In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Varennikov.
Valentin Varennikov
Native name
Валентин Иванович Варенников
Born
(1923-12-15)December 15, 1923 Krasnodar, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
May 6, 2009(2009-05-06) (aged 85) Moscow, Russia
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Soviet Army
Years of service
1941–1991
Rank
Army general
Commands held
131st Motorized Rifle Division
54th Motorized Rifle Division
26th Army Corps
3rd Shock Army
Carpathian Military District
Deputy Minister of Defence of the USSR
Battles/wars
World War II
Soviet–Afghan War
Military advisor to Syria, Ethiopia and Angola
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of Military Merit (Russia)
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner (4)
Order of the Patriotic War (1st, 2nd and 3rd class)
Order of the Red Star
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR
Other work
member of the Russian parliament
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Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov (Russian: Валентин Иванович Варенников) (December 15, 1923 – May 6, 2009)[1] was a Soviet/Russian Army general and politician, best known for being one of the planners and leaders of the Soviet–Afghan War, as well as one of the instigators of the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.
^Barry, Ellen (May 8, 2009). "Valentin I. Varennikov, Retired Soviet General Who Tried to Topple Gorbachev, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
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