“The paragon of leadership of subordinate troops”: strokes to the portrait of Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Guard Major General Azi Aslanov

The article is dedicated to the participant of the Great Patriotic War, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, legendary Guard Major General of the tank forces Azi Aslanov. The research is based on sources from the funds of the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, available through the open network portal “Memory of the People”. The narrative genre has defined the methodological block of research — a combination of military anthropology, institutional and systemic approaches, as well as the biographical method. This method allows achieving the aim of the work — having considered the military path of the commander, to highlight his tactical innovations that ensured the success of the actions of the units.