Lev Rokhlin

Lev Rokhlin
Lev Rokhlin
Лев Рохлин
	Rokhlin in 1996
Member of the State Duma
	In office; 16 January 1996 – 3 July 1998
Constituency	Our Home – Russia, party list
Personal details
Born	6 June 1947; Aralsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
Died	3 July 1998 (aged 51); Klokovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Political party	Our Home – Russia (1995)
Other political; affiliations	Movement in Support of the Army
Spouse	Tamara Pavlovna Rokhlina
Children	Elena, Igor
Alma mater	Frunze Military Academy; Military Academy of the General Staff;
Awards	Order of the Red Banner
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Years of service	1970–1995
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Group of Soviet Forces in Germany; 860th Motor Rifle Regiment; 191st Motor Rifle Regiment;
Commands	152nd Motor Rifle Division; 75th Motor Rifle Division; 8th Guard Corps;
Battles/wars	Soviet–Afghan War; First Nagorno-Karabakh War; First Chechen War Battle of Grozny; ;

Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin (Russian: Лев Яковлевич Рохлин; 6 June 1947 – 3 July 1998) was a Kazakh-born Russian lieutenant general and politician who served as a member of the State Duma from 1995 until his 1998 murder. Rokhlin reached the top of the Russian military, quickly rising through the ranks during and after the Soviet–Afghan War. After the Soviet Union dissolved, he served as a commander of Russian forces during the First Chechen War. Later, he started a political career and became a member of the Russian State Duma and chairman of the State Duma's Defense Committee.