MILITARY PERSONNEL

Yevgeny Rodionov

1977 - 1996

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Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Родио́нов; 23 May 1977 – 23 May 1996) was a Russian soldier who was taken prisoner of war by Chechen rebels in the First Chechen War and later executed in captivity. He has gained much admiration throughout Russia for the circumstances of his death, as his execution allegedly resulted from his refusal to remove his cross necklace, convert to Islam and defect to the enemy side. Despite widespread popular veneration, he has not been glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church as a New Martyr due to lack of evidence about his death. Still, icons depicting him are installed in many churches across Russia, in St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Yevgeny Rodionov is the 2,033rd most popular military personnel (up from 2,034th in 2024), the 2,659th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,807th in 2019) and the 161st most popular Russian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yevgeny Rodionov ranks 2,033 out of 2,058. Before him are Narasimhagupta, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, Igor Konashenkov, Zaza Gogava, John S. Bull, and Nikolai Yevmenov. After him are Dan Caine, Craig Harrison, Henry Heth, H. R. McMaster, Roman Kutuzov, and Gulmurod Khalimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Yevgeny Rodionov ranks 371. Before him are Ben Green, Marek Mintál, Sam Bailey, Kadri Simson, Jonny Buckland, and Kang Ji-hwan. After him are Luisa González, Alborosie, Jefferson Hall, Jacky Ido, Bruno Quadros, and Nicole. Among people deceased in 1996, Yevgeny Rodionov ranks 348. Before him are Jacquetta Hawkes, Juliet Prowse, Jean Muir, Audrey Patterson, Swami Rama, and Joseph Bernardin. After him are Audrey Meadows, Silk Smitha, Dana Hill, Vince Edwards, Beryl Reid, and Beverley Whitfield.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Yevgeny Rodionov ranks 2,658 out of 3,761. Before him are Andreas Beck (1987), George Avakian (1919), Dmitry Petrov (1958), Vladimir Chagin (1970), and Lev Manovich (1960). After him are Artem Dzyuba (1988), Anatoly Beloglazov (1956), Masha Rasputina (1964), Guzel Manyurova (1978), Aida Garifullina (1987), Aleksei Berezutski (1982), and Regina Spektor (1980).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Yevgeny Rodionov ranks 161. Before him are Leonid Khabarov (1947), Valeriya Gnarovskaya (1923), Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina (1925), Isa Munayev (1965), Ruslan Gelayev (1964), and Oleg Mityaev (1974). After him are Roman Kutuzov (1969), Vitaly Gerasimov (1977), Alexander Zhuravlyov (1965), Arsen Pavlov (1983), Alexey Milchakov (1991), and Alexander Prokhorenko (1990).

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