to 2004) headed the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, passed away in Moscow. This was reported to TASS by the head of the apparatus of the Club of Military Chiefs of the Russian Federation Nikolai Deryabin .
According to Deryabin, Anatoly Kvashnin, 75, died of complications from coronavirus infection.
“Army General Kvashnin has died today from Kovid,” he said. & nbsp;
The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Anatoly Kvashnin during a press conference in the framework of the NATO military operation in Yugoslavia. Press center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Photo: RIA Novosti/Boris Prikhodko
What is the memory of the former chief of the General Staff of the armed forces RF Anatoly Kvashnin?
Anatoly Vasilyevich Kvashnin was born on August 15, 1946 in the city of Ufa, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. & Nbsp;
His father & ndash; Kvashnin Vasily Iosifovich , came from the peasants. A veteran of the Great Patriotic War, in 1941 he tied his destiny to the army, and in 1973 he was transferred to the reserve with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Mother & ndash; Lyubov Petrovna Kvashnina , was born into a family of workers. She has devoted most of her career to children, working as a teacher in the kindergartens at her husband's place of duty.
The early years of Anatoly were in the capital of Bashkortostan. Later, as with all children of officers of this time, they began to move from one father's place of duty to another.
In 1964, Anatoly Kvashnin was graduated from the No.1 secondary school in Dalmatovo town, Kurgan region.
In 1969 he graduated from the Kurgan Machine Building Institute, at the military department he completed a military training course in the specialty “ Military Engineer & # 39; & # 39; # 39 ;, with the title of “; reserve lieutenant. & # 39; & # 39;
After graduating, Kvashnin was drafted into the Soviet Army for a period of two years. Served as the Deputy Commander of a Tank Company and Commander of a Tank Company.
In 1971, after the expiration of his active military service, Senior Lieutenant Kvashnin decided to remain in the service of the Soviet Army and was drafted into the Regular Officer Corps.
In 1976, Anatoly Vasilyevich graduated from the Army Academy of Armored Forces named after Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky with honors. He was appointed Chief of Staff of a tank regiment, then commander of the 360th Tank Regiment of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division.
Since 1981 Kvashnin – Chief of Staff – Deputy Commander of the 31st Armored Division of the 28th Army Corps, then Commander of the 78th Armored Division.
After graduating with honors from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR in 1989, Kvashnin was appointed the first deputy commander of the 28th Army, and in 1992, commander of the 7th Tank Army.
In 1992-1995, Kvashnin was the first Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff.
In December 1994, Lieutenant General Kvashnin led the grouping of federal troops in the Chechen Republic. Since February 1995 he has been commander of the North Caucasus Military District. In 1995-1996, he simultaneously led a group of Russian troops in the Chechen Republic.
In May 1997, Anatoly Vasilyevich was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.
On November 21, 1997, Colonel-General Kvashnin was awarded the military rank of General of the Army. On November 13, 1998, he was appointed representative of the Russian Federation on the executive committee of the Union of Belarus and Russia.
“ As the Chief of Staff of the RF Armed Forces, Kvashnin actively led the reform of the RF Armed Forces and was one of the initiators of the dismantling of the military space forces of the Ministry of the RF Defense and of the anti-missile and space defense of the air defense forces and their inclusion in the Strategic Missile Forces in 1997. And the continued transformation of the strategic missile forces into two branches of the armed forces & ndash; Strategic Missile Forces and Space Forces (2001). Moreover, under Kvashnin the air force and air defense forces merged into one type of armed forces & ndash; Air Force (1998) & # 39; & # 39 ;, – stated in the Great Russian Encyclopedia.
Since August 1999, Anatoly Vasilyevich was in Dagestan, led hostilities against the formations of bandits invading Chechnya.
August 9 & nbsp; In 1999, an attack was committed against his life: the helicopter of the Chief of Staff was targeted, but by serendipity the General of the Army was not hurt.
In July 2004, Anatoly Vasilyevich Kvashnin was fired. From September 2004 to September 2010, he was the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District of Siberia.
While working in the Federal District of Siberia, Kvashnin was a member of the Presidential Council for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and Population Policy.
In September 2010, by decree of the head of the Russian Federation, Anatoly Vasilyevich was removed from his post as plenipotentiary representative of the President in the Federal District of Siberia. On September 14, 2010, he received the Order of Merit in the Fatherland. 2nd degree, and in August 2011 he retired.
Since 2013, Anatoly Vasilyevich has headed the Supervisory Board of the Civil Aviation Association (Aviasoyuz) and has actively worked with federal and regional government agencies, including aviation safety.
In other projects, he actively participated in the development of thorium nuclear power and the resumption of production of rare and rare earth metals.
Awards
Anatoly Vasilyevich Kvashnin – Doctor of Military Sciences, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences.
Recipient of the Order of the Merit of the Fatherland II, III and IV degrees, Orders of Courage, Honor, “ For service to the Fatherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR & # 39; # 39; & # 39; III degree, medals, Order of St. Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow, foreign orders (the French Order of the Legion of Honor, the Order of the Yugoslav Star).
By decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated October 27, 1999 for the successful completion of the tasks aimed at destroying illegal armed formations in the North Caucasus region and this courage and heroism Kvashnin received the Hero of Russian Federation title with Gold Star Medal presentation.
In 2004 Anatoly Kvashnin was awarded the class rank of the current State Councilor of the Russian Federation, 1st class.
Family
Anatoly Kvashnin has a wife and two sons.
Sources of information:
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/13368963
persona.kurganobl. ru/kvashnin-anatolij-vasilevich
bigenc.ru/military_science/text/2058320
encyclopedia.mil.ru/encyclopedia /history/more.htm?id=12137729@cmsArticle
