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Rostislav Alexeyev

Soviet shipbuilder (1916-1980) · Russia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 63

Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev was a Russian Soviet Director & Chief of Design known for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ground-effect vehicles.

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A-90 Orlyonok ("Eaglet") in Moscow.

Monument of Rostislav Alexeyev in Nizhny Novgorod, Bugrovskoye cemetery

Awards

USSR State Prize1984

Stalin Prize

Lenin Prize

Order of the Badge of Honour

Order of the October Revolution

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

Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Medal "Veteran of Labour"

Master of Sport of the USSR

Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Merited Inventor of the RSFSR

Stalin Prize, 2nd degree

About this person

Alexeyev was an accomplished designer of hydrofoil ships, such as the Raketa, and became a prominent developer of ground-effect vehicles, particularly the Caspian Sea Monster and the A-90 Orlyonok.

Country

Russia

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