Yevgeniy Abalakov

Yevgeniy Mikhailovich Abalakov (Russian: Евгений Михайлович Абалаков; February 7, 1907, Yeniseysk — March 23/24, 1948, Moscow) was a Soviet alpinist, famous for reaching the highest point of the Soviet Union - Communism Peak (7495 m) on September 3, 1933 as a member of the 26th detachment of the Tajik-Pamir Sovnarkom expedition. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War Abalakov went to the front. In the spring of 1948 Abalakov died of obscure circumstances while preparing for the ascent to the Victory Peak. February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Yeniseysk (Енисейск in Russian) is a town in the Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia, located on the Yenisei River. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ... Ismail Samani Peak (Russian: Pik Imeni Ismaila Samani, Tajik: Qullai Ismoili Somoni) is the highest mountain in Tajikistan and in the former Soviet Union. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tajik may refer to: Tajiks, an ethnicity with dwellers in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and China The Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan The Arabic-schooled, ethnically Persian administrative caste of the Turco-Persian society. ... Located in Central Asia, the Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction of the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Eastern Front1 was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ...

Bibliography

• Анатолий Ферапонтов. Восходители. Евгений Абалаков.
• Алексей Абалаков. Тайна гибели Евгения Абалакова (http://www.radiomayak.ru/schedules/99/5581.html in .pdf format)