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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alexander_LebedAlexander Lebed - Wikipedia

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   Alexander Lebed was born in the Cossack town of Novocherkassk, in the Rostov Oblast, in 1950. In his youth he was not a bad student but preferred boxing and chess. He grew up in poverty.

3. chroniclesmagazine.org › columns › the-americanIn Memoriam: Gen. Alexander Lebed, 1950-2002 - Chronicles

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   6 days ago · He was decorated for his service as a battalion commander in Afghanistan in the early 1980’s and, in 1990, became one of the Soviet Army’s youngest generals.

4. www.nytimes.com › 1996/10/13 › magazineTHE WARS OF ALEKSANDR IVANOVICH LEBED - The New York Times

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   ALEKSANDR LEBED, THE Russian peacemaker who has devoted his life to war, is rushing to Chechnya again, eager to conclude talks with his separatist adversaries and to end the searing conflict...

5. www.cnn.com › 2002 › WORLDLebed: Action man who nearly led Russia - CNN

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   Apr 28, 2002 · April 28, 2002 Posted: 10:11 AM EDT (1411 GMT) MOSCOW, Russia -- With his gravelly voice, trademark broken nose and tough-talking manner, Alexander Lebed was one of the most well-known public...

6. www.rand.org › pubs › monograph_reportsThe Warrior Who Would Rule Russia: A Profile of Aleksandr Lebed

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   This report offers a detailed portrait of retired Russian Army Lieutenant General Aleksandr I. Lebed, who first rose to prominence in 1993 as the commander of Russia’s 14th Army in Moldova and later was appointed security advisor in 1996 by the reelected President Boris Yeltsin.

   • Author: Benjamin S. Lambeth
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   • Publish Year: 1996

7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2002-apr-29-mnRussian Politician Lebed Killed in Crash - Los Angeles Times

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   Apr 29, 2002 · April 29, 2002 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. MOSCOW — Alexander I. Lebed, a rough-hewn, gravel-voiced general who once seemed bound for Russia’s highest office until he overreached and found...

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   Who was Alexander Lebed?

   • MOSCOW, Russia -- With his gravelly voice, trademark broken nose and tough-talking manner, Alexander Lebed was one of the most well-known public figures in Russia.

   Lebed: Action man who nearly led Russia - April 28, 2002 - CNN

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   How did Aleksandr Lebed become famous?

   • Hammers and sickles are chiseled into nearly every wall, adorn every flag, hover on huge medallions over each heavily guarded building. Trans-Dniester, an easily forgotten sliver of earth dominated by Slavs and wedged between Ukraine and Moldova -- where people speak Romanian -- made Aleksandr Lebed a famous man in Russia.

   THE WARS OF ALEKSANDR IVANOVICH LEBED - The

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   Why did Aleksandr Lebed admit Russia lost?

   • In the most audacious act of the war, they stormed the city Russia had captured and took it back from the largest army in Europe. At that moment, Aleksandr Lebed decided to admit that Russia had lost. ''If history can teach us anything at all,'' he said, ''it should teach us the main thing -- that reason must prevail.

   THE WARS OF ALEKSANDR IVANOVICH LEBED - The

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   Who was General Lebed?

   • He participated in most of Russia's military conflicts in the final decade of the Soviet Union, including the Soviet–Afghan War. From 1988 until 1991, General Lebed served as the commander of the 106th Guards Airborne Division, and later became the deputy head of the Russian Airborne Troops.

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9. news.bbc.co.uk › 2 › hiBBC News | EUROPE | Alexander Lebed: All action hero

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   Apr 28, 2002 · Celebrating peace in Chechenya. Seeing the threat of possible defeat if those nationalist votes swung towards the Communists, Boris Yeltsin offered Lebed a deal. Lebed was brought into the...