The nationality of General Albert Makashov is often the subject of controversy. According to some reports, he is Russian, others consider him a descendant of Jewish blood, but people live in Chechnya who claim that his real name is Aslanbek Makhashev and that he is a representative of the Chechen people.
Makashov Albert Mikhailovich, biography: beginning
In official sources, the date of birth of General Albert Makashov is June 12, 1938, and his small homeland is the village of Levaya Rossosh, which is located in the Voronezh region. For the Soviet period, his name was unusual, and, naturally, many had a question: why Albert Makashov? The general himself has his own version, according to which his mother called him that at the insistence of the zemstvo doctor Natalya Vasilievna, who, in turn, was the governess of Albert's mother. This name belonged to one of the characters in the novel "Consuelo" by the famous novelist George Sand. During the period when the boy was born, the doctor read this book, and when it came time to give the newborn a name,she recommended that the newly minted mother name her baby Albert. Mikhail Makashov, the boy's father, was a little surprised, but on the whole he liked the name … Later, speaking about his name, the general joked: "It's good that they didn't call him Adolf." By the way, there is another version in the media, according to which he was named Albert in honor of the great scientist Einstein.
Childhood
Albert's childhood coincided with the post-war difficult years for the whole country. There was hunger, and cold, and deprivation. The biggest delicacy was considered to be a slice of bread sprinkled with sugar or poured with sunflower oil. His mother was a nurse, and his father was in the military, and was practically never at home. The boy was brought up on the street. Mom had to work in two places. At that time there was a street committee in the yards. The chairman of the street committee at the place of residence of the Makashovs was a very wise and learned man. He made a great contribution to the upbringing of little Albert. There was a large library in his house, and his daughter introduced local boys to reading, helped them in choosing books.
Education
Young Albert especially liked books about the sea and travel. And so, when he was 12 years old, he wrote a letter to the Admiral Nakhimov Leningrad Naval School, in which he asked the director to accept him into the ranks of cadets. However, he was told that he needed a Leningrad residence permit for admission, and was offered to enter the Suvorov School in the city of Voronezh. He took advantage of the advice and was soon enrolled in the WWVU. Here he studied with all diligence, asit says without a hitch. In his free time, he could be found either at the stadium or in the library.
After graduating from college, he continued his studies at the Tashkent Higher Combined Arms Command School, then graduated with a gold medal from the Academy. M. Frunze. Thus, from 1950 to September 1991 Makashov Albert Mikhailovich served in the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. During this time he was in Germany, Poland and other allied countries. By 1979, he had risen to the rank of major general.
Military career
In the early 80s of the last century, Albert Makashov was appointed commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army in the GSVG (Germany). Then he was the first deputy commander of the ZakVO, from the beginning of 1989 until the autumn of that year he was the commander of the troops of the Ural Military District, and after the unification of this district with the Volga District, he became the commander of the Volga-Ural Military District, whose headquarters was in the city of Kuibyshev, now Samara.
Political career
Since 1989, he was elected a people's deputy of the Soviet Union, and in May 1991 he ran for the presidency of the RSFSR, eventually receiving about 4% of the vote. During the August coup, he supported the GKChP, for which he was removed from the post of commander of the troops and dismissed from the Armed Forces, but continued his political activities, joining the ranks of the RKWP.
In 1992, A. M. Makashov received membership in the Organizing Committee of the Federal Tax Service, soon leading it. For a time he was an adviser to the president. Pridnestrovian Republic. In February 1993, Makashov was among the supporters of the restoration movement of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, was elected chairman of the KNS (Committee of National Salvation), participated in the defense of the building of the AFRF, in the storming of the building of the Moscow City Hall and the Ostankino television center.
On October 4 of the same year, Makashov Albert was arrested on charges of organizing anti-government sentiments and imprisoned in Lefortovo prison. He stayed here for 4 months and was released under an amnesty, according to the decision of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
Since 1995, he was elected to the State Duma from the Samara region for one term. In 1998, he was charged with anti-Semitism and inciting ethnic hatred. But due to lack of corpus delicti, the charge was dropped. The second time he was elected to the State Duma in 2003 and worked until 2007. In 2005, he signed Letter 5000.
