Anatoly Kvashnin

Anatoly Kvashnin

General of the Army Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin ( _ru. Анатолий Васильевич Квашнин; born 1946) was the Chief of the Russian General Staff from 1997 to 2004, when he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. Kvashnin had previously served as commander of the NorthCaucasus military district. As of 2007, he served as the President's Representative in the Siberian Federal District.

As Chief of the Russian General Staff he had some success in reforming the command structure for the strategic deterrent forces, but feuded with Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov and many of his subordinates. Kvashnin also proved to be indecisive at times, he split then merged the Volga-Urals Military District, combined the Strategic Rocket Forces with the Russian Space Forces and the Early Warning System, then restored their independence.

External links

* [http://research.rencap.com/eng/government/government_detail04.asp Biography of Kvashnin from Renaissance Capital]


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