# Valery Gerasimov **Domain:** Military leadership / Doctrine reception **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Valery Gerasimov** is a Russian general and Chief of the General Staff. His 2013 article on contemporary conflict was widely recast in Western commentary as a prescriptive “Gerasimov Doctrine,” though it substantially described perceived Western practice. ## Significance The reception history is a case study in doctrinal drift and the strategic consequences of misreading. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/January-February-2016/Getting-Gerasimov-Right/) ## Routes [[wiki/Charles Bartles|Charles Bartles]] · [[wiki/Doctrinal Drift|Doctrinal Drift]] · [[wiki/Hybrid Warfare|Hybrid Warfare]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]