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A Fundamental Disagreement and A Leadership Lesson
Pictured: The 1st Belorussian Front Command Staff planning the final assault on Berlin, 1945. In the years following the Great Patriotic...
Mar 2, 20223 min read


Recognizing a Distinguished Leader
Pictured: Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov, 1945. He was photographed wearing the Victory Day Parade ceremonial uniform. The Distinguished...
Feb 26, 20222 min read


Three Traits for Leadership Longevity
Pictured: Marshal V. I. Chuikov in attendance at the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in Moscow, February 1981;...
Feb 25, 20222 min read


Forming the GDR and Handing Over Authority
Pictured: A medal commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1979); Inspector...
Feb 21, 20222 min read


Self-Efficacy and Chuikov’s 8th Guards Army
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov after the victory at Stalingrad, displaying the Guards designation badge along with his two...
Feb 19, 20223 min read


Learning Leadership: Mastering Chinese Language and Culture
Pictured: The 1957 visit of the Chinese delegation to the Kiev Military District, when Marshal V. I. Chuikov was the Commander there. He...
Feb 16, 20222 min read


Marshal Chuikov’s Leadership in the Kiev Military District: Part 2
Pictured: Marshal V. I. Chuikov reviewing the troops during his time as the Commander of the Kiev Military District, 8 May 1955 (right);...
Feb 14, 20223 min read


Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory and Motivating the 62nd Army
Pictured: Commander of the 62nd Army, Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov and Kommisar Major-General K. A. Gurov in Stalingrad. As an...
Feb 13, 20223 min read


A Military Adviser's Mission to China
Pictured: An attestation document for Major Kuzma Ignatevich Korolev for promotion to the rank of Polkovnik (Colonel); the second page...
Feb 10, 20223 min read


The Battle for Poznań and the Supply Chain Situation
Pictured: An award list for Colonel Sergey Borisovich Vil’din, a Belarussian who served in Lieutenant-General Pozharsky’s artillery of...
Feb 8, 20223 min read


Gen. Chuikov and the Ingenious Gen. Vainrub: Affirming Jewish Leadership in the 8th Guards Army
Pictured clockwise: Promotional evaluation of Col. Matvey Vainrub to the rank of Major General, 2 March 1944. Marked "SECRET", the...
Feb 7, 20224 min read


Marshal Chuikov's Leadership in the Kiev Military District: Part 1
Text: XXI Congress of the Communist Party of Ukraine Delegates from Kharkiv region 16 – 19 February 1960; Marshal V. I. Chuikov attended...
Feb 5, 20222 min read


Marshal Chuikov’s Bases of Leadership Power
Pictured: From the publication titled “Glorified Warriors of the Red Army—Candidates of the People to the Supreme Council of the USSR,”...
Feb 3, 20223 min read


Remembering—Lest We Forget...
Pictured: Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal V. I. Chuikov Authentic leadership involves being self-aware and drawing from personal...
Feb 1, 20222 min read


The Victorious Red Army and the Defeated German Foe
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov inspecting German soldiers; Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper dated 2 February 1944 featuring an...
Jan 30, 20222 min read


Youth Was Tempered in Battles
Pictured: Soviet-era journal Za Rulyom ( Behind the Wheel ), No. 8 August 1968 edition; Marshal V. I. Chuikov’s article titled...
Jan 28, 20222 min read


The Battle of the Century
Pictured: Marshal V. I. Chuikov signing his book Battle of the Century (Srazheniye Vyeka); Autographed copy of Battle of the Century...
Jan 27, 20222 min read


A Personally Delivered Order
Pictured: Meeting of participants of the Stalingrad battles with Yakov F. Pavlov, Vasily G. Zaitsev, and Marshal V. I. Chuikov on the...
Jan 26, 20222 min read


The Alignment of Service and Personal Values
Pictured: Article from The New York Times, 23 February 1967; Marshal of the Soviet Union V. I. Chuikov, undated. Authenticity requires...
Jan 24, 20223 min read


A Little Salted Herring Goes a Long Way
Pictured: (L-R) 62nd Army Commissar, Major-General K. A. Gurov; 62nd Army Commander, Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov; 64th Army...
Jan 21, 20222 min read
