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The Commander’s Angst
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov on the banks of the Volga, 1943. A Red Army soldier on the Eastern Front during the Great...
Nov 22, 20233 min read
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Authentic Stewardship
Pictured: General Chuikov in post-war Germany, signed and dated 5 June 1948 (lower right-hand corner). I have enjoyed reading about...
Nov 21, 20232 min read
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A Celebrated Hero
Pictured: Marshal V.I. Chuikov at the walls of the Serebryano-Prudskaya (Silver Ponds) school, 1970s. In August of 2023, I began a new...
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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The Marshal's Mentor: Vladimir Azin
Pictured on the left: the Commander of the 43rd regiment, V.I. Chuikov and Commander of the 5th Infantry Division, V.M. Azin. Orenburg...
Aug 8, 20233 min read
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Leadership Beyond the Brest Fortress
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov with his handwritten note “1940 year, Brest.” From the family archive of General Tsvigun....
May 31, 20235 min read
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Lev Mekhlis: Interference by the Grand Inquisitor
Pictured: (left to right) L. Z. Mekhlis, Komkor V. I. Chuikov, and Red Star journalist and chief editor D. I. Ortenberg in Finland during...
May 22, 20237 min read
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General Batyuk's Active Leadership
Pictured: General Batyuk (left) and General Chuikov at an observation post in Stalingrad, early 1943. On 19 September 1942, Batyuk's...
May 5, 20232 min read
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Flattening the Hierarchy: A Flexible Structure
Pictured: Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov (center) with General of the Army Andrey Yeremenko, 1945. Before...
Dec 12, 20223 min read
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The Leader Who Manages
Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov, Stalingrad, summer 1942. When considering topics to write about for this blog, one guiding principle is...
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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Operation Anadyr: Selecting the Command Staff
Identifying the best person for a particular position is known in HR terms as employee placement . Organizational management success...
Oct 22, 20223 min read
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An Authentically Approachable Hero
Pictured: Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov hunting in Germany, accompanied by his daughter Irina and his sister-in-law Vera (wife of Fedor),...
Oct 16, 20223 min read
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Marshal Chuikov’s Effective Leadership, Part 1: Path-Goal Theory
Pictured: Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov, Commander of the 62nd-8th Guards Army, 1943. Over the past year, I have shared various anecdotes...
Sep 19, 20225 min read
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Taking the Fortress at Poznan, Poland
Pictured: Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov, Poland, 1945. In a previous blog entry, I focused on the supply chain situation leading up to...
Jun 11, 20224 min read
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A Demotion and a Life Lesson
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov, Commander of the 62nd Army in Stalingrad, 1942. As a professor of business and leadership...
May 7, 20223 min read
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A Father’s Advice to a Young Leader
Pictured: an article titled «Ровесник Века» (“Rovyesnik Vyeka”), translated as “Contemporary of the Century,” written by I. Paderin to...
Apr 23, 20222 min read
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Leadership and Rulership: Noting the Difference
Pictured: Anatoly Merezhko at the age of 20 in 1941, a year before his participation in the battle for Stalingrad; A. Merezhko (far...
Apr 16, 20222 min read
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A Character Assassination Attempt and a Rebuttal
Pictured: Colonel-General Chuikov’s 62nd (8th Guards) Army on the streets of Odessa in April 1944. A large group of Soviet soldiers,...
Apr 11, 20225 min read
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Empathetic Leadership and Advocacy
Pictured: Commemorative badge and citation honoring veterans of the 62nd (8th Guards) Army presented to Polycarp Dmitrievich Ovchinnikov,...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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Chuikov and Rodimtsev: Rivals or Friends?
Pictured: The Military Council of the 62nd Army, along with Major-General A. I. Rodimtsev (top photo, second from right; bottom photo,...
Apr 1, 20224 min read
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On the Marshal's Desk: Part 2
Pictured: Personal effects from Marshal V. I. Chuikov's office gifted by his family to the Museum of the Cadet Corps of the Investigative...
Mar 26, 20222 min read
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