Yevgeny Tolstikov
Soviet polar explorer (1913–1987)
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Yevgeny Ivanovich Tolstikov (Russian: Евге́ний Ива́нович То́лстиков; 9 February 1913 – 3 December 1987) was a Soviet polar explorer who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1955 for heading the station "North Pole 4" for a year starting in April 1954.[1][2] He led the Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition and one of the first Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations in the Arctic.[3]
Born9 February 1913
Tula, Russian Empire
Died3 December 1987 (aged 74)
Moscow, USSR
Citizenship
Russian Empire
USSR
Russian Empire 
USSRKnownforleading 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Yevgeny Ivanovich Tolstikov | |
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| Евгений Иванович Толстиков | |
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| Born | 9 February 1913 Tula, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 December 1987 (aged 74) Moscow, USSR |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire USSR |
| Known for | leading 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
After the expedition he worked as deputy chief of the State Committee for Hydrometeorological Service Management.[4][5]
A minor planet 3357 Tolstikov discovered by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos in 1984 is named after him.[6]
