Rachkov, Pavel Akimovich. Motor ship "Sergey Abramov"

In the spring of 1960, the passenger ship Druzhba was built in Czechoslovakia for the Volga Shipping Company. For more than 40 years he carried passengers along the Volga, from Moscow to Astrakhan. Since 1965, the ship has been named after Captain Rachkov, who died in the Battle of Stalingrad. In 2003, the motor ship "Captain Rachkov" was sold from a shipping company to Moscow to businessman Sergei Abramov, who converted the ship and named it after himself. After this, the ship began operating on the river cruise market. The motor ship "Sergei Abramov" became widely known after the release of the film "Election Day" in October 2007, where the ship "played" the main role. In the summer the ship carried tourists, in the winter it received guests as a floating hotel at the Moscow river station. In November 2011, the ship completely burned down in Moscow, and exactly a year later it was sent to Cherepovets, where its half-century history ended.

Motor ship "Captain Rachkov" on the river. Volga. Photo: Vladimir Rozovsky

The motor ship "Druzhba" - "Captain Rachkov" since 1965 - belongs to the passenger ships, which initially, after construction, worked for the Volga Shipping Company, on the Moscow-Astrakhan-Moscow high-speed passenger line. The ships stopped at almost all piers. Tickets were sold both for the full route and from one pier to another. The line was preferential; for many, travel on the ship was free. That is why it was closed in 2005, but back in 2003 the motor ship "Captain Rachkov" changed owners and was purchased by Moscow businessman Sergei Abramov. This year begins a new page in the history of the vessel.

The motor ship "Sergey Abramov" at the pier of the Northern River Station of Moscow. September 2004 Photo: Mikhail Arkhipov

The two passenger ships of the same type, “Captain Rachkov” and “Sergey Lazo,” purchased by Abramov from the Volga Shipping Company, were the first ships of this type to undergo serious modernization and re-equipment to improve passenger comfort. The cabins were equipped with bathrooms, the layout of public spaces was improved, and passenger capacity was reduced. The re-equipment of the Rachkov was completed by the summer of 2004 (the Lazo by 2005) and two vessels began operating on tourist passenger routes. "Captain Rachkov" became , and "Sergey Lazo" turned into . During the inter-navigation period, the vessel ("Abramov";) began to be used as a floating hotel at the Northern River Station on the Khimki Reservoir in Moscow. In the summer, we took cruises from Moscow to St. Petersburg, along the Volga and Kama.

"Sergey Abramov" at the pier of the river station (March 2007) and on its first voyage (May 2011). Photo: Mikhail Arkhipov.

In the summer of 2006, the ship took part in the filming of the comedy “Election Day” directed by Oleg Fomin, where the leading roles were played by members of “Quartet I”. Filming took place in Moscow and on the Volga, in the cities of Uglich, Bely Gorodok and Yaroslavl. The film premiered in October 2007. It is noteworthy that, according to the script, the film took place on the motor ship "Nikolai Bauman" - now this ship under the name operates as a floating hostel on the Caspian Sea. The cover of the DVD with the film shows the motor ship "Lesya Ukrainka", which initially and until 2001 operated on the Dnieper (since 2007 the ship has been called). At the beginning of the film, two Sergei Abramovs are captured at once - a man (driving a convertible) and, in fact, the ship itself.

On the set of the film "Election Day", July 2006, Moscow, Northern River Station. Photo: Alena Kravchenko.

On the night of November 13-14, 2011, a fire broke out on board the ship moored at the pier of the Northern River Station of Moscow. The extinguishing of the ship lasted a record time - more than 15 hours. As a result, the ship burned out, more than completely, and sank after taking on water during firefighting.

After extinguishing the fire, in which one person died, the operation to raise it began. To do this, the portholes were sealed and water pumping began. But almost a month after the start of pumping out water, it turned out that one of the portholes remained broken, which led to the fact that... When it was closed, the water was pumped out overnight. After this, until the following November, 2012, the ship remained in the waters of the reservoir, near
berths of the cargo port. In the summer, an investigation was completed, which announced that the cause of the fire was .

