Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev, sometimes transliterated as Grachov or Grachyov, was a Russian Army General and the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1996; in 1988 he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union gold star. Wikipedia
Born: January 1, 1948, Rvy, Russia
Died: September 23, 2012 (age 64 years), Krasnogorsk, Russia
Previous office: Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation (1992–1996)
Education: Voyennaya Akademiya General'nogo Shtaba Vooruzhennykh Sil Rf (1988–1990), Frunze Military Academy (1978–1981), Ryazanskoye Vozdushno-Desantnoye Komandnoye Uchilishche. (1965–1969), and more
Awards: Order of the Red Star, Order of the Red Banner, Order of Lenin, and more
Nationality: Russian
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