| Petro Grigorenko |
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| Native name |
Петро Григорович Григоренко (Пётр Григорьевич Григоренко) |
| Born |
Petro Hryhorovych Hryhorenko (Pyotr Grigoryevich Grigorenko)
16 October [O.S. 3 October] 1907
the village of Borisovka, Taurida Governorate,  Russian Empire
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| Died |
21 February 1987(1987-02-21) (aged 79)
New York City, USA
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| Burial place |
St. Andrew Memorial Church in South Bound Brook, New Jersey
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| Nationality |
Ukrainian |
| Citizenship |
Russian Empire (1907–1922) →  Soviet Union (1922–1977),  United States (1977–1987) |
| Alma mater |
the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, the Military Engineering-Technical University, the Kuybyshev Military Engineering Academy, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
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| Occupation |
commanding officer, military scientist, cyberneticist
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| Employer |
the Frunze Military Academy
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| Known for |
human rights activism with participation in the Moscow Helsinki Group, the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes, struggle against political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union
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| Political party |
the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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| Movement |
dissident movement in the Soviet Union |
| Spouse(s) |
Zinaida Mikhailovna Grigorenko |
| Children |
five sons: Anatoly, Andrew, Georgi, Oleg, Viktor |
| Military career |
| Allegiance |
Soviet Union
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| Service/branch |
 Red Army / Soviet Army
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| Years of service |
1939–1945 |
| Rank |
Major General |
| Unit |
infantry division |
| Battles/wars |
battles of Khalkhin Gol and the Second World War
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| Awards |
- USSR
          
- Ukraine
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| Website |
www.grigorenko.org |
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