Zukhov (other)
Zukhov may refer to: *Zhukov, Russian surname *Jim Barrell (b. 1959), wrestler whose stage name is "Boris Zukhov" See also * Žukov (other) Žukov may refer to: * Dolní Žukov, a village, now part of the town of Český Těšín, Czech Republic * Horní Žukov ( Polish: , ) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality bu ...

Zhukov
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov ( 189618 June 1974) was a Soviet military leader who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. During World War II, Zhukov served as deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces under leader Joseph Stalin, and oversaw some of the Red Army's most decisive victories. He also served at various points as Chief of the General Staff, Minister of Defence, and a member of the Presidium of the Communist Party (Politburo). Born to a poor peasant family near Moscow, Zhukov was conscripted into the Imperial Russian Army and fought in World War I. He served in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, after which he quickly rose through the ranks. In summer 1939, Zhukov commanded a Soviet army group to a decisive victory over Japanese forces at the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, for which he won the first of his four Hero of the Soviet Union awards, and in 1940 he commanded the Soviet invasion of Bessarab ...
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Jim Barrell
Boris Zhukov (born James Kirk Harrell; January 29, 1959) is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Boris Zhukov, as well as his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions as Private Jim Nelson. Professional wrestling career Early career (1978–1980) Inspired by his Northside High School (Roanoke, Virginia), Northside High School high school football, football coach and hope to become a pro wrestler, 160-pound wide receiver and defensive halfback Harrell became interested in gaining mass in his senior year, 1977. While exercising at a YMCA, he met Ric McCord, who introduced him to Don Hogan and Steve Savage, two wrestlers from Salem, Virginia who trained him. After wrestling in Virginia in a tag team, Harrell moved to Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. In his first big match, the 210-pound Harrell (now called Jim ...
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