Petr Kirillovich Koshevoi (Russian: Пётр Кириллович Кошевой)
(December 21, 1904 — August 30, 1976) was a Soviet military leader.
Koshevoi was born to
a peasant Ukrainian Cossack family and joined the Red Army in 1920
He took part in the Russian Civil War and commanded a corps during the second world war taking part in the defense of
Stalingrad, the Liberation of the Crimea and the capture of East Prussia. He
was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union twice - in 1944, for the taking
of Sapun-gora (called a key to Sevastopol) and in 1945, for his part in
the capture of Königsberg.
Following the war,
Koshevoi commanded the Siberian Military District in 1957-60, the Kiev Military District in 1960-65, and the Group of Soviet forces in East Germany in 1965-69. Koshevoi was promoted
to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1968. He is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow
.
In January 2008, he
became Russia's ambassador to NATO, until December 2011. He was a
leader of the Rodina (Motherland) party until it
merged with other similar Russian parties to form the Fair Russia party. He speaks 4 languages and holds a
doctor's degree.
On 18 February 2011
Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev appointed Dmitry Rogozin as a Special
Representative on anti-missile defence and negotiations with NATO
countries on this issue.
On 23 December 2011
Dmitry Rogozin was appointed deputy premier of Russian Government in charge of
defense and space industry. As responsible for the defense industry he leads
the creation of the Russian Foundation for Advanced
Research Projects in the Defense Industry(Российский Фонд перспективных исследовательских проектов в оборонной промышленности; Russian DARPA).
Olga Alexandrovna Aroseva (Russian: О́льга Алекса́ндровна Аро́сева; b. 21 December 1925, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actress.
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