Vladimir Vasilyevich Kurasov (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Курасов; July 7(19), 1897 – November 30, 1973) was a Soviet military leader, Chief of Staff of Kalinin Front (renamed as 1st Baltic Front) during World War II, reaching service rank of Army General, Hero of the Soviet Union.

He graduated from an eight-year technical school and became a factory worker before being drafted into the Imperial Russian Army in 1915 during World War I.

Kurasov served on the Western Front as a platoon commander, and reached the rank of podporuchik by time the Imperial Army disintegrated.

Took the defense of Petrograd against the troops of Northwestern Front White Army headed by General Nikolai Yudenich in 1919.

In the early months of the Great Patriotic War, Colonel Kurasov worked at the General Staff.

Since March 1942, Kurasov was appointed as Commanding General of the 4th Shock Army, which was at a relatively quiet sector of the Kalinin Front.

He played a prominent role in the development and implementation of Smolensk, Nevel, Gorodok operations in 1943.

During the fall of 1944 again he again reportedly demonstrated excellent leadership in the Baltic Offensive in the direction of Riga and Memel.