Pechenkin, Alexander Alekseevich

Born in the city of Kirov. In 1981 he graduated from the History Department of Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov and began teaching at Vyatka State University ( Kirov ).

In 1987 he defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of historical sciences . In 1991 he was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor . In 2003, he defended his thesis for the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences on the theme "The highest command of the Red Army on the eve and years of World War II" ^[1] . In 2018, she was awarded the title of professor.

As of 2019, he is a professor at the Department of History and Political Sciences of Vyatka State University.

Full member of the Academy of Military Sciences of the Russian Federation .

He conducts classes on the course of national history, developed and reads special courses: "History of Russia of the XX century" and "Russia in the system of international relations." "Military History of Russia". Full member of the Academy of Military Sciences of the Russian Federation.

Member of international, all-Russian, interuniversity conferences. He has about 100 publications in various scientific journals, including 30 articles in journals from the list of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation ( Military History Journal , Teaching of History at School , Homeland , Russian History, etc.) .

Along with such scientists as Bliznichenko S. S. , Lazarev S. E. , Milbakh V. S. , Minakov S. T. , Rubtsov Yu. V. , Cherushev N. S. , is a major specialist in the study of the Soviet military the elites of the 1930s and 1940s and repressions in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army in 1937-1938. In interpreting the repressions, A. A. Pechenkin adheres to traditional views on the disastrous results of the “Great Terror” and the “knocking down” of the Red Army. A. A. Pechenkin highly praises the top command staff of the 2nd half of the 1930s, who were repressed in their mass, emphasizing that many “generals” had higher military education and extensive combat experience. Analyzing the activities of the nominees of the 1930s, he came to the conclusion that not one of the front commanders created on June 22, 1941 could stand the test of the first battles of the war, and among the army commanders there were also many weak generals who were unprepared for the responsible role. Therefore, the repression of 1937-1938. the historian considers it a real disaster and is sure that their victims, at a different turn of fate, would have found their rightful place among the commanders of the Great Patriotic War.

Monographs

• Pechenkin A. A. The highest command of the Red Army during the Second World War. - M .: Prometheus, 2002 .-- 294 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 5-94845-012-0 .
• Pechenkin A.A. Military elite of the USSR in 1935-1939: repression and renewal. - M .: VZFEI , 2003 .-- 172 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 5-93877-036-X .
• Pechenkin A.A. Stalin and the Military Council. - M .: VZFEI, 2007 .-- 160 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 5-93877-058-0 .
• Pechenkin A. A. The death of the military elite 1937-1938 Monograph. M .: VZFEI, 2011.
• Pechenkin A. A. Military Council under the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR: personnel. - Kirov: Vyatka State University, 2017 .-- 202 p. - 300 copies. - ISBN 978-5-98228 - 108 - 1
• Pechenkin A. A. Generals of the Great Patriotic War: a training manual. - Kirov: Vyatka State University, 2018 .-- 212 p. - ISBN 978-5-98228 - 159 - 3

