the Soviet Union. The general said this in an interview with journalist Alexey Pivovarov. But after, as Tarakanov says, the conflict with the chief of staff of the Kiev military district, General Fedorov, he was removed from the list. Family Tarakanov married Zoya Ivanovna, a doctor. They had a daughter, Elena, who became a doctor. Awards Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree (1975), II degree (1987) Order of the Red Star (1982) Order of the Badge of Honour (1988) Order of Friendship (1995) Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee medals "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Impeccable Service" 1, 2 and 3 degrees Medal "75 years of civil defense" Public awards Order "For the Salvation of Life on Earth" (on the green ribbon) Order "Pride of Russia" (on a red ribbon) Order "For Service to the Fatherland" III and I degree (on tape) Order of "Civil Valor" Order "Defenders of the Fatherland" (white) Freeman (Order of the silver star "Public recognition") Order of Merit (Order of the Minister of Emergency Situations Shoigu) The gold medal of the winner of the M.A. Sholokhov International Literary Prize Sergey Yesenin's gold medal Gold Medal "Honorary Lawyer" Gold Medal "Winner of the Chernobyl Star Literary Award" Medals For Loyalty to the Fatherland, Peacemaker, Russian Land, Medal Bunin, Silver Medal of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, For merits in the revival of the nation to them. Peter the Great, 20 years of the Chernobyl disaster, For loyalty to duty, For merits in the field of veterinary medicine, George Zhukov, 55 years of the Moscow city writers' organization, Afghanistan 40th Army, Medal. Roentgen (Germany). In popular culture In the HBO television series Chernobyl, Tarakanov is played by the English actor Ralph Ineson. Tarakanov praised the series, calling it “brilliant work”, and also spoke highly of the portrayal by the British actor who played him in the series. Publications Source – NNB Electronic Catalogs Scientific articles