Mikhail Ivanovich Meltyukhov is a Russian military historian.
William Vasilyevich Pokhlyobkin was a Soviet and Russian historian specializing in Scandinavian studies, heraldry, the diplomacy and international relations of Russia. He was also known as a geographer, journalist, expert on the history of Russian cuisine and the author of numerous culinary books. His A History of Vodka has been translated into a number of languages, including English.
The year 1942 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.
Dmitry Vasilievich Belyaev was a Russian and Soviet painter, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg, an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad School of Painting.
Andrei Sergeevich Bantikov was a Russian and Soviet painter, a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad School of Painting.
Anatoli Pavlovich Levitin was a Soviet Russian painter and art educator, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his genre and portrait paintings.
Ivan Ivanovich Godlevsky was a Soviet Russian painter, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, who lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as a representative of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his landscapes painted in decorative style.
Boris Fedorovich Borzin was born in Ukraine on 29 December 1923 and died in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1991. He was a Soviet realism painter, graphic artist, conservator, art historian, author, and a tenured professor of fine art for 30 years at the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. Borzin was also a veteran of the Great Patriotic War.
4th Guards Order of Kutuzov Cavalry Corps was a prominent cavalry formation of the Soviet Red Army which served most notably as part of the Cavalry mechanized group under the command of Guards Lieutenant General Issa Pliyev in operational engagements from Operation Bagration until Battle of Prague when the Great Patriotic War finally came to an end.
Vasiliy Vladimirovich Khripin, was a Soviet Air Force General. He fought in the Imperial Russian military in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent Civil War. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Red Star.
The 69th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division was an anti-aircraft artillery division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II and the early postwar period.
The 64th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division was an anti-aircraft artillery division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II and the early postwar period.
The 35th Guards Rifle Corps was a rifle corps of the Red Army during World War II that became part of the Soviet Army during the Cold War.
Matvey Kuzmich Lyubavsky was a Russian and Soviet historian, professor, academic and rector of the Moscow University from 1911 to 1917.
Ivan Fyodorovich Gnezdilov was a Soviet flying ace in World War II; for his actions he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 19 August 1944. Later in his career he participated in the Korean War.
Gazi Kazykhanovich Zagitov was a participant in the Great Patriotic War, on April 30, 1945, at 22:40, as part of an assault group under the command of Guard Captain V. N. Makov, he plant a Red Banner over the Reichstag building in Berlin. At the same time, Zagitov received a through wound to the chest, but continued the fight. Tatar by nationality.
Evgeniya Vladimirovna Gutnova was a Soviet Russian historian and medievalist, Doctor of Sciences in Historical Sciences (1957). She was a professor at the Lomonosov Moscow State University.
The 11th Guards Fighter Aviation Division as an aviation division of the Soviet Air Forces, active from 1943 to 1991. It served in the Southern Group of Forces in Hungary for many years.
Viktor Aleksandrovich Anfilov was a Russian military officer and historian. He earned the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences in 1973, became a professor in 1975 and was awarded the honorary title of Honoured Scientist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1990. He rose to the rank of colonel, and saw action on the Eastern Front in World War II.
The 257th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army, the first unit to bear the designation during World War II.
