Vasily Morkovkin
Vasily Morkovkin | |
|---|---|
Васі́ль Маркоўкін | |
| Chief of the General Directorate of Border Troops | |
| In office 26 September 1994 – 4 September 1996 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Preceded by | Evgeny Bocharov |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Pavlovsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1938 Amelino, Frolovsky District, Stalingrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 29 October 2010 (aged 72) Minsk, Belarus |
| Alma mater | Moscow Border Institute of the KGB of the Soviet Union Frunze Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Belarus |
| Branch/service | Soviet Border Troops Border Guard Service of Belarus |
| Years of service | 1957–1996 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Awards | Order of the Red Star Medal "For Impeccable Service" Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" |
Vasily Fyodorovich Morkovkin (Russian: Василий Фёдорович Морковкин; 5 April 1938 – 29 October 2010) was a Soviet and Belarusian military officer who served as the Chief of the General Directorate of Border Troops of Belarus from 1994 to 1996.
Early life and education
Vasily Morkovkin was born on 1 September 1938, in the village of Amelino, in the Stalingrad Oblast of the Russian SFSR.[1]
He was conscripted in 1957 and served in the Soviet Border Troops within the Western Border District. Morkovkin later graduated from the Moscow Border Institute of the KGB in 1962 and the Frunze Military Academy in 1973.[2]
Career
After graduating, Morkovkin served in the Pacific Border District, where he was a commander of a border outpost in Primorsky Krai.[3] He later held positions in both the Transbaikal Border District and the Western Border District.[1]
In May 1992, Morkovkin joined the Belarusian Border Guard, starting in the central office. He was later appointed the first commander of the Smorgon Border Group.[2] On 26 September 1994, he was promoted to head of the Belarusian Border Guard, and on 17 October of the same year, Morkovkin received the rank of major general.[4] His main focus was fighting the illegal smuggling along the border with the Baltic states and Ukraine.[5] In 1995, during his command, the Day of the Border Guard was established.[6] Morkovkin left his position on 4 September 1996, and after retiring, he became an instructor for new border guards.[5]
Vasily Morkovkin died on 29 October 2010. A memorial plaque in his honor was later installed at the headquarters of the Smorgon Border Group.[6] He is buried at Eastern Cemetery in Minsk.[2]
Awards
- Order of the Red Star (Soviet Union)[2]
- First class medal Medal "For Impeccable Service" (Soviet Union)[2]
- Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" (Soviet Union)[2]
References
- ^ a b Ваенная энцыклапедыя Беларусі [Military Encyclopedia of Belarus] (in Belarusian). Minsk: Беларуская энцыклапедыя імя Петруся Броўкі. 2010. p. 625. ISBN 9789851105423.
- ^ a b c d e f "Морковкин Василий Фёдорович" [Morkovkin Vasily Fyodorovich] (in Russian). State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
- ^ Smirnov, Anatoly (2019). Владивостокские рассказы (сборник) [Vladivostok Stories (collection)] (in Russian). Dalizdat. ISBN 9785042005930.
- ^ Spatkaii, Leonid (2017). Пограничная летопись Беларуси. Книга XIV. От пограничных войск к органам пограничной службы (1992—2016) [Border Chronicle of Belarus. Book XIV. From Border Troops to Border Service Agencies (1992–2016)] (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 9785040441853.
- ^ a b "Дело всей жизни" [The work of a lifetime]. Belarus Today (in Russian). 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Открытие мемориальной доски генерал-майору Василию Морковкину" [Unveiling of a memorial plaque to Major General Vasily Morkovkin] (in Russian). State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020.