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Viktor Leonov

Soviet sailor (1916-2003) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 86

Viktor Nikolayevich Leonov was a Soviet Navy officer and twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Considered a national legend in the Soviet era after the Second World War, he frequently gave speeches to Communist organizations about the war, but he became obscure after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Viktor Leonov is read about 40 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026

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2003Died7 October 20031985Order of the Patriotic War, 1st classAward1945Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardMedal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic"Award1944Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of Alexander NevskyAwardOrder of LeninAwardOrder of the Red BannerAward1942Order of the Red BannerAward1941Medal "For Courage"Award1916Born21 November 1916

Awards

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class1985
Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic"1945
Hero of the Soviet Union1945
Gold Star medal1945
Hero of the Soviet Union1944
Gold Star medal1944
Order of Lenin1944
Order of Alexander Nevsky1944
Order of the Red Banner1944
Order of the Red Banner1942
Medal "For Courage"1941
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of the Red Star
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Zhukov Medal
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of Friendship
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Order of the National Flag
Medal "For Liberation of Korea''
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Victory over militaristic Japan"

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2003 · aged 86

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