Nikolai Dmitrievich Tarakanov
Nikolai Dmitrijewitsch Tarakanow ( Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Тараканов ; born May 19, 1934 in Gremyachiye Voronezh Oblast ) is a Russian army officer. He commanded the units of the Soviet Army involved in dealing with the Chernobyl nuclear disaster .
Military career
Nikolai Tarakanov joined the Soviet army as a teenager. He earned a doctorate in military science as part of his military career. He specialized in the losses and conditions after a nuclear war , in particular possible forms of deployment for the pioneer troops . From 1970 he carried out practical experiments in Noginsk near Moscow. He published two instruction books for the Soviet armed forces regarding reconstruction measures after a nuclear war.
Nikolai Tarakanov retired as major general .
Chernobyl disaster
As the deputy commander of the civil defense forces in the Soviet Union, he was given the task of commanding the military units involved in the clean-up work from 1986 onwards. In 2019 he published his memories of the catastrophe on behalf of the state together with two other authors.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Adam Higginbotham: Midnight in Chernobyl. New York, 2019 Midnight p. 279
- ↑ Media report from rt.com on the occasion of an interview by Nikolai Tarakanov on June 7, 2019; available online , last accessed June 11, 2019
- ↑ ND Tarakanov, AI Makhnach, AN Nerovny: Vospominanija o Tschernobile ( Memories of Chernobyl ), July 15, 2016 doi : 10.25257 / FE.2016.1.7-15
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| SURNAME | Tarakanov, Nikolai Dmitrievich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gremyachiye, Nikolai Dmitrievich; Тараканов, Николай Дмитриевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian army officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gremyachiye , Voronezh Oblast |