Sergey Sokolov
Former Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
Sergey Leonidovich Sokolov was a Soviet military commander, Hero of the Soviet Union, and served as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 22 December 1984 until 29 May 1987. Wikipedia
Born: July 1, 1911, Yevpatoriya
Died: August 31, 2012 (age 101 years), Moscow, Russia
Previous office: Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union (1984–1987)
Children: Vladimir Sokolov and Valery Sokolov
Education: Voyennaya Akademiya General'nogo Shtaba Vooruzhennykh Sil Rf (1951) and Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy (1947)