After the victory, which won our people in the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet leadership has developed a series of measures to put the country in a peaceful course.They were needed to ensure the recovery of the economy destroyed by the war and the conversion of industrial production.In addition, it was carried out and the reform of public administration.Commissariats steel ministries, respectively, were ministers.The Ministers of Defense, listed below, for the most part have been in command positions the crucible of the last war and had more combat experience.
first Soviet Defense Minister
Although the Ministry of the Soviet Union appeared in March 1946, the Ministry of Defence of the USSR itself was formed only after the death of IVStalin, in 1953, by combining the military and naval authorities.Minister Nikolai Bulganin was appointed.During the last war, he held the post of member of the military council of some existing fronts, as well as the west.However, Bulganin was removed from his post in 1955, in February, after Khrushchev, NSI was able to consolidate his power in the country.
the Khrushchev era ...
after the actual seizure of power, Khrushchev began to place his people in key positions and to remove objectionable.Bulganin was dismissed, and in his place appointed GKZhukov, who helped Khrushchev to remove LPBeria.Georgy does not need to present to our readers especially, knows anyone who even casually interested in the history of our country.However, he did not last long in his place.After two and a half years, he was appointed the new Minister of Defense of the USSR - Rodion Malinovsky, and Zhukov dismissed.His battle your way Rodion began on the fronts of the war that erupted in 1914, for which he volunteered and fought in France in the ranks of the Russian expeditionary corps, the Foreign Legion.After returning to his homeland he was in the Civil War.From the very first battles of the Great Patriotic War, commanded armies and fronts, participated in the final stage, in the Battle of Stalingrad and the liberation of Hungary, Romania, Austria and Czechoslovakia.In August 1945 he commanded the Trans-Baikal Front in the war with Japan.In his post commander "survived" Khrushchev's removal from his post and stayed until his death in 1967.
... Brezhnev ...
After the death of his post was taken Malinovsky Marshal Grechko AA .. Prior to this appointment, he commanded the Allied forces belonging to the Warsaw Pact countries.War Andrei Antonovich met working in the General Staff, however, since the month of July - at the front.He started as a division commander to the commander of the army.Next, after Andrei Antonovich, Minister of Defense of the USSR - a DF Ustinov, who succeeded him after his death in 1976.It should be noted that DF UstinovDuring the war waged by the heroic Soviet people against Nazi Germany and its allies, led by the People's Commissariat of weapons.Before him all the defense ministers of the Soviet Union were combatants in the war.However, combat experience from Dmitri was still.Even in the civil he fought against robber bands in Central Asia.As already established "tradition" in this position Ustinov arrived until his death on 20 December 1984 and survived as the LI Brezhnev, Andropov and Y.
... restructuring
KUChernenko did not break the tradition, according to which the Minister of Defence of the USSR had military experience and was appointed to the post of the Sokolov SLSergey Leonidovich during the war has gone from office nachalnikashtaba tank regiment to komanduyuschegobronetankovymi troops thirty-second army.In 1985, Gorbachev came to power, which has been actively replaced for the presidency the old-tested cadres at his men.Therefore, in 1987, to the post of Minister of Defense he was appointed DTYazov, who remained so until August 1991.At the age of seventeen he volunteered for the front, the war ended as a platoon commander.Dmitry Timofeyevich not simply an attempt to remain faithful to the oath and save the Soviet Union, he was removed from his post and arrested.On the vacated seat was appointed Air Marshal Shaposhnikov EII have not fought a single day.He was the last one who held the post and was actively involved in the destruction of their country.
Defense Ministers of Russia and the USSR
and independent Russia is perceived and accepted by Western politicians as a geopolitical opponent.Therefore, hold the post of minister of defense must always be principled and honest military men who care about the fate of their country.These criteria are not always consistent with a number of Russian officials working at different times of the position.You can give an example of PSGrachev or AESerdyukov.However, the current Minister - SKShoigu - is fully justified entrusted to him by the Russian people hope.
