"Kvashnin"@en . "1946Z"^^ . "General of the Army Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin (Russian: \u0410\u043D\u0430\u0442\u043E\u043B\u0438\u0439 \u0412\u0430\u0441\u0438\u043B\u044C\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u041A\u0432\u0430\u0448\u043D\u0438\u043D; born 15 August 1946, Ufa) was the Chief of the Russian General Staff from 1997 to 2004, when he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin.Kvashnin graduated from the Kurgan Machine-building Institute in 1969 and served in the armed forces from this time. He began serving in the military as deputy commander of a tank company then moved on to hold various command and staff positions."@en . "Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin"@en . "1969Z"^^ . . . . . "General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" . . "2004Z"^^ . . . . "1946-08-15Z"^^ . "Russian genera;" .