Background
Alber Mikhailovich Makashov was born on June 18, 1938 in Kashirsky District, Voronezh oblast, Russian Federation.
Alber Mikhailovich Makashov was born on June 18, 1938 in Kashirsky District, Voronezh oblast, Russian Federation.
Alber Mikhailovich graduated from the Tashkent Higher Combined Arms Command School, finished the Frunze Military Academy (with the gold medal), and the General Staff Academy (with the gold medal) during the 1960s.
Alber Mikhailovich became major general of the Red Army in 1979, serving in the Caucasus region. In 1989, he was elected to the Supreme Soviet. He ran in the 1991 presidential election as an "independent nationalist", obtaining 3.74%. He then supported the Soviet coup d'état attempt that took place later in the same year. During October crisis of 1993 Alber Mikhailovich was in charge of the defense of the White House. He organized a people army which, on 3 October, stormed the police cordons, seized the Moscow Mayor's office and attempted to seize the Ostankino Tower.
After the rebellion was suppressed, Alber Mikhailovich and a number of other opposition figures were arrested. After the imprisonment and amnesty in 1994, he was elected a deputy to the State Duma as a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (since 1995).
Alber Mikhailovich Makashov has become infamous worldwide for his anti-Semitic outbursts blaming Jews for the country's economic problems, and advocating the establishment of a quota on the number of Jews allowed in Russia.
