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Valery Gerasimov

1955 - Today

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Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence. He was appointed by president Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012, replacing Nikolai Makarov, and currently serves as the commander of all Russian forces in Ukraine. He is considered one of the most powerful men in Russia, and one of three people to hold access to Russia's nuclear weapons, alongside Putin and Defense Minister Andrey Belousov. Gerasimov has been described as a loyal follower of Putin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valery Gerasimov is the 339th most popular military personnel (down from 243rd in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Russia (down from 197th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Russian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Valery Gerasimov ranks 339 out of 2,058. Before him are Eduard Dietl, Kul Tigin, Arthur Nebe, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Wilhelm Bittrich, and Charles François Dumouriez. After him are Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Matthew C. Perry, François Joseph Lefebvre, Kim Philby, Meng Tian, and Nikolai Vatutin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Valery Gerasimov ranks 46. Before him are Lazarus Chakwera, Sergey Shoygu, Li Keqiang, Timothy Laurence, Israel Katz, and Kris Jenner. After him are Dodi Fayed, Marcelo Bielsa, J. K. Simmons, Shoko Asahara, Najib Mikati, and Brendan Gleeson.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valery Gerasimov ranks 274 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Ashkenazy (1937), Nikolai Yudenich (1862), Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (1553), Alexander Blok (1880), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856), and Nikolay Karamzin (1766). After him are Iziaslav I of Kiev (1024), Nikolai Vatutin (1901), Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1757), Dmitry Yazov (1924), Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (1847), and Ivan II of Moscow (1326).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Valery Gerasimov ranks 22. Before him are Johannes Blaskowitz (1883), Yermak Timofeyevich (1532), Vasily Stalin (1921), Vasily Blyukher (1889), Nikolai Yudenich (1862), and Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856). After him are Nikolai Vatutin (1901), Dmitry Yazov (1924), Fyodor Tolbukhin (1894), Boris Shaposhnikov (1882), Andrei Grechko (1903), and Gerhard Barkhorn (1919).

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