Vladimir Anatolievich Shamanov is a retired Colonel General of the Russian Armed Forces who was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) from May 2009 to October 2016 and a Russian politician. After his retirement in October 2016, Shamanov became head of the State Duma Defense Committee.
Controversial image of Robert H. Foglesong, U.S. President George W. Bush, and Vladimir Shamanov in the Oval Office.
The Order of Saint George is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. It was originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian as the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire for commissioned officers and generals by Empress Catherine the Great. After the October Revolution in 1917, it was awarded by the White movement under Alexander Kolchak until their collapse in 1921. The order was revived in the Russian Federation on 20 March 1992 by Decree No.1463 of the President of Russia. The current award criteria were amended on 7 September 2010 by Presidential Decree 1099.
The Order of Saint George, fourth class
Georgi Pulevski wearing a cross of the Order of Saint George, conferred for his valiance in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)
Order of Saint George, second class, neck badge and breast star