Marshal Georgy Zhukov was the Soviet Unions most famous commanderhero of Moscow, Stalingrad, and Berlin. But victory didnt protect him from Stalins paranoia.
After leading the 1945 Victory Parade, Zhukov was too popular for Stalins liking. Fearing a potential rival, Stalin sidelined him to remote commands in Odessa and the Urals. Only after Stalins death was Zhukov brought back. Nikita Khrushchev rehabilitated him, naming him Deputy Defence Ministerand Zhukov even helped remove secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria in 1953.
By 1955, he was Defence Minister and one of the USSRs most powerful men. But history repeated itself. After crushing the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, Zhukovs influence grew too large for Khrushchevs comfort. In 1957, he was accused of building his own cult of personality and forced into retirement.
Zhukov spent the rest of his life writing heavily edited memoirs, returning briefly to salute the 1965 Victory Parade. He died in 1974still the most celebrated commander the USSR ever produced.
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