1939. Constantine Kobets was born
75 years ago, on July 16, 1939, Army General Konstantin Ivanovich Kobets, Minister of Defense of Russia in 1991 and the head of the White House defense in the days of the August Putch was born. He was appointed on his post on August 20, becoming the first Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. But on September 9, the position was abolished. Subsequently, Kobets was the chief military inspector of the Armed Forces and state secretary - Deputy Minister of Defense.