Vladimir Boldyrev

General of the Army Vladimir Boldyrev
Boldyrev in 2005
Born	(1949-01-05) 5 January 1949 Krasnoyarsky, Volgograd Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia
Branch	Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces
Service years	1978–2010
Rank	General of the army
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces North Caucasus Military District Siberian Military District 6th Army
Conflicts	Insurgency in the North Caucasus Russo–Georgian War
Alma mater	Moscow Higher Military Command School Frunze Military Academy Russian General Staff Academy

Vladimir Anatolyevich Boldyrev (born 5 January 1949) is a Russian retired general of the army who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2008 to 2010. His other major commands included the 6th Army, the Siberian Military District, the North Caucasus Military District, and the group of Russian forces deployed to fight the Russo-Georgian War.