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Anna Shchetinina

Soviet sea captain (1908-1999) · Russia · On the map · Died at 91

Anna Ivanovna Shchetinina was a Soviet merchant marine sailor who became the world's first woman to serve as a captain of an ocean-going vessel.

Anna Shchetinina is read about 30 times a day, in 13 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 16 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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1999Died25 September 19991978Hero of Socialist LabourAwardHonorary Citizen of VladivostokAwardOrder of LeninAward1957Medal "For Labour Valour"Award1945Order of LeninAwardOrder of the Patriotic War, 2nd classAward1942Order of the Red StarAward1936Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1908Born26 February 1908

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Awards

Hero of Socialist Labour1978

Honorary Citizen of Vladivostok1978

Order of Lenin1978

Medal "For Labour Valour"1957

Order of Lenin1945

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class1945

Order of the Red Star1942

Order of the Red Banner of Labour1936

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"

Medal "For the Victory over Japan"

About this person

Country

Russia

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1908 to 1999 · aged 91

The same award as Anna

Gennady KhvatovBoth received Honorary Citizen of Vladivostok

Viktor CherepkovBoth received Honorary Citizen of Vladivostok Stepan OshchepkovBoth received Honorary Citizen of Vladivostok