Valentin Varennikov

Date of Birth: December 15, 1923. Education: Military Academy. M.V. Frunze Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR. K.E. Voroshilov.
Military service began in 1941, infantry cadets.
From 1962 to 1966 was a divisional commander of the Leningrad Military District, from 1967 to 1969 - a corps commander of the Leningrad Military District,.
1969-1971,. - A third army commander of Soviet troops in distinct groups of Bayreuth, Germany.
1971-1973,. - One family is deputy commander of the headquarters of distinct groups of Soviet troops in Bayreuth, Germany.
1973-1979 gg. - Commander of the Red Carpathian Military District.
In 1978, the rank genepala apmii.
1979-1984 gg. - Head of First Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR. First Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR remained until 1989;
1984-1989 he. - Head of the recognized groups uppavleniya Ministepstva obopony USSR in Afghanistan.
1989-1991,. - Chief of Ground Forces - Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR, member of the USSR obopony.
1974-1984 he. - Member of the Council of the Union of the USSR Supreme.
1985-1989 gg. - Supreme Council of the RSFSR, member of the Commission on Youth.
1986-1990,. - Alternate Member of the CPSU Central Committee Politbyupo.
1989-1991 g. - Deputy of the USSR.
Member of the CPSU from 1944 to 1991, 1986-1990, alternate member of the CPSU Central Committee.
In August 1991, participated in the coup attempt GKChP, but the State Emergency Committee was not included.
In 1995 - a candidate for the State Duma on the regional list of selective association "Communist Party of Russia."