Former Soviet defence minister dies

Sergei Sokolov, the Soviet defence minister fired by the Politburo after a German teenager landed his plane on Moscow’s Red Square in the 1980s, has died.

Former Soviet defence minister dies
Fri, 31 Aug, 2012 - 13:22

Sergei Sokolov, the Soviet defence minister fired by the Politburo after a German teenager landed his plane on Moscow’s Red Square in the 1980s, has died.

He was 101.

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