Anatoly Vasilievich Melnikov - member of several famous polar expeditions, route radio operator .
| Melnikov Anatoly Vasilievich | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | August 27, 1942 |
| Place of Birth | Saratov |
| Date of death | April 1, 2013 (aged 70) |
| A place of death | Moscow |
| Citizenship |  the USSR |
| Occupation | polar explorer, radio operator |
| Awards and prizes |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards and Prizes
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
In 1964, after completing his service in the Armed Forces of the USSR, he entered the MEIS , which he graduated in 1969. After graduating from the institute, he was hired by the security agencies, where he went from a junior technician to the head of the Central Bureau for Rationalization and Invention, which he headed from 1988 to 2007. Colonel retired. [one]
As part of the polar expedition of the newspaper “ Komsomolskaya Pravda ”, he made ski crossings “ USSR - North Pole ” ( 1979 ) [2] [3] , “ USSR - North Pole - Canada ” ( 1988 ) [4] . He participated in the search for the wintering site of Fridtjof Nansen on Franz Josef Land ( 1990 ), in the excavation of the grave of Vitus Bering on the Commander Islands ( 1991 ) [5] , in the search for the place of death of G. Ya. Sedov on Franz Joseph Land ( 1995 ).
Awards and Prizes
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1979)
- Lenin Komsomol Prize (1979) - for the implementation of the world's first transition on ice from the shores of the USSR to the North Pole without the use of auxiliary means of transportation, scientific experiments, heroism and courage, active promotion of the achievements of our country in the development of the Arctic.
Notes
- ↑ Obituary on the website of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (April 3, 2013).
- ↑ Pavel Sadkov . The North Pole - as the “Factory of Heroes” . KP.RU (April 29, 2009). Date of treatment December 1, 2009. Archived April 11, 2012.
- ↑ 30 years with the North Pole! . Club "Adventure". Date of treatment June 8, 2007. Archived April 11, 2012.
- ↑ Vladimir Snegirev. The wolf is a loner . veter.turizm.ru. Date of treatment January 12, 2016. Archived April 11, 2012.
- ↑ L. Labutin. Expedition to the Commanders . amsat.qrz.ru. - Published in German in the AMSAT-DL Journal. Date of treatment December 1, 2009. Archived April 11, 2012.