Pictured: First Deputy Chairman of the KGB S.K. Tsvigun (center), Marshal of the Soviet Union V.I. Chuikov (far right), Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S. Konev (left), first secretary of the Komsomol Central Committee E.M. Tyazhelnikov (second from right) at the session of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Moscow, 1970s. The author of the photo is S. Gurariy, a photojournalist for the Trud newspaper. From the Tsvigun family archive . During my studies of Marshal Chuikov’s life a

Pictured: (left to right) L. Z. Mekhlis, Komkor V. I. Chuikov, and Red Star journalist and chief editor D. I. Ortenberg in Finland during the Winter War of 1939-1940. In considering topics for my blog on Marshal Chuikov’s authentic leadership practice, life, and work, I began to research Red Army Commissar of the First Rank Lev Mekhlis and his actions during the Russo-Finnish War and beyond. Known as "Stalin's Grand Inquisitor ," Mekhlis was famously photographed with Komkor

Pictured: Marshals Eremenko and Chuikov with sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich at Mamaev Kurgan, 2 February 1963. There is a heaviness to memory—a quiet, invisible weight that settles in our hearts as the years move on. It comes to us through the voices of those who can no longer speak, through the fragile pages of letters, the scent of an old book, or a photograph that captivates us. For me, that weight often rests in the life and legacy of Marshal Vasily Chuikov—a man who embodied

Pictured: Blogger Maria Kithcart was recognized on 9 May 2025 by the municipality of Silver Ponds (hometown of Marshal Chuikov) for her research. On the left side of the certificate is Marshal Chuikov's bust located in Silver Ponds. Translation: Chapter Municipal District Silver Ponds, Moscow Region AWARDS Maria Kithcart for her great and fruitful work in perpetuating the memory of Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov, his role