Igor Sergeyev

Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev (; 20 April 1938 – 10 November 2006) was a Soviet and later Russian military officer who was Minister of Defense of Russia from 22 May 1997 to 28 March 2001. Before that he was the commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces from 26 August 1992 to 22 May 1997. He was the first and, as of , the only Marshal of the Russian Federation.

Career Early life and career Sergeyev graduated from the school No. 22 in Makiivka in 1955. From 1955 to 1960 he studied at the military college, which he graduated with honors. After graduation he was appointed commander of the squad of ballistic missiles testing of the 37th ballistic missile division. From 1962 to 1963 he served as deputy commander for technical part of the ballistic missile battery. In 1963 he was appointed assistant to the chief of the engineering service of the ballistic missile regiment. From 1965 to 1968 he was deputy commander for armament of the ballistic missile battalion. In 1968 he became deputy squad commander for combat readiness and combat training of the ballistic missile division. From 1970 to 1971 he was chief of staff of the 351st ballistic missile regiment. He was promoted to Marshal of the Russian Federation on 21 November 1997. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery. However, the ongoing fighting in the south of the country caused some concern about his efficacy after Vladimir Putin became president.

Honours and awards Hero of the Russian Federation (27 October 1999) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (28 March 2001) Order of Military Merit (1995) Order of Honour (20 April 2003) Order of the October Revolution (1987) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1988) Order of the Red Star (1982) Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class (1976) Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medal of Zhukov Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Medal "For Impeccable Service" 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes Order of Manas, 3rd class (Kyrgyzstan, 20 December 1999) Order of the Yugoslav Star, 1st class (Yugoslavia, 23 December 1999) Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy

Legacy In 2017, a street in the Kuntsevo District of Moscow was named after Marshal Sergeyev.