Viktor Rodin

Viktor Semyonovich Rodin
Rodin, c. 1980s
Native name	Виктор Семёнович Родин
Born	19 November 1928 Dubrovka village, Bednodemyanovsky District, Penza Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died	17 September 2011 Moscow, Russia
Buried	Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Strategic Missile Forces
Years of service	1949–1991
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	Strategic Missile Forces Political Directorate
Battles / wars	Soviet–Afghan War
Awards	Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star (2) Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 2nd class Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class

Viktor Semyonovich Rodin (Russian: Виктор Семёнович Родин; 19 November 1928 – 17 September 2011) was a Soviet Strategic Missile Forces colonel general. Rodin was the head of the Strategic Missile Forces Political Directorate between 1985 and 1992 and also a Candidate Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between 1986 and 1990.