YOU NEED TO SET YOURSELF DEFENSIVE TASKS, OTHERWISE THEY WILL BE SET BY THE ENEMY. FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF MILITARY SCIENCES GENERAL OF THE ARMY M. A. GAREEV
The article describes the main stages of life of the outstanding Russian military leader, military scientist, historian and diplomat, the first President of the Academy of Military Sciences, General M.A. Gareev. More than half a century M.A.Gareev served in the Armed Forces of the USSR and more than 80 years - in Russia and went the way - from the Red Army soldier - a cavalry regiment pupil - to the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR, President of the Academy of Military Sciences. He participated in 5 wars and armed conflicts, including the Great Patriotic War and combat operations in the Far East at the final stage of World War II. Six military orders were a recognition of his military services to the homeland during the Great Patriotic War and the war with Japan. In total, Mahmut Akhmetovich was a knight of 19 orders and many medals. In 1995, he created and headed the Academy of Military Sciences for almost a quarter of a century, which united under his leadership the intellectual potential of military scientists and directed it to ensure the interests and security of Russia. Mahmut Akhmetovich was in that position until the last days of his life. His military research undoubtedly made a significant contribution to understanding the nature and content of modern wars and armed confrontation, and ensuring national and military security of the Russian Federation.