Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation | |
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Founded | 30 July 2018 |
Country | Russian Federation |
Branch | Ministry of Defense |
Part of | Russian Armed Forces |
Headquarters | House number 8/1, Bolshoi Znamensky lane, Sokolniki District, Moscow |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel General Viktor Goremykin |
The Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GVPU VS RF) (Russian: Главное военно-политическое управление Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации (ГВПУ ВС РФ)) is the central military-political organization of the Russian Armed Forces, responsible for instilling ideological loyalty to the ruling government within the military. A revival of the Soviet Main Political Directorate, it is informally referred to as GlavPuR (ГлавПУР), the Russian abbreviation for the latter.