NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sergei Sokolov (Marshal)

Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov (Russian: Сергей Леонидович Соколов) (born July 1, 1911 in Eupatoria) was Commander of the Leningrad military district from 1965 to 1984, 1st Deputy Defense Minister from 1967 to 1984. Minister of Defence of Soviet Union from December 22, 1984 to May 30, 1987. He was appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1978. On April 28, 1980 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and in July 2001 he became "Honorary Crimean Citizen". Since 1992 Sokolov was an advisor by the Defence Minister of Russia. Sokolov is currently the oldest living Soviet Marshal. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Also Eupatoria or Evpatoria; town in the Crimea. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... 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). ... // 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... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian 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. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Hero of the Soviet Union (Russian: Ð“ÐµÑ€Ð¾Ð¹ Ð¡Ð¾Ð²ÐµÑ‚ÑÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð¡Ð¾ÑŽÐ·Ð°, Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest honorary title and the superior degree of distinction of the Soviet Union. ...

Categories: Russian military personnel stubs | 1911 births | Living people | Marshals of the Soviet Union | Heroes of the Soviet Union | Soviet war in Afghanistan veterans 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”Ð¼Ð¸Ñ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ð¹ Ð¢Ð¸Ð¼Ð¾Ñ„ÐµÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¯Ð·Ð¾Ð² in Russian) (born November 8, 1923) was the last Marshal of the Soviet Union to be appointed before the collapse of the Soviet Union. ...