The Office of Inspectors General of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Russian: Управление генеральных инспекторов Министерства обороны Российской Федерации is a constituent part of the Russian Ministry of Defence.
Created in 2008, it numbers around thirty retired senior members of the Russian Armed Forces, usually those with the ranks of marshals of the Soviet Union, generals of the army, admirals of the fleet, marshals of artillery, marshals of aviation, and colonel generals.[1] The membership changes as members die, and new members are appointed.[2] Though members remain retired from the military during their service, they receive a salary.[2]
The original members were presented with their credentials by Deputy Defence Minister Nikolay Pankov at an official ceremony at the Central House of Officers of the Russian Army on 30 December 2008.[3] Among this original group were Marshal of the Soviet Union Dmitry Yazov, army generals Anatoly Betekhtin, Filipp Bobkov, Makhmut Gareev, Nikolai Grachyov [ru], Ivan Yefremov, Viktor Yermakov [ru], Konstantin Kochetov [ru], Vladimir Lobov, Mikhail Moiseyev, Stanislav Postnikov, Viktor Prudnikov [ru], Viktor Samsonov, Vladimir Shuralyov, Yuri Yashin [ru] and Yury Yakubov, Admirals of the Fleet Ivan Kapitanets, Konstantin Makarov, Vladimir Chernavin and Alexey Sorokin, Marshal of the Artillery Vladimir Mikhailin [ru], Marshal of Aviation Ivan Pstygo [ru] and Colonel General Ivan Fuzhenko [ru].[3]
| Name | Image | Born | Rank | Career posts | Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Baluyevsky |  | 1947 | Army General | Chief of the General Staff, First Deputy Minister of Defence (2004–2008) | |
| Valery Baranov | 1948 | Colonel General | Commander of the Joint Group of Forces for Counter-Terrorist Operations in the North Caucasus Region (2000-2001 and 2003–2004) | ||
| Viktor Barynkin [ru] |  | 1946 | Colonel General | Head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation [ru] (1992–1996) | |
| Aleksandr Bezverkhny | 1950 | Colonel General | Head of FSB military counterintelligence (2000–2015) | ||
| Vladimir Boldyrev | .jpg) | 1949 | Army General | Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces (2008–2010) | |
| Vladimir Isakov [ru] |  | 1950 | Army General | Head of Rear of the Russian Armed Forces - Deputy Minister of Defence (1997–2008) | |
| Konstantin Kochetov [ru] | 1932 | Army General | First Deputy Minister of Defence (1989–1991) | 2008 | |
| Georgy Kogatko [ru] | 1944 | Colonel General | Commander of the Russian Railway Troops (2004–2008) | ||
| Vladimir Lobov |  | 1935 | Army General | Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces — First Deputy Minister of Defence (1991) | 2008 |
| Nikolay Makarov |  | 1949 | Army General | Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces — First Deputy Minister of Defence (2008–2012) | |
| Ivan Marchuk [ru] | 1944 | Colonel General | Head of the Ministry of Defence Federal Road Construction Directorate (1992–1998) | ||
| Igor Puzanov |  | 1947 | Army General | Commander of Leningrad Military District (2005–2007) | |
| Yuri Rodionov [ru] | 1938 | Colonel General | Deputy Minister of Defence for Personnel - Head of the Main Directorate of Personnel of the Ministry of Defence (1991–1992) | ||
| Viktor Samsonov |  | 1941 | Army General | Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister (1996–1997) | 2008 |
| Vladimir Semyonov |  | 1940 | Army General | Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Army (1991–1992), Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army (1992–1997) | |
| Vladimir Yakovlev |  | 1954 | Army General | Commander-in-chief of the Strategic Rocket Forces (1997–2001) | |
| Yury Yakubov | 1946 | Army General | Commander of the Far Eastern Military District (1999–2006) | 2008 | |
| Ivan Yefremov | 1946 | Army General | Head of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (2005–2007) | 2008 | |
| Viktor Yermakov [ru] |  | 1935 | Army General | Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR - Deputy Minister of Defence of the USSR for Personnel (1990–1991) | 2008 |
| Name | Image | Lifespan | Rank | Career posts | Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoly Betekhtin | 1931—2012 | Army General | First Deputy Commander of the Army (1988–1992) | 2008 | |
| Filipp Bobkov |  | 1925—2019 | Army General | First Deputy Chairman of the KGB (1985–1991) | 2008 |
| Vladimir Chernavin |  | 1928—2023 | Admiral of the Fleet | Commander-in-Chief of the Navy — Deputy Minister of Defence (1985–1992) | 2008 |
| Pyotr Deynekin | .jpg) | 1937—2017 | Army General | Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force (1992–1998) | |
| Ivan Fuzhenko [ru] | 1937—2011 | Colonel General | Commander of the Logistics Forces — Deputy Defence Minister (1991–1992) | 2008 | |
| Makhmut Gareev |  | 1923—2019 | Army General | Deputy Head of the General Staff (1984–1989) | 2008 |
| Nikolai Grachyov [ru] | 1930—2013 | Army General | Chief military specialist to the Afghan Armed Forces (1990–1992) | 2008 | |
| Feliks Gromov | .jpg) | 1937—2021 | Admiral of the Fleet | Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (1992–1996) | |
| Ivan Kapitanets |  | 1928—2018 | Admiral of the Fleet | First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (1988–1992) | 2008 |
| Georgy Kondratyev [ru] | 1944—2020 | Colonel General | Deputy Defence Minister (1992–1995) | ||
| Oleg Losik [ru] |  | 1915—2012 | Marshal of the Armoured Forces | Head of the Military Armoured Forces Academy (1969–1986) | |
| Konstantin Makarov | 1931—2011 | Admiral of the Fleet | Chief of the Naval General Staff — First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (1985–1992) | 2008 | |
| Vladimir Mikhailin [ru] |  | 1927—2017 | Marshal of the Artillery | Commander of the Rocket Forces and Artillery of the Army (1983–1991) | 2008 |
| Mikhail Moiseyev |  | 1939—2022 | Army General | Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister (1988–1991), Acting Defence Minister (22-23 August 1991) | 2008 |
| Stanislav Postnikov | 1928—2012 | Army General | Commander-in-Chief of the Western Forces Direction (1988–1992) | 2008 | |
| Viktor Prudnikov [ru] | 1939—2015 | Army General | Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defence Forces (1992–1997) | 2008 | |
| Ivan Pstygo [ru] | 1918—2009 | Marshal of Aviation | Head of the Central Flight Safety Inspectorate of the Armed Forces (1977–1983) | 2008 | |
| Sergey Sokolov | _(1).jpg) | 1911—2012 | Marshal of the Soviet Union | Defence Minister (1984–1987) | 2008 |
| Alexey Sorokin |  | 1922—2020 | Admiral of the Fleet | First Deputy Head of the Political Directorate of the Soviet Army and Soviet Navy (1981–1989) | 2008 |
| Vladimir Shuralyov |  | 1935—2020 | Army General | Deputy Defence Minister (1990–1991) | 2008 |
| Dmitry Yazov |  | 1924—2020 | Marshal of the Soviet Union | Defence Minister (1987–1991) | 2008 |
| Yuri Yashin [ru] | 1930—2011 | Army General | Deputy Defence Minister (1989–1992) | 2008 | |
| Yuri Zarudin [ru] |  | 1923—2020 | Colonel General | Commander of the Northern Group of Forces (1978–1984) |