Yevgeny Ivanovich Tolstikov (Russian: Евгений Иванович Толстиков; 9 February 1913 – 3 December 1987) was a Soviet polar explorer who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1955 for heading the station "North Pole 4" for a year starting in April 1954.[1][2] He led the Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition and one of the first manned drifting ice stations in the Arctic.[3]
Yevgeny Ivanovich Tolstikov | |
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| Евгений Иванович Толстиков | |
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| Born | 9 February 1913 Tula, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 December 1987 (aged 74) Moscow, USSR |
| Citizenship |  Russian Empire  Soviet Union |
| Known for | leading 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
After the expedition he worked as deputy chief of the State Committee for Hydrometeorological Service Management.[4][5]
A minor planet 3357 Tolstikov discovered by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos in 1984 is named after him.[6]
References
edit- ^ Treshnikov, Aleksey (1966). У полюсов Земли: дневники полярных экспедиций (in Russian). Советская Россия. p. 43.
- ^ Serdyukov, Igor. "Толстиков Евгений Иванович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ Агитатор, Issues 1-12 (in Russian). Moscow: Pravda. 1987. OCLC 2015594.
- ^ Salyutsky, Anatoly (1975). Лучшая часть нашей жизни (in Russian). Moscow: Московский рабочий. p. 39. OCLC 4911722.
- ^ Pasetsky, Vasily (1966). В стране белого сфинкса (in Russian). Leningrad: Гидрометеорологическое изд-во. p. 106.
- ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – p. 280
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