Ivan Gerasymov

Ivan Gerasymov
Official portrait, 2002
Native name
Іван Олександрович Герасимов
Born(1921-08-08)August 8, 1921
Pestrovka, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
DiedJune 4, 2008(2008-06-04) (aged 86)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branchSoviet Army
RankGeneral of the Army
Commands1st Guards Tank Army
Kyiv Military District
Battles / warsWorld War II
Awards

General of the Army Ivan Aleksandrovich Gerasimov (HOU) (Ukrainian: Іва́н Олекса́ндрович Гера́симов, romanized: Ivan Oleksandrovych Herasymov, Russian: Иван Александрович Герасимов; August 8, 1921 June 4, 2008) was a Soviet general, Ukrainian politician and deputy in the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada). He was a member of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Gerasymov was the oldest sitting member of the Verkhovna Rada at the time of his death on June 4, 2008, at the age of 86.