The 76th was led by several non-Armenian commanders including Major Generals S. V. Chernikov, E. F. Pryakhin, K. E. Goryunov, N. E. Kaladzen, N. T. Tavarkiladze (the latter two were ethnic Georgians), Colonel G. G. Voronin, and subordinate commanders A. P. Melik-Shahnazaryan, H. T. Atoyan (the latter two being Armenians). Instruction was carried out in Armenian and the unit published a military newspaper, "The Red Soldier", and a newsletter "The Red Fighting Man" (both in Armenian). During the Second World War, a third paper, "Voroshilovets", under the aegis of Armenian novelist Hrachya Kochar, began publication in Russian.