Hero

Explore the lives of people connected with Heroes: biographical facts, significant events, professional achievements and historical context.

Iosif Matrunchik
Iosif Matrunchik
Russia
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
Petr Kucherov
Petr Kucherov
Hero of the Soviet Union, participant of the Great Patriotic War, Guards Sergeant
Petr Batavin
Petr Batavin
Russia
Guards Private, Hero of the Soviet Union
Patric Henry Pears
Patric Henry Pears
Ireland
Irish nationalist, leader of the Easter Rising in 1916
Petr Brinko
Petr Brinko
Ukraine
Lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Samig Abdullayev
Samig Abdullayev
Uzbekistan
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Gusev
Vasily Gusev
Uzbekistan
Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasiliy Bachurin
Vasiliy Bachurin
Squad leader of the engineer platoon of the 384th separate marine battalion, Hero of the Soviet Union
Aliyar Aliyev
Aliyar Aliyev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani wrestler, National Hero of Azerbaijan
Leontij Iakovenko
Leontij Iakovenko
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Elena Mazanik
Elena Mazanik
Belarus
A woman whose feat was once dedicated to the feature film “The Clock Stopped at Midnight”
Alexandr Bozhenko
Alexandr Bozhenko
Ukraine
Sergeant Major, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vyacheslav Malyarov
Vyacheslav Malyarov
Russia
Hero of Russia, died in Beslan in 2004
Vasilij Trubachenko
Vasilij Trubachenko
Russia
Pilot, commander of the fighter aviation regiment of the Zabaikalsky Military District, Heroes of the Soviet-Japanese armed conflicts in the Far East
Vladimir Kuznetsov
Vladimir Kuznetsov
Platoon Commander of the 276th Guards Rifle Regiment, Guards Junior Lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Semen Baykov
Semen Baykov
Commander of the engineer platoon of the 50th separate motorized engineering battalion, Hero of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Egorov
Mikhail Egorov
Political leader of the tank company, Hero of the Soviet Union
Oleg Ilin
Oleg Ilin
Russia
Hero of Russia
Liudmila Kravets
Liudmila Kravets
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Piatiuhin
Ivan Piatiuhin
Ukraine
Pilot, commander of a mixed aviation division, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
Fedor Afanasyev
Fedor Afanasyev
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Andrey Valko
Andrey Valko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Klavdiya Kovaleva
Klavdiya Kovaleva
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Nikolaj Chelnokov
Nikolaj Chelnokov
Russia
Fighter pilot, Major General of Aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union
Jose Gervasio Artigas
Jose Gervasio Artigas
Uruguay
National Hero of Uruguay
David Grigoryan
David Grigoryan
Armenian serviceman, soldier of the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh, hero of Artsakh
Pavel Taran
Pavel Taran
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, lieutenant general of aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Rostislav Demidov
Rostislav Demidov
Russia
Colonel of the Soviet Army, Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Mihajlichenko
Ivan Mihajlichenko
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Amiran Danelia
Amiran Danelia
Georgia
Machine gunner, Hero of the Soviet Union
Liparit Israelian
Liparit Israelian
Telephone operator of the 169th Guards Separate Communications Company, Hero of the Soviet Union, Guards Sergeant Major
Ashot Kazarian
Ashot Kazarian
Georgia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Grigory Agenshin
Grigory Agenshin
Russia
Private, Hero of the Soviet Union
Michail Ashik
Michail Ashik
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Aleksandr Shishenko
Aleksandr Shishenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Vsevolod Laptev
Vsevolod Laptev
Division commander of the 24th corps artillery regiment, captain, Hero of the Soviet Union
Veniamin Lahonin
Veniamin Lahonin
Russia
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Nikolaj Semejko
Nikolaj Semejko
Ukraine
Pilot, regiment navigator, Hero of the Soviet Union
Viktor Zikyev
Viktor Zikyev
Soviet military figure, major general, Hero of the Soviet Union
Semen Belyavsky
Semen Belyavsky
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Sergej Luganskij
Sergej Luganskij
Kazakhstan
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Sergey Levashov
Sergey Levashov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Ivan Gerasimenko
Ivan Gerasimenko
Sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Gagik Stepanyan
Gagik Stepanyan
Armenia
Armenian Fedayeen
Anton Gubenko
Anton Gubenko
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Heroes of the People's Liberation War in China
Anatolij Nefedov
Anatolij Nefedov
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Tuleugali Abdubekov
Tuleugali Abdubekov
Kazakhstan
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Belogub
Nikolay Belogub
Ukraine
Tanker of the Volkhov Front
Vasiliy Korobitsyn
Vasiliy Korobitsyn
Paratrooper, hero
Alexey Kravtsov
Alexey Kravtsov
Belarus
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, pilot, captain, Hero of the Soviet Union.