Nikolay Mikhaylovich Afanasyev
Encyclopedia
Nikolay Mikhailovich Afanasyev (November 14, 1916 – March 15, 2009) was a Soviet
firearms designer.
Afanasiev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia
. In 1938 he graduated from a Tekhnikum of the Mechanization of Agriculture. In 1939 was drafted to serve tank corps in Mongolia
, where he became the arms designer.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
firearms designer.
Afanasiev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. In 1938 he graduated from a Tekhnikum of the Mechanization of Agriculture. In 1939 was drafted to serve tank corps in Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, where he became the arms designer.
Honours and awards
- Hero of Socialist Labour - For achievements in the design of aircraft gun armament
- Two Orders of Lenin
- Order of the October RevolutionOrder of the October RevolutionThe Order of the October Revolution was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was awarded to individuals or groups for services furthering communism or the state, or in enhancing the defenses of the Soviet Union, military and civil...
- Order of the Patriotic WarOrder of the Patriotic WarThe Order of the Patriotic War is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds during the German-Soviet War, known by the former-Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War.- History :The Order was...
, 2nd class - USSR State PrizeUSSR State PrizeThe USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation....
- Mosin Prize
- Honoured Inventor of the RSFSR