Albert Makashov
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Colonel General
Albert Mikhailovich Makashov (Альберт Михайлович Макашов) (born 1938) is Russia
n officer and a nationalist-communist politician.
Albert Makashov was born in Voronezh
. He graduated from the Tashkent
military school, finished the Frunze Military Academy (with the gold medal), and the General Staff Academy
(with the gold medal) during the 1960s. He became Major General
of the Red Army
in 1979, serving in the Caucasus
region.
In 1989, Makashov was elected to the Supreme Soviet
. He ran for presidential election in 1991
as an "independent nationalist", obtaining 3.74%. He then supported the Soviet coup d'état attempt that took place later in the same year. During October crisis of 1993 he was in charge of the defence of the White House
. He organized a people army that on October 3 stormed the police cordons, seized the Moscow Mayor's office and attempted to seize the Ostankino television station.
After the rebellion was suppressed, Makashov and a number of other opposition figures were arrested. After the imprisonment and amnesty in 1994, he was elected a deputy to the State Duma
of Russian Federation as a member of the communist parliamentary group
(since 1995).
Jewish associations and a number of commentators have accused Makashov of being antisemitic. After the general's call for expulsion of all Jews at a public meeting in 1999, there were attempts to prosecute him for hate speech
; the newspaper Kommersant
run an article about him named "Makashov - zoological antisemite". David Duke
, who visited Moscow in 1999, met Makashov and expressed his support for the General.
Colonel General
Colonel General is a senior rank of General. North Korea and Russia are two countries which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories...
Albert Mikhailovich Makashov (Альберт Михайлович Макашов) (born 1938) is Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n officer and a nationalist-communist politician.
Albert Makashov was born in Voronezh
Voronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
. He graduated from the Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
military school, finished the Frunze Military Academy (with the gold medal), and the General Staff Academy
General Staff Academy (Russia)
The General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was founded in 1936 in Moscow by Leonid Govorov. It was the senior Soviet and now Russian professional school for officers....
(with the gold medal) during the 1960s. He became Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
of the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in 1979, serving in the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
region.
In 1989, Makashov was elected to the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
. He ran for presidential election in 1991
Russian presidential election, 1991
Presidential elections were held in the Russian Federation on 12 June 1991. It was the first presidential election in the country's history. Boris Yeltsin was elected President of the Russian SFSR. His running-mate, Alexander Rutskoi, became Vice-President....
as an "independent nationalist", obtaining 3.74%. He then supported the Soviet coup d'état attempt that took place later in the same year. During October crisis of 1993 he was in charge of the defence of the White House
White House, Moscow
The White House , also known as the Russian White House, is a government building in Moscow. It stands on Krasnopresnenskaya embankment. Construction started in 1965 and ended in 1981. Originally called The House of Soviets, it was designed by the architects Dmitry Chechulin and P. Shteller...
. He organized a people army that on October 3 stormed the police cordons, seized the Moscow Mayor's office and attempted to seize the Ostankino television station.
After the rebellion was suppressed, Makashov and a number of other opposition figures were arrested. After the imprisonment and amnesty in 1994, he was elected a deputy to the State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
of Russian Federation as a member of the communist parliamentary group
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is a Russian political party. It is the second major political party in the Russian Federation.-History:...
(since 1995).
Jewish associations and a number of commentators have accused Makashov of being antisemitic. After the general's call for expulsion of all Jews at a public meeting in 1999, there were attempts to prosecute him for hate speech
Hate speech
Hate speech is, outside the law, any communication that disparages a person or a group on the basis of some characteristic such as race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, or other characteristic....
; the newspaper Kommersant
Kommersant
Kommersant is a commerce-oriented newspaper published in Russia. , the circulation was 131,000.- History :The newspaper was initially published in 1909, and it was closed down following the Bolshevik seizure of power and the introduction of censorship in 1917.In 1989, with the onset of press...
run an article about him named "Makashov - zoological antisemite". David Duke
David Duke
David Ernest Duke is a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan an American activist and writer, and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. He was also a former candidate in the Republican presidential primaries in 1992, and in the Democratic presidential primaries in...
, who visited Moscow in 1999, met Makashov and expressed his support for the General.
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