Makashov Albert Mikhailovich: where is he now?
In 2014, loud headlines appeared in the press, which said that the main “anti-Semite” of the country, a nationalist by conviction, General A. Makashov, is a representative of the Jewish people and is going to emigrate to his historical homeland, Israel. There was also information in the media that he had already applied to the Israeli embassy in Moscow about his desire to change citizenship and permanent residence.
A photocopy of his birth certificate was also published, where he was recorded as Makashev Abram Moishevich, indicating the nationality of both parents - Jewish and Jewish. And thismeant that he was automatically subject to the Israeli law of return to his homeland. But was his historical homeland ready to accept such a person who was involved in anti-Semitic sentiments and who in the late 90s called Jews Jews and reptiles and urged “to knock on their door and piss their windows”. Did the country of ancestors accept him, of course, if it is such, because after that a lot of interesting things surfaced?
His sister Esther Makasheva (Libkind), who had already received Israeli citizenship and lived in the Promised Land, explained her brother's behavior like this: demonstrative attacks on the Jews…” Can such arguments justify his attacks against his “own” people? Hard to tell…
New biography details
If you noticed, before the photocopy of his birth certificate surfaced in the press, there was no information about General Makashov's parents in any source. And here you are, it turns out, an ardent supporter of the anti-Semitic movement and a nationalist himself is a Jew. At the same time, other information appears that offers a completely different version of his origin, according to which Albert Makashov is a Chechen. According to other information, the surname Makashov is Jewish and comes from the Hebrew word “מקש” (“makash”) - “pedal, key”. By the way, there are many people with this surname in Israel, howeverafter all, the general was not Makashov, but Makashev.
New - old relatives
While the Jewish origin of the general was being discussed in the media, Sadibek Khaidarbekovich Makhashev, a Chechen by origin, looms on the horizon, who claims that Albert Makashov - Aslanbek Makhashev - is his younger brother. The newspapers publish his open letter to a famous relative, where he presents some biographical details of his family. Further in the article we present the most interesting of them.
The Chechen story of General Makashov
According to the story of Sadibek Makhashev (Albert Mikhailovich's brother, in his words), they were born in the Vedensky district of Chechnya, in a large family, but in 1944, as a result of the deportation of the long-suffering Chechen people, they ended up in Kazakhstan. Their parents, Khaidarbek Makhashev and Takhov Murtaayeva, died shortly after their arrival in Kazakhstan. After their death, five children of the Makhashev family, including Aslanbek, remained in the care of neighbors. However, they were soon sent to an orphanage.
After a while, Aminat and Aslanbek were taken away from the orphanage. Since then, they have lost all contact with their families. Later, the older brother made inquiries and found out that Aminat was adopted by a Russian woman, Anya. As for Aslanbek, he fell into the family of the Don Cossacks, but no specific coordinates could be found.
In the 90s, General Albert Makashov was often shown on TV. Sadibek recognized his lost brother in him. A few years later he packed up and went toMoscow to visit my brother. The meeting took place in the State Duma. Seeing Sadibek, Albert Makashov hugged him and asked his secretary if they looked alike. To which she replied that they are similar, like close relatives.
After a long conversation, viewing photos, the deputy general told Sadibek Makhashev to go back to Chechnya and wait for news from him. Several years have passed since then, but Sadibek has not received any news from his younger brother. He doesn't even know where Albert Makashov is now. After all, in recent years it has not been shown on television so often.
It is difficult to say how true the story told by S. Makhashev is. After all, many stories revolve around the name of the general, including the information about his Jewish origin mentioned above.
Conclusion
If you notice, in the last two or three years there have been no publications about General Albert Mikhailovich Makashov in the press. One thing is known for sure: he did not go to the “homeland of his ancestors,” that is, to Israel. There is information that Albert Makashov now lives in Moscow and is very ill. We must not forget that he is already 78 years old. So who is this general? Cossack, Chechen or Jew? He will probably take this secret with him to the grave.
