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Valery Evnevich
Valery Gennadyevich Yevnevich (; born 2 September 1951) is a retired Russian Ground Forces colonel general who served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces from 2006 to 2009. Biography Yevnevich was born on 2 September 1951, in Batumi, Adjarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Adjarian ASSR. He graduated from high school in Stary Krym (Republic of Crimea) in 1968. In the Armed Forces since 1968. In 1972, he graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School with honours, in 1983 the Frunze Military Academy with honours and in 1992 the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, General Staff Military Academy. He served in the Baltic Military District, Baltic (commanded the 1st training parachute reconnaissance company in the 226th UPDP), Odessa Military District, Odessa, Turkestan Military District, Turkestan and Moscow Military District, Moscow military districts. From June 1983 he served as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Of The Russian Federation
Hero of the Russian Federation ( rus, Герой Российской Федерации, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ), also unofficially called Hero of Russia ( rus, Герой России, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ), is the highest honorary title of the Russian Federation. The title has a Gold Star medal, an insignia of honour that identifies recipients. The title is awarded to persons for "service to the Russian state and nation, usually connected with a heroic feat of valour". The title is bestowed by decree of the president of the Russian Federation. Russian citizenship or being in the service of the Russian state is not obligatory. The title was established in 1992 and, , was awarded more than 970 times, of which more than 440 were posthumously. History The title "Hero of Russia" is a successor to Hero of the Soviet Union (), which was established by Resolution of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union of 5 May 1934. The correspon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
