Dmitry Ivanovich Yazov

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_military_commanders
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour
gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Star
gptkb:Order_of_the_Patriotic_War
gptkb:Order_of_the_Badge_of_Honour
Order of Friendship of Peoples
gptkbp:birth_date 1924-11-08
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Krasnoyarsk_Krai,_Russia
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Tushino_Cemetery,_Moscow
gptkbp:children Vladimir Yazov
Natalia Yazova
Igor Yazov
gptkbp:death_date 2023-02-08
gptkbp:education gptkb:Frunze_Military_Academy
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dmitry Ivanovich Yazov
gptkbp:influence Soviet military policy
Russian defense policy
Post-Soviet military reforms
Military doctrine in post-Soviet Russia
Military relations with former Soviet republics
Military-industrial complex in Russia
Russian military strategy in the 1990s
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Soviet-Afghan_War
Military reforms in the 1980s
Cold War military strategies
Nuclear strategy discussions
Military leadership during the dissolution of the USSR
gptkbp:known_for Involvement in the August Coup of 1991
Role in the Soviet military during the Cold War
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in Russian history
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Author
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Member_of_the_Supreme_Soviet
Member of the Federation Council of Russia
gptkbp:position Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sergei_Sokolov
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Soviet_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1941-1991
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lyudmila_Yazova
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Yevgeny_Shaposhnikov
gptkbp:term_end 1991-08-24
gptkbp:term_start 1987-04-30