"Sergey Abramov" in the Northern Port of Moscow. May 2012 Photo: Mikhail Arkhipov.

Inside the ship "Sergei Abramov". November 2012 Photo: Igor Soloninkin

On the afternoon of November 8, 2012, the motor ship "Sergey Abramov", with the help of two tugs, began moving on its last voyage - for cutting in Cherepovets, where it was delivered 10 days later. In the winter of 2012-2013, the ship was cut into metal.

Biography

Born on June 22, 1923 in the village of Maloye Kuzminskoye (now Kolchuginsky district, Vladimir region) in a working-class family. He graduated from high school and two and a half years of pedagogical school in 1941.

At the front since July 1943. He was a pilot, flight and squadron commander. He fought on the Southwestern, 3rd Ukrainian, 3rd and 2nd Baltic fronts. Member of the CPSU(b) since 1944. Participated in the Barvenkovo-Lozovskaya, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikopol-Krivoy Rog, Odessa operations, in the liberation of the Baltic states, including the cities of Riga, Priekule, Libau (Liepaja).

The squadron commander of the 955th attack air regiment, Captain Rachkov, by March 1945 had made 123 combat sorties, 55 of them as the leader of groups of 6-8 aircraft, inflicting great damage on the enemy in manpower and military equipment. In the Baltics, his squadron flew 150 combat missions and received 17 commendations from the high command for its combat work.

Memory

Awards

• Medal "Golden Star" of the Hero of the Soviet Union (08/18/1945);
• Order of Lenin (08/18/1945);
• three Orders of the Red Banner (10/25/1943; 01/30/1944; 01/15/1945)
• two Orders of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (05/30/1944; 05/11/1945);
• Order of the Patriotic War, II degree (01/17/1944);
• medals.

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Literature

• Heroes Soviet Union: Brief biographical dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov. - M.: Military Publishing House, 1988. - T. 2 /Lyubov - Yashchuk/. - 863 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-00536-2.
• Nagorny A.F., Travkin V.V. Lands of the Vladimir hero. 2nd ed. Yaroslavl, 1967. / pp. 329-330.

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All the way home from the cemetery, I was sulking at my grandmother for no reason, and, moreover, angry at myself for it... I looked very much like a ruffled sparrow, and my grandmother saw this perfectly well, which, naturally, irritated me even more and forced me to crawl deeper into my “safe shell”.... Most likely, it was just my childhood resentment raging for the fact that, as it turned out, she hid a lot from me and did not teach me anything yet, apparently considering me unworthy or incapable of more. And although my inner voice told me that I was completely and completely wrong here, I could not calm down and look at everything from the outside, as I did before, when I thought that I could be wrong...
Finally, my impatient soul was unable to withstand the silence any longer...
- Well, what did you talk about for so long? If, of course, I can know this...” I muttered offendedly.
“We didn’t talk, we thought,” the grandmother answered calmly, smiling.
It seemed that she was simply teasing me in order to provoke me into some actions that she alone understood...
- Well, then, what were you “thinking” about together? - and then, unable to bear it, she blurted out: - Why does Grandma teach Stella, but you don’t teach me?!.. Or do you think that I’m not capable of anything else?
“Well, first of all, stop boiling, otherwise steam will start coming out soon...” Grandma said calmly again. – And, secondly, – Stella still has a long way to go to reach you. And what do you want me to teach you, if even what you have, you haven’t quite figured it out yet?.. Figure it out - then we’ll talk.
I stared at my grandmother in a daze, as if I was seeing her for the first time... How is it that Stella is so far from me?! She does this!.. She knows so much!.. And what about me? If she did anything, she just helped someone. And I don’t know anything else.
My grandmother saw my complete confusion, but didn’t help at all, apparently believing that I had to go through this myself, and from the unexpected “positive” shock, all my thoughts went tumbling awry, and, unable to think soberly, I just I looked at her with big eyes and could not recover from the “killer” news that fell on me...
– What about the “floors”?.. I couldn’t get there myself?.. It was Stella’s grandmother who showed them to me! – I still stubbornly did not give up.
“Well, that’s why I showed it so that I could try it myself,” the grandmother stated an “indisputable” fact.
“Can I go there myself?!..” I asked dumbfounded.
- Well, of course! This is the simplest thing you can do. You just don't believe in yourself, that's why you don't try...
- Am I not trying?!.. - I was already choked by such terrible injustice... - All I do is try! But maybe not...
Suddenly I remembered how Stella repeated many, many times that I can do much more... But I can - what?!.. I had no idea what they were all talking about, but now I felt that I was beginning to calm down a little and think , which always helped me in any difficult circumstances. Life suddenly seemed not so unfair at all, and I gradually began to come to life...
Inspired by the positive news, all the following days I, of course, “tried”... Not sparing myself at all, and torturing to pieces my already exhausted, physical body, I went to the “floors” dozens of times, not yet showing myself to Stella, because I wanted to give her a pleasant surprise, but at the same time not lose face by making some stupid mistake.
But finally, I decided to stop hiding and decided to visit my little friend.
“Oh, is it you?!..” a familiar voice immediately began to sound like happy bells. – Is it really you?! How did you come here?.. Did you come on your own?
Questions, as always, poured out of her like a hail, her cheerful face was shining, and it was a sincere pleasure for me to see this bright, fountain-like joy of hers.
- Well, shall we go for a walk? – I asked, smiling.
And Stella still couldn’t calm down from happiness that I managed to come on my own, and that now we can meet whenever we want and even without outside help!
“You see, I told you that you can do more!..” the little girl chirped happily. - Well, now everything is fine, now we don’t need anyone! Oh, it’s really good that you came, I wanted to show you something and was really looking forward to seeing you. But for this we will have to walk to a place that is not very pleasant...

