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Valenda Newell
October 26, 2016 | Indianapolis, IN
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Obituary
MOSCOW (AP) - Sergei Sokolov, the Soviet defense minister fired by the Politburo after a German teenager landed his plane on Moscow's Red Square in the 1980s, died in Moscow on Friday. He was 101
Russian media reported Sokolov's death without specifying the cause. Russian television reported that his wife of 70 years, Mariya, died Wednesday and that the two will be buried together.
Sokolov was dismissed days after 19-year-old Mathias Rust landed his Cessna light aircraft in the square in May 1987. Although Soviet radars and interceptors tracked Rust's flight from Finland, air forces took no action.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was enraged over the incident and fired Sokolov along with dozens of other defense officials.
Born into a family of a czarist army officer in 1911, Sokolov was a Red Army commander during the 1938 Soviet-Japanese military conflict and in World War II. As deputy defense minister, he helped plan the Soviet occup ation of Afghanistan in 1979 and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union a year later.
He was appointed defense minister in 1984. After his dismissal he worked as a Defense Ministry counselor. At 101 years old, Sokolov was Russia's oldest marshal.
He is survived by two sons, both of whom are retired colonel generals.
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Comrade Marshal Sergei Sokolov, Hero of Soviet Union, may you forever be remembered for your contributions to society and embraced into your proper place in Valhalla.
Rush Jefferson
September 16, 2012 | PGH, PA
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You have my deepest sympathy. May good memories provide solace for your family during this challenging time; and may God provide you with the assurance that you will see your loved one again in paradise. John 17:3
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September 08, 2012 | Atl
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Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble.
Sorry for your loss.
Alabama
September 03, 2012
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Comrade Marshal Sergei Sokolov, we are sorry to lose you. Great men from a great era lost in this world, but never forgotten.
N Scott
September 03, 2012
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Romans 15:33
September 02, 2012 | FL
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I am so very sorry for your loss.
(Hosea 13:14) “From the hand of She'ol I shall redeem them; from death I shall recover them. Where are your stings, O Death? Where is your destructiveness, O She'ol? Compassion itself will be concealed from my eyes.
T. P.
September 01, 2012 | Chicago, IL
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To The Skolov Family,
With deep sympathy and a heavy heart ,I write these words for your family. I am so sorry for your loss. May you find peace in all the pleasant memories that you have, and may they comfort you, and bring you strength, in your time of grief. May you also find comfort with the thoughts below:
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
This...
S O
September 01, 2012 | GA
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With deepest sympathy to the family during your time of grief. Psalms 46:1..."God is for us a refuge and strength, a help that is readily to be found during difficult times". May God provide the peace and comfort to endure the days ahead.
Linda
September 01, 2012
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