Vladimir Popovkin | |
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 Popovkin in 2008 | |
| Native name | Владимир Александрович Поповкин |
| Birth name | Vladimir Aleksandrovich Popovkin |
| Born | 25 September 1957 Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 18 June 2014 (aged 56) Petah Tikva, Israel |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service/ | Space Forces |
| Years of service | 1975–2009 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | Space Forces |
| Awards | Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Order of Military Merit... |
| Other work | Director General of Roscosmos |
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Popovkin (Russian: Владимир Александрович Поповкин; 25 September 1957 – 18 June 2014) was a Russian statesman and military figure. He was a commander of the Russian Space Forces, then First Deputy Defense Minister of Russia, then Director of the Russian Federal Space Agency.[1] He had the military rank of General of the Army and the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
roscosmos_bio2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ О присвоении классного чина государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации Поповкину В.А. (Decree 226) (in Russian). President of Russia. 19 March 2013.