Not only during his short life, but also after his death, General Rokhlin attracted the close attention of the people. He passed his life path in aspiration and struggle aimed at improving the quality of life of the whole country. A strong army, advanced science, a stable economy - all for the benefit of humanity.
Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin was born on June 6, 1947 in Kazakhstan. The mother raised the future general, like his three brothers, alone. Rokhlin's father was detained for political reasons shortly after the birth of his son. In the 10th year of Leo's life, the Rokhlin family moved to Tashkent. It was there that the future famous general spent his youth.
Starting from school, Rokhlin was distinguished by high academic performance and hard work. This allowed him to receive a gold medal. The future general received further education at the Higher Combined Arms Command School in Tashkent, and higher military education at the Academy. Frunze, as well as at the Academy at the General Staff.
Having received a combined arms qualification, the young officer refused to leave and immediately went to work. By distribution, he ended up in a group of Soviet troops in East Germany. The service threw Rokhlin away fromPolar regions to the Turkestan district.
From 1982 to 1984, the future General Rokhlin served in Afghanistan. He started as a regiment commander, but in his second year of service there was a division under his command. He personally took part in the battles and was seriously wounded several times. Nevertheless, the command decided that he could not cope with one military operation and, as a result, in 1983 he was removed from his post and appointed deputy commander of a motorized rifle regiment. But for impeccable service in less than a year, General Lev Rokhlin is reinstated in his previous position.
The end of 1994 - the beginning of 1995 falls on the service in the Chechen region. He led a separate corps on the territory of the republic, participated in a number of operations to capture the regions of Grozny and in campaigns organized for negotiations with the militants. Having numerous awards received over the years of service, General Rokhlin refused the title of "Hero of the Russian Federation" for participation in the battles in Grozny.
Not resting on his laurels, he begins work on his political career. Already in 1995, he was elected a deputy of the State Duma of the second convocation. In 1996, General Rokhlin joined the political party Our Home is Russia. This tandem brought him the post of Chairman of the State Duma for Defense.
September 1997 was a turning point in the general's career. He makes the fatal decision to create his own political party. It was one of the strongest opposition leaders of that time,who was worried about the fate of the army and the country as a whole. However, the conversations of Rokhlin's colleagues and associates that a coup was being prepared in his person to remove Boris Yeltsin from the post of Russian President led to the fact that Rokhlin was removed from his post.
On the night of July 3, 1998, a politician died from a gunshot wound in a country house located in the suburbs. His wife, Tamara, was charged, but it is not clear who killed General Rokhlin.
As a result of long trials, Tamara Rokhlina, who refuses to admit her guilt, was sentenced to 4 years of probation and 2.5 years of probation.
Some facts regarding the life and death of the general remain in question. Whether he wanted to make a coup, who killed L. Ya. Rokhlin and for what purpose - this worries the people of Russia to this day.
In the Prionezhsky district of the Republic of Karelia, a monument to General Rokhlin was erected. For all the time he deserved more than one fair award, celebrating his courage and selfless service for the good of his Motherland.
