Mikhail Moiseev © Valentin Sobolev, Vladimir Zavyalov/TASS 100 years ago created the Red army. February 23, associated with the formation of the regular Soviet army. For a considerable period the General staff of the Armed forces of the country, which changed its name many times, was headed by such famous military leaders as Mikhail Frunze, Mikhail Tukhachevsky and Georgy Zhukov, Alexander Vasilevsky, Vasily Sokolovsky. Army General Mikhail Moiseev was chosen to lead the General staff of the Armed forces of the USSR during the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and Germany, and in August 1991 had to perform the duties of the Minister of defence. Rejuvenation of personnel According to Michael Moses, his appointment to the post of chief of the General staff of the Armed forces of the USSR was preceded by a meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev when Soviet President was staying in Khabarovsk before his visit to Japan. The
