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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
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
In the Face of Total Annihilation
Pictured: Stalingrad in ruins; Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov at the 62nd Army HQ, 1942. Marshal Chuikov has often been described as...
Jan 19, 20223 min read
The Reward of Others’ Success
Pictured: Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov with his soldiers celebrating the victory over the Nazis, Berlin, 1945. Authentic leaders...
Jan 17, 20222 min read
Theories X and Y: Motivating the Team
Pictured L-R: Commander of the 62nd Army Artillery, Major-General Pozharsky; 62nd Army Military Council members Major-General Gurov,...
Jan 14, 20222 min read
Emotional Intelligence: A True Hero’s Strong Spirit
Pictured: Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov briefing the 8th Guards Army, Poland. Emotional intelligence describes the ability of a person to...
Jan 11, 20224 min read
The Value of Consistent Training
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov following the Battle of Stalingrad; cover art for In the Battles for Ukraine, 1972. Investing...
Jan 10, 20223 min read
Not One Step Back!
Order 227
Jan 7, 20223 min read
Through the Fire of Many Battles
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov on the bank of the Volga River in Stalingrad. He who thinks about the past means the future....
Jan 6, 20223 min read
A President, a Marshal, and a Racing Car
Pictured: Marshal V. I. Chuikov with Captain Philippe de Gaulle at President Charles de Gaulle’s grave in France. Press photo from The...
Jan 2, 20222 min read
Women Warriors in Stalingrad
Photo inscribed on the back with the words “Bandage on the move”—Lieutenant-Colonel V. I. Chuikov stands with a battlefield nurse...
Jan 1, 20223 min read
The Marshal as a Muse: Chuikov’s Collaboration with Evgeny Vuchetich
Pictured: A citation featuring the image of “To Stand to the Death.” The translation reads, “Comrade Yurkov Nikolai Dmitrievich—For...
Dec 30, 20213 min read
Facing Challenges As a Leader
Pictured: L. Z. Mekhlis, Komkor V. I. Chuikov, and Red Star journalist and chief editor D. I. Ortenberg in Finland during the Winter War...
Dec 29, 20213 min read
Army of Mass Heroism: Pavlov’s House and Pozharsky’s Artillery
Pictured: (L-R) An envelope with a description of Marshal V. I. Chuikov’s book, Army of Mass Heroism; the book’s cover art; and a...
Dec 28, 20213 min read
The Leader Is an Achiever: A DiSC Analysis
Pictured: Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov speaking to a group of soldiers, 1948. From the publication titled “Glorified Warriors of the Red...
Dec 27, 20212 min read