Mikhail Mizintsev, major general, head of the Central Command Point of the RF General Staff, came to the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve together with his wife. They saw the exhibitions in the House of the Father Superior and the Refectory. Mikhail Mizintsev signed the Distinguished Visitors’ Book and shared his impressions: “I am delighted! Wonderful employees are preserving the rich history of our spirituality. Thank you very much! God grant you good health and happiness”. Besides, during the private visit to the Kirillov district, the guests went to see the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes and the village of Kurakino where the museum and the workshop of Nina Mishintseva, pottery designer of the Vologda region, were located.
Mikhail Mizintsev was born in the Syamzha district of the Vologda region. He studied in the Suvorov Military School (Tver), the Kiev Higher Combined-Arms Command School, the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He served in the group of the Soviet troops in Germany during six years, and in the South Caucasus Military District from 1989 to 1993. He lived in the Vologda region for some time and taught German in the Cherepovets Higher Engineering School of Radio Electronics. He served in the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since the late 1990s. In August 2012, Mikhail Mizintsev was appointed head of the Central Command Point of the RF General Staff. He was awarded medals, the Order for Service to the Motherland of the 3rd degree, and the Decoration “For Impeccable Service”.
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