Articles

• Pechenkin A. A. Komkor I. S. Kutyakov - beloved student of V. I. Chapaev (Russian) // Military History Journal : Journal. - 2006. - No. 7 . - S. 41-47 . - ISSN 0321-0626 .
• Pechenkin A.A. State Defense Committee in 1941 (Russian) // Russian History: Journal. - 1994. - No. 4. - S. 126-142. - ISSN 0869-5687.
• Pechenkin A. A. Was there an opportunity to advance? (Rus.) // Russian History: Journal. - 1995. - No. 3. - S. 44-59. - ISSN 0869-5687. Pechenkin A. A. First of all, accuracy. Visitors to the Kremlin office of I.V. Stalin (Rus.) // Russian History : Journal. - 2003. - No. 3 . - S. 152-157 . - ISSN 0869-5687 .
• Pechenkin A.A. 1937: Stalin and the Military Council (Rus.) // Russian History : journal. - 2003. - No. 1 . - S. 35-53 . - ISSN 0869-5687 .
• Pechenkin A.A. "Appoint Comrade Stalin I.V." // Historical archive: journal. - 1994. - No. 5. - S. 221-222. - ISSN 0869-6322.
• Pechenkin A.A. "Modern Army - Offensive Army" Speeches by IV Stalin at a reception in the Kremlin before graduates of military academies. May 5, 1941 // Historical archive: journal. - 1995. - No. 2. - S. 23-31. - ISSN 0869-6322.
• Pechenkin A.A. Defeat the enemy with little blood. Speech by KE Voroshilov at a meeting of the Military Council at the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR. 1938 // Historical archive: journal. - 1997. - No. 4. - S. 64-74. - ISSN 0869-6322.
• Pechenkin A.A. According to the laws of war. June - December 1941 // Historical archive: journal. - 2000. - No. 3. - S. 33-43. - ISSN 0869-6322.
• Pechenkin A.A. And orders and prison. The fateful career of Marshal Kulik // Motherland: magazine. - 1996. - No. 6. - S. 55-60. -
• Pechenkin A. A. Air ace, chief of military intelligence, "conspirator" II. Proskurov (Russian) // Military History Journal : Journal. - 2004. - No. 1 . - ISSN 0235-7089 .
• Pechenkin A. A. About the losses of Soviet generals and admirals during the Great Patriotic War (Rus.) // Military History Journal : Journal. - 2005. - No. 3 . - ISSN 0235-7089 .
• Pechenkin A. A. The First Soviet Generals - the Glorious Sons of the Fatherland (Rus.) // Military History Journal: Journal. - 2001. - No. 7. - S. 20-25. - ISSN 0235-7089.
• Pechenkin A.A. People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR I.V. Stalin and his deputies (Russian) // Military History Journal: Journal. - 2005. - No. 6. P. 3 - 10; No. 8. - S. 20-29. - ISSN 0235-7089.
• Pechenkin A.A. Fronts commanders of 1941 (Russian) // Military History Journal: Journal. - 2001. - No. 6. P. 3 - 13. - ISSN 0235-7089.
• Pechenkin A.A. Fronts commanders of 1942 (Russian) // Military History Journal: Journal. - 2002. - No. 11. P. 66 - 75. - ISSN 0235-7089.
• Pechenkin A.A. 1943 Front Command (rus.) // Military History Journal: Journal. - 2003. - No. 10. S. - ISSN 0235-7089.
• Pechenkin A. A. The commanders of the fronts of 1944 (Russian) // Military History Journal: Journal. - 2005. - No. 10. P. 4 - 14; No. 11. S. 17-22 .. - ISSN 0235-7089.
• Pechenkin A.A. "To concentrate the fullness of power in the state ..." (Creation of the State Defense Committee. // Teaching history at school: journal. - 2010. - No. 3. - P. 14-22. - ISSN 0132-0696.
• Pechenkin A.A. Commander of the Victory Parade (portrait of Marshal K.K.Rokossovsky). // Teaching History at School: A Journal. - 2010. - No. 5. - S. 29-38. - ISSN 0132-0696.
• Pechenkin A.A. The military way of Marshal K.A. Meretskov: from Spain to China. // Teaching History at School: A Journal. - 2010. - No. 6. - S. 40-47. - ISSN 0132-0696.
• Pechenkin A.A.Strateg of Victory Marshal A.M. Vasilevsky. // Teaching History at School: A Journal. - 2010. - No. 10. - C .. - ISSN 0132-0696.

• Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation (2012).
• Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (2009).
• Laureate of the prize for the best publication of the year of the Editorial and Publishing Center of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
• According to the results of the All-Russian competition for the best publication on patriotic themes, he was awarded an Honorary Certificate signed by the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2007) as part of the State program “Patriotic Education of Citizens of the Russian Federation for 2006-2010”.
• Laureate of the Kirov Region Prize (2015)

• Biography on the website of Vyatka State University
• The exhibition “Such people are the pride of Vyatka State University. Alexander Alekseevich Pechenkin
• biography on the university website