Valery Gerasimov
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| Native name | Вале́рий Васи́льевич Гера́симов |
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8 September 1955 Kazan, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union Russia
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| Service/branch |
.svg){kind=small} Russian Armed Forces
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| Years of service | 1977 — present |
| Rank |
 General of the Army
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Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov (Russian: Вале́рий Васи́льевич Гера́симов; IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲɪvʲɪtɕ gʲɪˈrasʲɪməf]; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian General, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, and first Deputy Defence Minister, replacing Nikolay Makarov. He was appointed by President Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012.
Some authors credit Gerasimov as the person behind of a so-called "Gerasimov doctrine" −currently prevalent in Russian defence− combining military, technological, information, diplomatic, economic, cultural and other tools controlled by the Russian state which are then deployed towards one set of strategic objectives. Of all these, "political warfare" would be preferred due to its comparatively low cost.
Born in Kazan, he graduated from the Kazan Suvorov Military School (1971-1973), the Kazan Higher Tank Command School named after the Supreme Soviet of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1973-1977), the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy (1984-1987), and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (1995-1997).
After graduating from the Kazan Higher Tank Command School Gerasimov was the commander of a platoon, company and battalion of the Far Eastern Military District. Later he was chief of staff of a tank regiment and then of a motorized rifle division in the Baltic Military District. From 1993 to 1995 he was the commander of the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division in the Baltic Military District and then the North Western Group of Forces.
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