R Achkov Pavel Akimovich - squadron commander of the 955th assault Riga aviation regiment of the 305th assault aviation division of the 9th assault aviation corps of the 15th air army of the 2nd Baltic Front, captain.

Born on June 22, 1923 in the village of Maloye Kuzminskoye, Yuryev-Polsky district, Ivanovo region (now Kolchuginsky district, Vladimir region) in a working-class family. Russian. He graduated from high school and two and a half years of pedagogical school in 1941.

In the Red Army since July 1941. In July 1942 he graduated from the Molotov Military Aviation Pilot School (now the city of Perm). Until the summer of 1943, he served as a pilot in the 5th reserve aviation regiment of the Volga Military District.

At the front since July 1943. He was a pilot, flight and squadron commander. He fought on the Southwestern, 3rd Ukrainian, 3rd and 2nd Baltic fronts. Member of the CPSU since 1944. Participated in the Barvenkovo-Lozovskaya, Dnepropetrovsk, Krivoy Rog, Nikopol, Odessa operations, in the liberation of the Baltic states, including the cities of Riga, Priekule, Libau (Liepaja).

The squadron commander of the 955th Attack Aviation Regiment, Captain Rachkov, had made 123 combat sorties by March 1945, 55 of them as the leader of groups of 6-8 aircraft, inflicting great damage on the enemy in manpower and military equipment. In the Baltics, his squadron flew 150 combat missions and received 17 commendations from the high command for its combat work.

U of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on August 18, 1945 for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown to the captain Rachkov Pavel Akimovich awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 8632).

After the war, he continued to serve as squadron commander of the 165th Guards Attack Aviation Regiment. In July 1947, as an instructor pilot, he transferred to the aviation unit of the Central Sports Society of the USSR (TsSO USSR) and remained in the military cadres.

Tragically died on December 9, 1947 while on duty. He was buried in the Metsakalmistu cemetery in Tallinn (Estonia).

Awarded the Order of Lenin (08/18/45), 3 Orders of the Red Banner (10/25/43; 01/30/44; 01/15/45), 2 Orders of the Patriotic War 1st degree (05/30/44; 05/11/45), Order of the Patriotic War 2- 1st degree (01/17/44), medals.

Streets in the village of Bavleny, the village of Bolshoye Kuzminskoye in the Kolchuginsky district and in the city of Yuryev-Polsky are named after the Hero. In the city of Yuryev-Polsky, a memorial plaque was installed on the building of the pedagogical school. In the cities of Yuryev-Polsky and Kolchugino, his name is immortalized on hero memorials.

