General Igor Rodionov

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Patriotic_War
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1936-11-15
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Tushino_Cemetery,_Moscow
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:First_Chechen_War
gptkbp:deathDate 2021-12-10
gptkbp:education Frunze Military Academy
gptkbp:fullName Igor_Nikolayevich_Rodionov
gptkbp:hasEvents Colonel General
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Igor Rodionov
gptkbp:influences Soviet_military_strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Military leadership
gptkbp:legacy Support for military families
Advocate for veterans' rights
Promotion of military education
Influence on military policy debates
Promotion of professional military service
Advocate for military professionalism
Critique of military corruption
Emphasis on military ethics
Reform of military command structure
Influence_on_Russian_military_doctrine
gptkbp:militaryRank Peacekeeping missions
Operation_in_Afghanistan
Operation_in_Chechnya
gptkbp:nationality Russian
gptkbp:notableFeature Commander_of_the_Russian_Ground_Forces
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Krasnoyarsk_Krai,_Russia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Moscow,_Russia
gptkbp:position Chief of the General Staff
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mikhail_Moiseyev
gptkbp:profession Military career
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1955-1996
gptkbp:spouse Lyudmila_Rodionova
gptkbp:strategicGoals Military reform advocate
Defense policy advisor
Military modernization advocate
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Anatoly_Kvashnin
gptkbp:yearsActive 41