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

Iosif Matrunchik
Russia
RussiaBomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War

Petr Kucherov
Hero of the Soviet Union, participant of the Great Patriotic War, Guards Sergeant

Petr Batavin
Russia
RussiaGuards Private, Hero of the Soviet Union

Patric Henry Pears
Ireland
IrelandIrish nationalist, leader of the Easter Rising in 1916

Petr Brinko
Ukraine
UkraineLieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union

Samig Abdullayev
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanParticipant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.

Vasily Gusev
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanHero of the Soviet Union

Vasiliy Bachurin
Squad leader of the engineer platoon of the 384th separate marine battalion, Hero of the Soviet Union

Aliyar Aliyev
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani wrestler, National Hero of Azerbaijan

Leontij Iakovenko
Ukraine
UkraineBomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war

Elena Mazanik
Belarus
BelarusA woman whose feat was once dedicated to the feature film “The Clock Stopped at Midnight”

Alexandr Bozhenko
Ukraine
UkraineSergeant Major, Hero of the Soviet Union

Vyacheslav Malyarov
Russia
RussiaHero of Russia, died in Beslan in 2004

Vasilij Trubachenko
Russia
RussiaPilot, commander of the fighter aviation regiment of the Zabaikalsky Military District, Heroes of the Soviet-Japanese armed conflicts in the Far East

Vladimir Kuznetsov
Platoon Commander of the 276th Guards Rifle Regiment, Guards Junior Lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union

Semen Baykov
Commander of the engineer platoon of the 50th separate motorized engineering battalion, Hero of the Soviet Union

Mikhail Egorov
Political leader of the tank company, Hero of the Soviet Union

Oleg Ilin
Russia
RussiaHero of Russia

Liudmila Kravets
Ukraine
UkraineHero of the Soviet Union

Ivan Piatiuhin
Ukraine
UkrainePilot, commander of a mixed aviation division, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War

Fedor Afanasyev
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union

Andrey Valko
Ukraine
UkraineMember of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.

Klavdiya Kovaleva
Ukraine
UkraineMember of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.

Nikolaj Chelnokov
Russia
RussiaFighter pilot, Major General of Aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union

Jose Gervasio Artigas
Uruguay
UruguayNational Hero of Uruguay

David Grigoryan
Armenian serviceman, soldier of the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh, hero of Artsakh

Pavel Taran
Ukraine
UkraineBomber pilot, lieutenant general of aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union.

Rostislav Demidov
Russia
RussiaColonel of the Soviet Army, Hero of the Soviet Union

Ivan Mihajlichenko
Ukraine
UkraineBomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.

Amiran Danelia
Georgia
GeorgiaMachine gunner, Hero of the Soviet Union

Liparit Israelian
Telephone operator of the 169th Guards Separate Communications Company, Hero of the Soviet Union, Guards Sergeant Major

Ashot Kazarian
Georgia
GeorgiaHero of the Soviet Union

Grigory Agenshin
Russia
RussiaPrivate, Hero of the Soviet Union

Michail Ashik
Russia
RussiaHero of the Soviet Union

Aleksandr Shishenko
Ukraine
UkraineMember of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.

Vsevolod Laptev
Division commander of the 24th corps artillery regiment, captain, Hero of the Soviet Union

Veniamin Lahonin
Russia
RussiaBomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War

Nikolaj Semejko
Ukraine
UkrainePilot, regiment navigator, Hero of the Soviet Union

Viktor Zikyev
Soviet military figure, major general, Hero of the Soviet Union

Semen Belyavsky
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union

Sergej Luganskij
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanFighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.

Sergey Levashov
Ukraine
UkraineMember of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.

Ivan Gerasimenko
Sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union

Gagik Stepanyan
Armenia
ArmeniaArmenian Fedayeen

Anton Gubenko
Ukraine
UkraineFighter pilot, Heroes of the People's Liberation War in China

Anatolij Nefedov
Ukraine
UkraineFighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war

Tuleugali Abdubekov
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanSniper, Hero of the Soviet Union

Nikolay Belogub
Ukraine
UkraineTanker of the Volkhov Front

Vasiliy Korobitsyn
Paratrooper, hero

Alexey Kravtsov
Belarus
BelarusParticipant of the Great Patriotic War, pilot, captain, Hero of the Soviet Union.