"Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov (Russian: \u0412\u0430\u043B\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u0412\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u043B\u044C\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u0413\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0438\u043C\u043E\u0432; IPA: [v\u0250\u02C8l\u02B2er\u02B2\u026Aj v\u0250\u02C8s\u02B2il\u02B2\u026Av\u02B2\u026At\u0255 g\u02B2\u026A\u02C8ras\u02B2\u026Am\u0259f]; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian General, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, and first Deputy Defence Minister, replacing Nikolay Makarov. He was appointed by President Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012."@en . . . "1977Z"^^ . "Valery Gerasimov"@en . "Gerasimov, Valery"@en . "1955-09-08Z"^^ . "Russian general" . . . "1955Z"^^ .