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Encyclopedia > Andrei Bukin
Olympic Medal Record
Men's Figure Skating
Silver 1984 Ice dancing
Gold 1988 Ice dancing

Andrei Bukin (born 1957) was a Soviet figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Natalia Bestemianova. The duo capped their lengthy career by winning the gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics and that year's World Figure Skating Championships. Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. ... The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. ... The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... The World Figure Skating Championships in an annual event in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ...


Competitive Highlights

(with Bestemianova)


1979 This page refers to the year 1979. ...

  • World Championships - 10th

1980 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

  • European Championships - 6th
  • Olympics - 8th

1981 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • European Championships - 4th
  • World Championships - 3rd

1982 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • European Championships - 2nd
  • World Championships - 2nd

1983 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • European Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 2nd

1984 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • European Championships - 2nd
  • Olympics - 2nd
  • World Championships - 2nd

1985 This article is about the year. ...

  • European Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

1986 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • European Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

1987 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • European Championships - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

1988 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • European Championships - 1st
  • Olympics - 1st
  • World Championships - 1st

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The parents of Sergej Karyazin, Andrei Papulov and Vladimir Sobolyov, three cadets of the Nakhimovsky Academy, turned to civil and human rights' organs in St Petersburg, as well as to the human rights' organization "Soldiers' Mothers of St Petersburg".
The shocking situation within the Nakhimovsky Academy, an Academy that has become a symbol of the naval pride and honor of Russia, became a concern for "Soldiers' Mothers of St Petersburg" due to the violation of accepted morals and practices by government officials, naval command, public prosecution and the mass media.
Documents addressed to admiral Bukin in the Kuibyshuvsky federal court of St Petersburg were titled: "Declaration of protecting rights, freedom and lawful interests of any group of persons, study, work, and the completion of duty connected to Nakhimovsky Academy".
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