Alexander Gorkov
Aleksander Yurievich Gorkov | |
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| Born | January 10 1953 Moscow, Russia |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union → Russia |
| Service/ | Russian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1970—2008 |
| Rank | General-Lieutenant |
| Awards | Template:Медаль 60 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР Template:Медаль 70 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР Template:Медаль В память 850-летия Москвы |
Aleksander Yurievich Gorkov (born January 10 1953) (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Горьков) is a Russian military leader, Commander of the Anti-aircraft Missile Troops of the Air Force (2000—2008), and a retired Lieutenant General.[1]
Biography
He was born January 10 1953 in Moscow to a military family.
His father Yury Gorkov (1928—2005) was a colonel-general, who commanded the 10th Separate Red Banner Air Defense Army (1979-1983), and was Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Troops of the Moscow Air Defense District (1983—1988).[2]
In 1975, Aleksander graduated with honors from the Minsk Higher Engineering Anti-Aircraft Missile Air Defense School.[3] After graduating, he served in command positions in the Air Defense Forces of Russia. He commanded an anti-aircraft missile battalion. In 1984 he graduated with honors from the G.K. Zhukov Military Command Academy of Air Defense in Kalinin (now Tver).[4][3]
After graduating from the academy, he served as commander of an anti-aircraft missile regiment and deputy commander of an air defense division.[5] In 1995, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.[3]
From 1995 to 1998, he was a commander in the Air Defense Division. From 1998 to 2000 he was the Deputy Commander of the Order of Lenin of the Moscow Air Force and Air Defense District.
From September 2000 to February 2008 he was Commander of Anti-aircraft Missile Troops in the Air Force.[6]
Since February 2008, Gorkov has been in the reserves (upon reaching the age limit for military service). Currently he works as an adviser to the general director at MKB Fakel in Khimki. He lives in Moscow.
He received a Laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation on December 17 2012 for a significant contribution to the development of the Air Force.
He was designated an Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation on February 14 2007.
Awards
- Order of Military Merit (February 23 1998)
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree;
- Medals of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation
- Laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation (December 17 2012) — for high achievements in research that is of great theoretical and practical importance for the Air Force and used in the organization and conduct of operational and combat training in the Air Force.[7]
References
- ↑ "CSTO Getting Serious About Joint Air Defense System". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "Gorkov, Yuri Aleksandrovich". Историки России XX века: Биобиблиографический словарь (in русский). 1 (А—L) (2000 экз ed.). Saratov: Saratov Socio-Economic Institute. 2005. p. 235. ISBN 5-87309-438-1. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Александр Горьков: «Силы воздушного нападения НАТО могут быть размещены на Украине» - СП-ТВ - Открытая студия - Свободная Пресса". svpressa.ru (in русский). 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ Bozhyeva, Olga. ""Триумф" состоялся. Войска к нему готовы". old.redstar.ru. Archived from the original on 12 Mar 2019. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ "Начальник зенитных ракетных войск ВВС генерал-лейтенант Александр ГОРЬКОВ:Отвечаем на вызовы времени". old.redstar.ru. Archived from the original on 3 Feb 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ "Расследование крушения Боинга зашло в тупик / Российский миротворец". www.peacekeeper.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ↑ "Распоряжение Правительства РФ от 17 декабря 2012 года № 2406-р «О присуждении в 2012 году премий Правительства Российской Федерации за значительный вклад в развитие Военно-воздушных сил»". Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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