NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sergei Sokolov

Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov (born July 1, 1911), was Commander of the Leningrad military district from 1965 to 1984, 1st Deputy Defense Minister from 1967 to 1984. He was appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1978. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union (Russian: Marshal Sovietskogo Soyuza [ÐœÐ°Ñ€ÑˆÐ°Ð» Ð¡Ð¾Ð²ÐµÑ‚ÑÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð¡Ð¾ÑŽÐ·Ð°]) was in practice the highest military rank of the Soviet Union. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Categories: Russian people stubs | 1911 births | Living people | Russian people | Marshals of the Soviet Union Dimitri Fyodorovich Ustinov (October 17, 1908–December 20, 1984) was Defense Minister of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death. ... // Peoples Commissariat of Military and Sea Affairs of the USSR Peoples Commissars: Vasily Blyukher 1921 â€“ 1922 Leon Trotsky 28 August 1923 â€“ 26 January 1925 Mikhail Frunze 26 January â€“ 31 October 1925 Kliment Voroshilov 6 November 1925 â€“ 20 June 1934 Peoples Commissariat of Defence of the USSR People... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dmitri Timofeyevich Yazov (Ð¯Ð·Ð¾Ð², Ð”Ð¼Ð¸Ñ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ð¹ Ð¢Ð¸Ð¼Ð¾Ñ„ÐµÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ in Russian) (born November 11, 1924) was the last Marshal of the Soviet Union to be appointed before the collapse of the Soviet Union. ...