Vladislav Achalov
Vladislav Alekseyevich Achalov | |
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Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR , 1st, 2nd and 3rd class |
Vladislav Alekseyevich Achalov (
general, politician and public figure. Achalov served as the 12th commander of the Soviet Airborne Forces and the deputy minister of defence
(1990-1991).
Biography
Early life and military career
Achalov was born on November 13, 1945, in the village of Atamash,
7th Guards Airborne Division.[1]
In February 1981 he visited Warsaw and in September he participated in
8th Guards Army within the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. In 1987–89 he was working in Leningrad[1] as Chief of Staff, First Deputy Commander of the Leningrad Military District.[3]
From January 1989 to December 1990 he was commander of the Soviet Airborne Forces.
Political career and death
In December 1990, unexpectedly, "with no preliminary discussion, none of the usual procedures such as interviews with the Central Committee or the Poltburo,"August 1991 coup he was sent to a sanatorium, "the usual preliminary to enforced retirement."[5] He was a member of Supreme Council of Russian Soviet Republic in 1990–1993.[1]
A supporter of the failed coup attempts of
1991 and 1993, in his later years he led a union of veteran paratroopers and organised a large protest against Yeltsin's policies. Achalov died at a Moscow hospital on 23 June 2011, aged 65.[6][7]
Family
He was married in 1974 to Larisa Pavlovna Gudzi, and had a son and daughter.[8]
Further reading
- Ostrovsky, Alexander (2014). Расстрел «Белого дома». Чёрный октябрь 1993 (The shooting of the "White House". Black October 1993) — М.: «Книжный мир», 2014. — 640 с. ISBN 978-5-8041-0637-0
References
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- ^ a b c Центральный совет Всероссийского союза общественных объединений ветеранов десантных войск "Союз десантников России" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Jerzy Malczyk (2011-06-23). "Rosja. Zmarł generał Aczałow, niedoszły obrońca komunizmu w Polsce" (in Polish). Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Schofield, 1993, says commander, but this does not appear to be correct. Schofield, 1993, 264.
- ^ Carey Schofield, "The Russian Elite: Inside Spetsnaz and the Airborne Forces," Greenhill Books, London, 1993, pp. 201-202.
- ^ Schofield, 1993, 228.
- ^ Rebel General Dies, The Moscow Times, 24 June 2011
- ^ Soviet general Vladislav Achalov dies at 65, CBS News, 24 June 2011.
- ^ Schofield, 1993, 264.
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