Alexander Frolovich Sekretaryov ( 1958 - 1988 ) - photo correspondent for the Izvestia newspaper, who died in the line of duty in Afghanistan .
| Secretarev Alexander Frolovich | ||
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| Place of death | Afghanistan | |
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| Mother | Maria Kuzminichna | |
| Spouse | Olga | |
| Children | Sons - Ivan and Nikita | |
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Biography
A graduate of Moscow Power Engineering Institute ( 1980 ), he worked at Far Distance Transmission; Independently carried away by photography, a freelance correspondent for Moskovsky Komsomolets (from about 1981 , later some time in the state), worked for the newspapers Moskovskaya Pravda, Komsomolskaya Pravda, and Izvestia (1986-1988).
Member of contests and exhibitions of professional photographers. He worked in Kamchatka , in the Baltic states , in the Urals .
On May 4, 1988, A.F. Sekretaryov died from wounds received on the armor of an armored personnel carrier from a grenade explosion during shelling of a column near the Salang Pass in Afghanistan . At the same time, serious correspondent Sergei Sevruk (12.5.1954-1.9.1997) who was next to him received serious wounds. [one]
He was buried in Moscow at the Vostryakovsky cemetery. [2]
Family
- Father - Frol Pavlovich Sekretaryov, officer of the Soviet Army (according to other sources - the NKVD).
- Mother - Maria Kuzminichna (d. 11. 11. 1988).
- Wife (1977) - Olga (born 1954 ).
- Children - Ivan (born 1978 ), photojournalist of the Moscow bureau of the Associated Press agency; Nikita (born 1982 ).
Memory
- The name of A.F. Secretarev was given to the Youth Information Center in the city of Orekhovo-Zuevo.
- In 1988, the director N. Solovyeva made a film called “Debt” about Alexander Frolovich Sekretarev. The film was shot at the studio TSSDF (RCSDF).
- The name of A.F. Sekretarev, among other names, is engraved on the memorial to fallen journalists at Newseum - the news museum in Washington DC, USA
Rewards
- Order of the Red Banner ( decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 06.06.1988, No. 9062 - posthumously )
- Julius Fucik medal (09/08/1988 - posthumous )
- Lenin Komsomol Prize ( 1988 - posthumous )
- International Journalism Award
Notes
- ↑ Alexander Sekretarev (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 23, 2018. Archived February 24, 2018.
- ↑ SECRETARYOV Alexander Frolovich (1958–1988)