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Bigger Is Better: The 115mm Tank Gun
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov and Major-General K. A. Gurov, Stalingrad. There are times when leaders must face precarious...
Jun 29, 20244 min read
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Passing the Torch
Pictured: from the publication Pioneerskaya Pravda of 1 February 1963. The text says the following: “The Beginning of the Path—the...
Apr 21, 20242 min read
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Myth Versus Reality: The "White-Gloved" General Chuikov
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov with one of his hands wrapped in a bandage, 1943; personal letter to military doctor A. M....
Feb 11, 20245 min read
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A Love for the Common Soldier
Pictured: A group of generals with Marshal of the Soviet Union V.D. Sokolovsky. From left to right: N.E. Chuvakov, M.Kh. Kaleshnik, V.I....
Feb 6, 20242 min read
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A Warning from Stalin
Pictured: The Commander of the 8th Guards Army, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel-General V.I. Chuikov sets the combat mission, 1944....
Dec 24, 20235 min read
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"There Is No Land Beyond the Volga..."
Pictured: The Commander of the 62nd Army, Lieutenant General Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (left) and member of the military council,...
Dec 16, 20233 min read
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Voicing a Grave Concern in a Scathing Letter
In researching Nikita Khrushchev’s ouster in 1964, I discovered that Soviet researcher Joseph Torigian cited an intriguing...
Dec 15, 20239 min read
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Two Marshals and a Wall in Berlin
Pictured: S.K. Tsvigun (center), Marshal of the Soviet Union V.I. Chuikov (far right), Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S. Konev (left),...
Dec 4, 20233 min read
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Complexity Theory and the Synergy of Sturm Groups
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov at an observation post in Stalingrad, 1942. Photo by Georgy Zemla. In today’s global business...
Nov 30, 20232 min read
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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 Soviet Marshal at the Pentagon
Pictured: The Battle for Stalingrad , inscribed by Marshal V. I. Chuikov, which reads, "General Wheeler (spelled Уиллер in Cyrillic),...
Nov 12, 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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Faithful Companion: Chess in the Life of Marshal V.I. Chuikov
Pictured: An article written by A. Gurevich for the Soviet chess periodical 64, dated February 1975. The full text of the article is...
Apr 12, 20236 min read
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Close Contact with Army General Chuikov
Pictured: General of the Army V.I. Chuikov with Soviet Foreign Minister A.Ya. Vyshinsky in East Germany, early 1950s. During my research...
Apr 2, 20234 min read
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An Interview with the Commander
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov with his soldiers in Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga, late 1942 or early 1943. Famous...
Jan 2, 20233 min read
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