The 52-year-old has signed a contract until August 1, 2018, Russian Football Union President Vitaly Mutko told reporters.
Former Russia manager Leonid Slutskiy resigned after the team’s disappointing campaign at the Euro 2016 where they finished bottom of group B and failed to qualify for the knockout stages.
Cherchesov’s first match in charge of Russia will be a friendly against Turkey on Aug. 31 in Antalya. Being the hosts, they would not need to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Cherchesov has coached a number of clubs in his home country, including Spartak Moscow and Dynamo Moscow.
He took over as manager of Legia Warsaw in October, 2015 and helped the club win the Polish league and the Cup.
(Reporting by Dmitriy Rogovitskiy; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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