Salyukov Oleg Leonidovich - the name is not widely known until recently, and probably would have remained like that if it had not been for his loud appointment to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation of May 2, 2014. Since that time, Salyukov has been commanding the military parade on Victory Day on Red Square for the third year in a row, orders and extraordinary ranks, starting in 2006, are streaming down on him like from a cornucopia. So who is this mystery man? And why is he paying so much attention?
First steps
But the truth is, Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov is a mystery man. Any attempts to unearth any interesting details from his biography are doomed to failure in advance, the information provided by all online publications is very superficial and devoid of any specifics.
The future commander-in-chief in Saratov was born on May 21, 1955 in a simple, unremarkable Soviet family. In the early childhood of little Oleg, for an unknown reason, his parents moved from Saratov for permanent residence in Penza, where he took his first steps. Here, in 1962, he went to school No. 6 with in-depth study of the English language, studied diligently and graduated with honors.
Further training
Even in childhood, deciding to connect his life with military service, in 1973 Oleg Salyukov entered the Ulyanovsk Guards Tank School named after V.I. Lenin, preparing the highest command for the ranks of the Soviet army.
Teachers immediately drew attention to a capable and focused young man who studied with great desire and desire. Salyukov was distinguished from fellow students by his sincere desire to serve and, if necessary, defend his homeland, and he devoted himself to his studies and devoted all his free time to her.
The efforts of the young man were not left without attention, in 1977 he graduated from college with a medal. The future general Salyukov Oleg Leonidovich did not calm down on this, and, not stopping there, in 1982 he entered the Academy of Armored Forces named after R. Y. Malinovsky. Here Salyukov proved himself in the best way and brilliantly finished it in 1985 with honors.
Remaining true to himself, he added to the previous educational process two years spent in 1994-1996 at the Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Years of service
Salyukov Oleg Leonidovich began his military service in 1977 immediately after graduating from college, and the first place in his service was in the Kiev military district. Here, in fact, his dizzying career began, in 5 years the young 32-year-old junior officer had a difficult journey from a platoon to a battalion commander, and as a major he entered the Academy of Armored Forces.
In 1985, Salyukov was appointed to a new position as deputy commander of a training tank regiment in the Moscow Military District, where he served for 9 years, from where he joined the General Staff Academy.
After graduating from the academy, General Salyukov Oleg Leonidovich (photos of that time show an ambitious and confident man) went to a new duty station in the Far East as a division commander. It was here in 1997 that his truly stellar time began for 12 years of service. Having started his career as chief of staff, on the eve of the new year 2009 he was appointed commander of troops throughout the Far Eastern Military District.
Current appointment
It is unlikely that Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov himself hoped to become the Commander-in-Chief of the ground forces of the Russian Federation so soon, although, as people who are well acquainted with him, he did not have ambitions, and it always has been. Yes, and it is difficult to determine his reaction to this event, outwardly he is always calm and calm, and his subordinates never noticed any manifestations of any emotions behind him, whatever they were expressed. Well, isn’t the commander in chief ideal? It is also difficult to say whether he knew about the upcoming appointment, perhaps he was prepared for this, and, perhaps, it became a thunder for him from a clear sky.
Conclusion
Logically, the second option seems most likely. Indeed, many knew about the fate of Vladimir Churkin after receiving a bribe and fraud with his apartment, and his dismissal, for obvious reasons, was only a matter of time. And Sergei Shaigu, before calling his successor, made a pause ... and he didn’t name Salyukov, but Sergei Istrakov, albeit with a prefix (acting). In general, with this whole story with the assignment, there are many oddities and inconsistencies, as well as with another dark story concerning the side of MH17 shot down in the sky over the Donbass. And Salyukov Oleg Leonidovich, Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, on this occasion himself is laconic.
But the degree of trust in him after two and a half years remains quite high. In addition, he was entrusted with command not only by the ground forces, but also by the most holy - the Victory Parade. And something that means yes.
Based on all of the above, we can conclude that Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov is a significant person in the history of the Russian Federation, and this name should be immortalized in modern history.