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Feb 115 min read
Myth Versus Reality: The "White-Gloved" General Chuikov
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov with one of his hands wrapped in a bandage, 1943; personal letter to military doctor A. M....
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Feb 62 min read
A Love for the Common Soldier
Pictured: A group of generals with Marshal of the Soviet Union V.D. Sokolovsky. From left to right: N.E. Chuvakov, M.Kh. Kaleshnik, V.I....
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Dec 24, 20235 min read
A Warning from Stalin
Pictured: The Commander of the 8th Guards Army, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel-General V.I. Chuikov sets the combat mission, 1944....
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Dec 16, 20233 min read
"There Is No Land Beyond the Volga..."
Pictured: The Commander of the 62nd Army, Lieutenant General Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (left) and member of the military council,...
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Dec 15, 20239 min read
Voicing a Grave Concern in a Scathing Letter
In researching Nikita Khrushchev’s ouster in 1964, I discovered that Soviet researcher Joseph Torigian cited an intriguing...
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Dec 4, 20233 min read
Two Marshals and a Wall in Berlin
Pictured: S.K. Tsvigun (center), Marshal of the Soviet Union V.I. Chuikov (far right), Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S. Konev (left),...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
Complexity Theory and the Synergy of Sturm Groups
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov at an observation post in Stalingrad, 1942. Photo by Georgy Zemla. In today’s global business...
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Nov 22, 20233 min read
The Commander’s Angst
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov on the banks of the Volga, 1943. A Red Army soldier on the Eastern Front during the Great...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
Authentic Stewardship
Pictured: General Chuikov in post-war Germany, signed and dated 5 June 1948 (lower right-hand corner). I have enjoyed reading about...
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Nov 12, 20232 min read
A Soviet Marshal at the Pentagon
Pictured: The Battle for Stalingrad, inscribed by Marshal V. I. Chuikov, which reads, "General Wheeler (spelled Уиллер in Cyrillic), with...
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Aug 8, 20233 min read
The Marshal's Mentor: Vladimir Azin
Pictured on the left: the Commander of the 43rd regiment, V.I. Chuikov and Commander of the 5th Infantry Division, V.M. Azin. Orenburg...
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May 31, 20235 min read
Leadership Beyond the Brest Fortress
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov with his handwritten note “1940 year, Brest.” From the family archive of General Tsvigun....
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May 22, 20237 min read
Lev Mekhlis: Interference by the Grand Inquisitor
Pictured: (left to right) L. Z. Mekhlis, Komkor V. I. Chuikov, and Red Star journalist and chief editor D. I. Ortenberg in Finland during...
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May 5, 20232 min read
General Batyuk's Active Leadership
Pictured: General Batyuk (left) and General Chuikov at an observation post in Stalingrad, early 1943. On 19 September 1942, Batyuk's...
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Apr 12, 20236 min read
Faithful Companion: Chess in the Life of Marshal V.I. Chuikov
Pictured: An article written by A. Gurevich for the Soviet chess periodical 64, dated February 1975. The full text of the article is...
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Apr 2, 20234 min read
Close Contact with Army General Chuikov
Pictured: General of the Army V.I. Chuikov with Soviet Foreign Minister A.Ya. Vyshinsky in East Germany, early 1950s. During my research...
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Jan 2, 20233 min read
An Interview with the Commander
Pictured: Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov with his soldiers in Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga, late 1942 or early 1943. Famous...
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Dec 12, 20223 min read
Flattening the Hierarchy: A Flexible Structure
Pictured: Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel-General V. I. Chuikov (center) with General of the Army Andrey Yeremenko, 1945. Before...
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Dec 2, 20222 min read
The Leader Who Manages
Lieutenant-General V. I. Chuikov, Stalingrad, summer 1942. When considering topics to write about for this blog, one guiding principle is...
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Nov 10, 20223 min read
Reading Between the Lines: Strategic Communication with Colonel Lyudnikov
Pictured: Colonel Ivan Lyudnikov in Stalingrad; In the Commander's dugout, 62nd Army. From left to right: K. A. Gurov, V. I. Chuikov. N....
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