Dr. Pavel Aleksandrovich Solovyov (russian: Павел Александрович Соловьёв; June 26, 1917 – October 13, 1996) was a Soviet engineer born in Alekino in
Kineshemsky District of
Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast (russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, ''Ivanovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It had a population of 927,828 as of the 2021 Russian Census.
Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (the ...
. He specialised in the design of aircraft engines.
Following the evacuation of the
Rybinsk Aviation Institute
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It was previously known as ...
in 1940, he went to work in
Perm, where in 1953 he was made the head of his own
design bureau -
OKB-19
UEC-Aviadvigatel JSC (Russian: АО "ОДК-Авиадвигатель", lit. Aeroengine) is a Russian developer and builder of aircraft engines, most notably jet engines for commercial aircraft. Based at the Perm Engine Plant, its products power ...
(now part of
Aviadvigatel).
His many awards and decorations included the
Lenin Prize (1978), the
USSR State Prize (1968), the title
Hero of Socialist Labor (1966), four
Orders of Lenin, the
Order of the October Revolution, the
Order of the Red Banner, the
Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...
and the
Medal "For Labour Valour". He was made deputy of the
Supreme Soviet of the USSR three times. A street in
Perm was named after him, a monument to him was built in
Rybinsk.
He died in Perm.
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Biography (in Russian)
1917 births
1996 deaths
People from Ivanovo Oblast
Soviet mechanical engineers
Heroes of Socialist Labour
Lenin Prize winners
Recipients of the USSR State Prize
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
Soviet inventors
Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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