The beginning of the Great Patriotic War coincided with the 18th birthday of Pavel Rachkov. On Sunday, June 22, 1941, a 3rd year student at a pedagogical school in the city of Yuryev-Polsky celebrated his coming of age with his friends. And after 3 weeks he became a cadet at the Molotov Military Aviation School.

A year later, in July 1942, with the rank of sergeant, Rachkov was sent to the 5th reserve air regiment, where he mastered a formidable combat vehicle - the Il-2 attack aircraft. And only in July 1943, Sergeant Rachkov was enlisted as a pilot in the 955th attack air regiment of the 17th Air Army of the Southwestern Front. Intense combat work began.

The regiment's pilots and Sergeant Rachkov were especially successful in their 2nd combat mission. On July 16, 1943, consisting of 8 “Ilovs” and 8 “Lavochkins”, he flew out to attack a cluster of trains, vehicles and warehouses at the Barvenkovo ​​station. Having made 6 passes, the group destroyed 30 wagons with ammunition and fuel, 2 locomotives and 10 cars, causing a huge explosion and creating a large fire that lasted 3 days. Subsequently, it was established that an ammunition depot of up to 300 wagons and a train with Hitler's new weapon - Faustpatrons - had been blown up. Set on fire during the attack, they scattered from the station in different directions, terrifying the enemy soldiers. In addition, warehouses of fuel, food, fodder and front-line uniforms were burned. Taking advantage of the panic, a large group of Soviet prisoners of war fled from the camp and joined the partisans. The group was attacked by 18 fascist fighters, but all attacks were successfully repulsed, and the attack aircraft returned to base without losses.

In August 1943, Rachkov became a junior lieutenant, and soon from a wingman he himself became the leader of a stormtrooper squad. For participation in the Barvenkovo ​​and Zaporozhye operations, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, and for the liberation of Dnepropetrovsk - the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree.

In the fall of 1943, the war “stepped over” the Dnieper. Rachkov had to fight in the skies of Krivoy Rog. On one of the January days of 1944, he flew as the deputy leader of the group in 6 Il-2 to carry out a combat mission to attack trains at the Zhelto-Kamenka station (the city of Zheltye Vody, Dnepropetrovsk region). Despite strong opposition from anti-aircraft artillery, the group made 4 passes and destroyed 1 train of ammunition, 500 barrels of fuel and lubricants. When moving away from the target, the group was attacked by 10 Me-109 and FV-190. Junior Lieutenant Rachkov saved the life of Senior Lieutenant Kokhov, and with his precise, timely fire cut off the enemy fighter from him. For this successful raid, Rachkov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

During 1943 and 2 months of 1944, Rachkov’s plane was shot down over the target three times, but each time the pilot skillfully landed. But the fourth time I had to leave the plane. On February 22, 1944, already over their territory, junior lieutenant Rachkov and his air gunner Sergeant Chaban jumped with parachutes from a burning falling attack aircraft.

In the spring of 1944, Rachkov took part in the Odessa operation. On March 30, he became a lieutenant and was appointed flight commander.

In May 1944, before the start of the Iasi-Kishinev operation, three nine “silts”, under the cover of 18 “lavochny” ones, were supposed to storm the enemy Bliznetsy airfield, located 100 kilometers from the front line in the depths of the enemy’s defense. Here the Germans concentrated the bulk of their aircraft and covered the airfield with powerful anti-aircraft fire. Senior Lieutenant Rachkov also took part in this raid. Three nines of “silts” brought down their fire on the enemy at once. The confused German anti-aircraft gunners opened fire indiscriminately, but were immediately suppressed. The force of the blow increased every minute. Something unimaginable was happening on earth. Shells and bombs exploded, airplane debris flew into the air. Smoky fires flared up all over the field. High-power explosions were heard - these were ammunition depots burning. The attack aircraft had no combat losses. As a result, Rachkov’s nine alone destroyed 13 enemy aircraft and disabled the landing site.

For this successful raid and for the attack on enemy troops attacking our Kitskansky bridgehead, conquered on the Dniester in the Tiraspol region, Lieutenant Rachkov was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree. In June 1944 he was promoted to the rank of senior lieutenant.

