Deputy chief-engineer of the chernobyl nuclear power plant at the time of the disaster (1931-1995).

Born March 3rd, 1931 in Atamanovo.

Died December 13th, 1995 at 64 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Yuri Andropov

Born June 15th, 1914 in Soluno-Dmitriyevskoye.

Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old

Stanislav Petrov

Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok.

Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old

Valery Legasov

Born September 1st, 1936 in Tula.

Died April 27th, 1988 at 51 years old

Vyacheslav Molotov

Born March 9th, 1890 in Sovetsk.

Died November 8th, 1986 at 96 years old

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Born November 10th, 1919 in Kurya.

Died December 23rd, 2013 at 94 years old