WWII

4 days ago
4 min

Authentic Situational Awareness

Pictured: V.I. Chuikov, mid-1938. On the reverse side of the photo: signature of Marshal Chuikov from 25 December 1958, given to author...

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Sep 2
2 min

Facing A Difficult Truth

Pictured: Image from D. A. Volkogonov’s work titled Triumph and Tragedy: Stalin; Book 2, Part 1 depicting Komkor Chuikov studying a map...

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Sep 2
4 min

City Fighting and Regrouping in a Crisis

Pictured: Commander Chuikov and Commissar Gurov at the 62nd Army HQ, Stalingrad; Original orders dated 25 September 1942 signed by the...

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Sep 2
2 min

The Battle for Stalingrad: The Movie

Pictured: On the set of the Soviet feature film "The Battle of Stalingrad." General Chuikov, screenwriter Nikolay Virta, and performer of...

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Sep 2
2 min

The Importance of the Leadership Team

Pictured: Summer 1943, Commander of the 8th Guards Army, Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov sitting with Member of the Military Council F....

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Aug 1
4 min

Dismissive Behaviors at the Front

Pictured: Major General K.A. Gurov (left) with Lieutenant General V.I. Chuikov (center), Stalingrad, 1943. Before he was promoted to the...

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Jul 21
4 min

The Use of Formal and Informal Organizational Structures in Chuikov’s 62nd/8th Guards Army

Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov, 1942. (It has been a few months since I last crafted a blog entry, and during this brief...

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Jul 9
3 min

Marshal Chuikov’s Effective Leadership, Part 2: Outstanding Leadership Theory

Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov in Stalingrad, 1943. From the Tsvigun family photo archive. Previous blog posts have focused...

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Jul 9
3 min

A Night Offensive: The Liberation of Zaporozhye, 1943

Pictured: The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Zaporozhye City Council, Volodymyr Ploshchenko, showing the construction...

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Jun 30
3 min

Learning Leadership: Observing and Analyzing the Enemy’s Behavior

Pictured: Military Council for the 62nd Army in Stalingrad. (L-R) Major-General K. A. Gurov, Major-General N. I. Krylov, and Commander...

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Jun 30
2 min

A Bridge-Building General: Leadership in Action

Pictured: Article featuring General of the Army V. I. Chuikov and his appointment in Berlin in The Vancouver Daily Province, 30 March...

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Apr 21
2 min

Passing the Torch

Pictured: from the publication Pioneerskaya Pravda of 1 February 1963. The text says the following: “The Beginning of the Path—the...

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Feb 11
5 min

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....

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Feb 6
2 min

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....

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Dec 24, 2023
5 min

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....

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Dec 16, 2023
3 min

"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,...

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Nov 30, 2023
2 min

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...

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Nov 22, 2023
3 min

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...

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May 31, 2023
5 min

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....

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May 22, 2023
7 min

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...

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