Was born in Odessa 23 of November 1898. To the seventeen years, when were earned modestly the life as distributing of shop, was introduced surreptitiously in a military train that were geared toward the front (1915).  Arrived to his destination, achieved be admitted in a combatant unit, and in a year would conquer, for his courage, the Cross of Saint George.  In 1917 formed part of the Russian quota sent to the French front, combatting in the region of Champagne.  After the dissolution of the Russian Army entered in the Foreign Legion, to continue combatting in the French front. Repatriateed in 1918 to Russia, a year after would be joined to the Red Army and in 1926 would swell officially the strings of the Communist Party.  Was exhibiting in those dates the degree of commander, but, after perfecting his instruction in the Military Academy, assumed the command of a cavalry regiment with the degree of colonel, and then that of an army body in Besarabia.  Participate in the Spanish civil war, in the front of Aragon (before the battle of the Ebro).  Upon returning to the U.S.S.R. began his great career.  Ascended to general of brigade and it was appointed teacher of the Military Academy Frunze. 
Explode then the World War II.  Assaulted in June of 1941 for the rumanian Army reinforced with German units, achieved to avoid the fence and to resist during a month as compared to the forces of von Kleist before Dnieperpetrovsk.  Among 12 and 16 of December of 1942 defeated the counterattack launched by the Germans to break the fence of Stalingrado.  
Per year following take place the large offensive Soviet.  Malinovski, commanding of the second front of Ukraine, releases Jerson, Nikopol and his hometown, Odessa, in April of 1944.  31 of  August, after the fall of Bucarest, it is promoted to the range of marshal after the company of the armistice with the rumanians.  As of September, advancing toward the Carpathian Mountains, and crossing them, would be empowered of Budapest and Vienna.  Once it achieved the Germany capitulation directed the operations against Japan in East, and occupied Manchuria. 
In 1946 was congressman in the Supreme Soviet.  Nominated commanding in chief of the Soviet forces in 1956, Malinovski replaced to Zukov as Defense minister in 1957.  Was exhibiting the highest decorations:  Hero of the Soviet Union, five times the Order of Lenin and that of the Victory.  Though it did not arrive to have no influence on the Soviet policy, not even it was member of the Politburo. Expired in Moscow 31 of March 1967.