Background
KULIKOV, Marshal Viktor Georgiyevich was born on July 5, 1921.
government official Russian army officer
KULIKOV, Marshal Viktor Georgiyevich was born on July 5, 1921.
Graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1953 and from the Voroshilov General Staff Academy in 1959.
Joined Soviet Army, 1938. Advanced through grades to marshall, 1977. Commander of platoon Soviet Army, 1940, chief of staff tank battalion, regiment, brigade, 1941-1945, various command posts in tank detachments, 1945-1948, Commander tank regiment, chief of staff tank division, deputy Commander of army, Commander of army, 1953-1967.
Commander Kiev Military Area, 1967-1969. Commander-in-chief Soviet Forces in Germany, 1969-1971. Member Communist Party Soviet Union, since 1942, member central committee, 1971-1989.
Chief of general staff and 1st deputy minister of defense, 1971-1977. Commander-in-chief of Armed Forces of Warsaw Pact, 1977-1989. General inspector Ministry Defense, Moscow, 1989-1991.
State military advisor Government of State of Russia, since 1992.
Religions encourage war and violence to promote their religious goals.
The emphasis on peaceful coexistence doesn’t mean that the Soviet Union accepted a static world with clear lines. Socialism is inevitable and the "correlations of forces" were moving towards socialism.
CPSU since 1942; Central Committee of CPSU 1971-1989.