Kuzma (Kozma) Minin Кузьма́ (Козьма́) Ми́нин; full name Kuzma Minich Zakhariev-Sukhoruky, Кузьма́ Ми́нич Заха́рьев Сухору́кий; died 1616 was a Russian merchant from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, who, together with Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, became a national hero for his role in defending the country against the Polish invasion in the early 17th century. A native of Balakhna, Minin was a prosperous butcher (meat trader) in the city of Nizhny Novgorod.
Count Mikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich Russian: Михаи́л Андре́евич Милора́дович, Serbian: Михаил Андрејевић Милорадовић Mihail Andrejević Miloradović, spelled Miloradovitch in contemporary English sources (October 12 1771 – December 27 1825) was a Russian general of Serbian origin, prominent during the Napoleonic Wars. He entered military service on the eve of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 and his career advanced rapidly during the reign of Paul I. He served under Alexander Suvorov during Italian and Swiss campaigns of
Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov Russian: Кири́лл Афана́сьевич Мерецко́в; 7 June 1897 – 30 December 1968 was a Soviet military commander. Having joined the Communist Party in 1917, he served in the Red Army from 1920. During the Winter War of 1939-1940 against Finland, he had the task of penetrating the Mannerheim Line as commander of the 7th Army.
Prince Aleksander Danilovich Menshikov Russian: Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Ме́ншиков, tr. Aleksándr Danílovič Ménšikov; 16 November 1673 – 23 November 1729 was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimus, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar Peter the Great, he
Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov Russian: Алекса́ндр Матве́евич Матро́сов, Bashkir: Шәкирйән Юныс улы Мөхәмәтйәнов, Ukrainian: Олександр Матвійович Матросов; February 5, 1924 – February 27, 1943, born in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro) was a Soviet infantry soldier during the Second World War, posthumously awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union for blocking a German machine-gun with his body. Contents 1Acts
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky Russian: Родио́н Я́ковлевич Малино́вский; 23 November 1898 – 31 March 1967 was a Soviet military commander in World War II, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and 1960s. He contributed to the major defeat of Nazi Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad and
Peter Graf von Lacy Russian: Пётр Петро́вич Ла́сси, tr. Pyotr Petróvich Lássi; English: Pierce Edmond de Lacy; Irish: Peadar (Piarais Éamonn) de Lása; 26 September 1678 – 30 April 1751 was an Irish military commander who served in the Imperial Russian army, he was one of the most successful Russian imperial commanders before Rumyantsev and Suvorov. During a military career that spanned half a century, he professed to have been present
Knyaz Andrey Mikhailovich Kurbsky Russian: Андрей Михайлович Курбский, Polish: Andriej Michajłowicz Kurbski; 1528–1583 was a Russian political figure, military leader and philosopher, who was known as an intimate friend and then a leading political opponent of the Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible. His correspondence with the tsar is a unique source for the history of 16th-century Russia. In the
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov Mikhail Illarion Golenishchev-Kutuzov Graf von Smolensk Russian: князь Михаи́л Илларио́нович Голени́щев-Куту́зов; 16 September 1745 – 28 April 1813 was a Field Marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as one of the finest military officers and diplomats of Russia under the reign of three Romanov Tsars: Catherine II, Paul I and Alexander I. His
Nikolai Ivanovich Krylov Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Крыло́в; April 29, 1903 – February 9, 1972 was a Russian Marshal of the Soviet Union (from 1962). He was commander of the Strategic Missile Troops from 1963 to 1972. During World War II, was chief of staff of the 62nd Army (1942–1943) and commanded the 21st Army and 5th Army (1943–1945). Following the war, he also commanded the Far Eastern (1947–1953), Ural (1956–1957) , Leningrad (1957–1960)