Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Полика́рпов) (July 8, 1892 - July 30, 1944) was a soviet aircraft designer, known as "King of Fighters". He designed the I-15 series of fighters, and the I-16 Ishak "Little Donkey" figher. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In October 1929 Polikarpov was arrested and sentenced to death. In 1931, after two years of expectation for execution he was transferred to Special Design Bureau of OGPU (CKB-39 OGPU) set at Butyrka prison and the sentence changed to 10 years of forced labors. Fortunately, after a successful demonstration the sentence was changed to a conditional one, and in July 1931 he was granted amnesty together with a group of other convicts. 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sharashka (sometimes Sharaga or Sharazhka, Russian: шара́шка) was an informal name for secret research and development laboratories in the Soviet Gulag labor camp system. ... Butyrka prison (Бутырская тюрьма in Russian) was the central transit prison in pre-revolutionary Russia, located in Moscow. ...
Polikarpov was a recipient of numerous awards, including the State Stalin Prize (1941, 1943) The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ...
Polikarpov Peak in Pamir was named after him. Located in Central Asia, the Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction of the worlds greatest mountain ranges, a geologic structural knot from which the great Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush mountain systems radiate. ...
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Russian "Holidays" site [1] (http://www.prazdniki.ru/person/1/2734/)
NikolaiNikolaevichPolikarpov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Полика́рпов) (July 8 1892 - July 30 1944) was a Soviet aircraft designer, known as "King of Fighters".
In October 1929Polikarpov was arrested and sentenced to death.
Polikarpov was a recipient of numerous awards, including the State Stalin Prize (1941, 1943).
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