Claim: Far Eastern Military District had over 50 commanders since 1945, one of whom is Maksim Purkayev.
Evidence: September 1945 – January 1947 Army General Maksim Purkayev Colonel General Nikola Krylov (later Marshal of the Soviet Union) Marshal of the Soviet Union Rodion Malinovsky Army General Valentin Penkovskiy Army General Yakov Kreizer Colonel General Ivan Pavlovskiy Colonel General Оleg Losik Army General Vladimir Тolubko [] Army General Vasily Petrov Army General Ivan Tretyak Army General Dmitry Yazov Colonel General Mikhail Мoiseev Colonel General Viktor Novozhilov Colonel General Viktor Chechevatov Colonel General (until 2003)/Army General Yuri Yakubov Colonel General Vladimir Bulgakov Colonel General Oleg Salyukov December 2008 – 2010 September 2006 – 2009 1999 – September 2006 1992–1999 January 1989 – 1992 January 1987 – December 1988 July 1984 – January 1987 June 1976 – July 1984 April 1972 – May 1976 April 5, 1967 – May 1969 May 1969 – April 1972 December 1963 – April 1967 August 1961 – December 1963 January 1947 – April 1953 April 1953 – March 1956 March 1956 – July 1961