In July 1944, the 955th Attack Air Regiment, by order of the command, was transferred to the 14th Air Army of the 3rd Baltic Front. In September-October 1944, Rachkov participated in assault raids on enemy defensive positions in the area of ​​​​the cities of Valga, Valmiera, and Sigulda. On October 15, 1944, Riga was liberated. For its enormous contribution to the liberation of most of Latvia and its capital, the 955th Attack Aviation Regiment received the honorary name “Rizhsky”.

Subsequently, the regiment was transferred to the 15th Air Army of the 2nd Baltic Front, which pressed the Nazi group in Courland. In November 1944, Rachkov was entrusted with command of the squadron, and in December he became captain.

On December 24, 1944, 4 IL-2s under the command of Captain Rachkov carried out a combat mission to destroy artillery batteries at an enemy defense stronghold near the city of Skuodas. Suddenly using an anti-aircraft maneuver, the group reached the target exactly and in 2 passes destroyed 2 field artillery guns. 4 mortars, 2 vehicles, 2 ammunition carts.

On February 20, 1945, 8 Il-2s under the command of Rachkov carried out a mission to attack the front line of Hitler’s defense in the area of ​​​​the city of Saldus. 2 guns, 5 mortars, 2 machine gun crews and up to 40 enemy soldiers and officers were destroyed.

By March 1945, Captain Rachkov had flown 123 combat missions, for which the command nominated him for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Victory Day was celebrated in the city of Libau (Liepaja) on the shore of the amber Baltic Sea...

And he was buried on the Square of Fallen Fighters in Volgograd.

Biography

Ivan Semyonovich was born in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod province (now Nizhny Novgorod region) in the family of a pilot. In 1912, he began working as a sailor on the steamship Lilia. In 1916, Ivan Semyonovich worked on the Tchaikovsky steamship, and in the spring of 1918 he became the helmsman.

In 1935, Ivan Semyonovich graduated from the Gorky River Technical School and was appointed first navigator and then captain of the ship Goncharov. In 1938, he was transferred to the postal steamer Joseph Stalin of the Volga Cargo and Passenger River Shipping Company.

Participation in the Battle of Stalingrad

In 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, the steamship under the control of Ivan Semyonovich made voyages, transporting civilians and wounded soldiers from Stalingrad. On return flights it delivered food, ammunition and reinforcements to the defenders of Stalingrad.

On the night of August 26-27, 1942, a ship carrying evacuated residents was fired upon from the occupied shore and sank. Ivan Semyonovich, saving passengers, died at a combat post.

Circumstances of death

On the afternoon of August 24, near the village of Rynok, the passenger ship Composer Borodin, which carried 700 people, was sunk by artillery fire from the shore and bombardment from the air. About 400 people died. The next evacuation attempt upstream took place at night.

The loading of civilians aboard the Joseph Stalin took place at the pier near the Red October plant on the morning of August 26. On the night of August 27, the steamer headed for Kuibyshev together with the steamer Mikhail Kalinin and the Paris Commune motor ship. “Joseph Stalin” was bringing up the rear in the column when, in the Akatovka-Rynok area, the caravan came under fire from the occupied (western) bank of the Volga. When the ships appeared, the enemy launched a flare and, using loudspeakers in Russian, ordered to anchor: “Russian ships, surrender. If you don’t, we’ll fire a cannon.”

The ships slowed down and began maneuvering. The "Paris Commune", imitating the execution of the order, approached close to the right bank, which ended in a high cliff, and, giving full speed, tried to slip through the dangerous section. A dead zone formed under the cliff, through which the “Paris Commune” passed, and behind it “Mikhail Kalinin”. At this time, the Germans began to move their guns towards the cliff. Despite the maneuver, the ships were unable to escape the fire, and both ships were hit, causing fires that were extinguished by the crews. By the time Joseph Stalin passed the section, the guns were pushed forward as much as possible and there was no longer a dead zone. Captain Ivan Semyonovich Rachkov decided not to approach the shore, but to rush through the affected area at full speed. The ship's trajectory passed 200 meters from the guns, and the enemy had no problem shooting at the ship. A fire broke out on the ship, aggravated by a large number of wooden superstructures. One of the shells hit the engine room and disabled the firefighting equipment. The steamer lost speed and began to drift downstream. Many passengers and crew members died during the fire and from artillery shelling. The survivors began to throw themselves overboard. Captain Rachkov steered the ship and supervised the rescue efforts from the wheelhouse. He decided to land the ship on a sandbank so that the passengers and crew could escape to the shallows. One of the shells hit the wheelhouse, and Ivan Semyonovich was mortally wounded. The navigator brought the ship to a stop, which made it possible for some of the people to escape. The ship sank at shallow depths, and a mast with a red flag remained above the surface of the Volga. During the rescue operation, 50 people were saved from the Joseph Stalin, most of whom had injuries and burns. Captain Ivan Semyonovich Rachkov remained at his post and supervised the rescue of the ship, passengers and transported cargo until his death. The crew members tied the body of Captain Rachkov to a sofa-bench and lowered it into the water. Later the body was picked up at the crossing.

Awards

Memory

Ivan Semyonovich Rachkov was buried in Volgograd in a mass grave on the Square of Fallen Fighters.

The following are named after Captain Ivan Semyonovich Rachkov:

• streets:

• library:

The folk song “Captain Rachkov” was dedicated to Ivan Semyonovich.

Notes

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2. Lependin Arkady Pavlovich; Vladislav Sidorov. Lependin Arkady Pavlovich, commander of the SU-85 (undefined) . Memories - Self-propelled guns. I remember. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
3. Both vessels survived the war and were in service on the Volga until the 1980s.
4. 48°53′26″ n. w. 44°40′39″ E. d. HGIOL Possible site of the sinking of the steamship Joseph Stalin. Now the Volgograd Reservoir is located on this site.
5. Joseph Stalin (undefined) . Water transport. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
6. Chebotarev Mikhail Nikolaevich, A. N. Aboymov, M. D. Amusin, V. Ya. Neigoldberg, V. F. Saratov, E. A. Yagodinsky. Rivermen in the Battle of Stalingrad: At the crossings// Soviet river transport in the Great Patriotic War/ team leader M. N. Chebotarev. - M: Voenizdat, 1981. - P. 195. - 328 p. - 25,000 copies.
7. Resolution No. 3060 of October 10, 2011 “On approval of the City-wide list of names of elements of the road network and other areas of residence of citizens of the hero city Volgograd urban district” (undefined) . Administration of Volgograd (Volgograd region) (October 10, 2011). Retrieved February 19, 2015.
8. 48°33′22″ n. w. 44°26′17″ E. d. HG

Ivan Semenovich Rachkov was born in 1899 in Kstovo. His whole life was inextricably linked with the Volga. At the age of twelve, Vanya already began his working career as a sailor on the ship "Lilia". In 1935, Ivan Rachkov graduated from the Gorky River Technical School and was appointed captain of the oldest ship on the Volga, the Goncharov. Three years later, I.S. Rachkov was transferred to the postal ship Joseph Stalin. This was just before the war, when the enemy stood under the walls of Stalingrad. The ship was transporting residents evacuated from the city. Of average height, good-natured, but at the same time strict and demanding, captain Ivan Semenovich Rachkov was the soul of the crew. On its last voyage, the ship's crew took on board women, children and elderly people evacuated from the burning Stalingrad. At night the ship came under German fire. A fire broke out on the ship. Many women and children died on it from shelling and fire. Captain I.S. Rachkov continued to stand on the bridge of the burning, sinking ship until the last minute. And when one of the shells exploded right in the wheelhouse, the captain of the ship was mortally wounded. Rachkov died at a combat post, saving people and state property.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 6, 1943, Ivan Semenovich Rachkov was posthumously awarded the Order of Lenin. He is buried on the Square of Fallen Fighters in Volgograd. The name of I. S. Rachkov is listed among the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on the Mamayev Kurgan memorial. One of the streets in the Kirovsky district of the city of Volgograd and an avenue in the city of Kstovo are named after him; one of the Volga passenger ships bears his name.

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