Artur Chilingarov | |
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| Артур Чилингаров | |
_03.jpg) Chilingarov in 2019 | |
| Member of theState Duma (Party List Seat) | |
| In office 5 October 2016 – 1 June 2024 | |
| In office 24 December 2007 – 21 December 2011 | |
| Russian Federation Senator fromTula Oblast | |
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| In office 14 November 2011 – 1 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Anatoly Vaskov [ru] |
| Succeeded by | Yulia Veprintseva [ru] |
| Member of the State Duma forNenets Autonomous Okrug | |
| In office 11 January 1994 – 24 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
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| Constituency | Nenets (No. 218) |
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| Born | (1939-09-25)25 September 1939 |
| Died | 1 June 2024(2024-06-01) (aged 84) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian Armenian |
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| Spouse | Tatyana Chilingarova |
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| Education | Leningrad Higher Marine Engineering School (DSc) |
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| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
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Artur Nikolaevich Chilingarov (Russian:Артур Николаевич Чилингаров; 25 September 1939 – 1 June 2024) was an Armenian-Russian polar explorer, a corresponding member of theRussian Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the title ofHero of the Soviet Union in 1986 and the title ofHero of the Russian Federation in 2008. He was the president of State Polar Academy.
Chilingarov was a member of theUnited Russia party; he was a member of theState Duma from 1993 to 2011, and again from 2016 until his death in 2024[1] and was the representative ofTula Oblast in theFederation Council between 2011 and 2014.
Chilingarov was born inLeningrad to Russian mother andArmenian father. His father was born inGyumri (Leninakan) and moved toVladikavkaz at a young age.[2]
In 1963, he graduated from the Arctic faculty of theS.O. MakarovLeningrad Higher Marine Engineering School (now theAdmiral S. O. Makarov State Maritime Academy). As an engineer-oceanographer, he was directed to theTiksi observatory of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. In 1965, he was elected first secretary of theBulunKomsomol district committee.In 1969, he was appointed head of thedrift ice station "North Pole-19" and, in 1971, Chilingarov headed theBellingshausen Station of the 17thSoviet Antarctic Expedition.
Between 1974 and 1979, he worked in the Western sector of theArctic as head of theAmderma Administration ofhydrometeorology and environmental control. Under his direction, new forms of Arctic operative navigation support were implemented; for the first time, experimental work on cargo transfers tofast ice during wintertime were carried out in theYamal Peninsula. Chilingarov summarized his experience in navigation support on theNorthern Sea Route in his dissertation for the scientific degree of akandidat of geographical sciences.
In 1985, he headed the special expedition on the research vesselMikhail Somov [ru], which was ice-blocked in theSouthern Ocean. For successful performance of the rescue operations in extreme conditions and for displayed organizational abilities and courage, Chilingarov was awarded the title ofHero of the Soviet Union on 14 February 1986.[3]
In January 2002, he led an expedition to theSouth Pole along with 14 other tourists on anAntonov An-3 biplane. When a mechanical problem grounded the aircraft at the South Pole, Chilingarov and other VIPs were flown by American Hercules LC130 aircraft to McMurdo and then onward to Christchurch. The rest of the group arranged a pick-up from Adventure Network International, who operate tourist flights to the South Pole.[4]In January 2007, he led ahelicopter expedition to Antarctica, he was joined by FSB chiefNikolay Patrushev and visited theSouth Pole andAmundsen-Scott station.[5]
During the2007 Russian North Pole expedition, Chilingarov, accompanied by five other explorers from different countries, descended on twoMir submersibles to the seabed 13,980 feet below theNorth Pole in order to plant the Russian flag there and gather specimens of the seabed.[6] In regard to theterritorial claims in the Arctic, Chilingarov was quoted as saying, "The Arctic is Russian. We must prove the North Pole is an extension of the Russian landmass".[7]
In July 2008, Russia announced it was sendingMir submersibles to descend one mile to the bottom ofLake Baikal to conduct geological and biological tests on its unique ecosystem. Chilingarov is scheduled to join in 60 dives in total.[8] On 29 July 2008, Chilingarov took part in a dive to a depth of 1,580 meters in Lake Baikal, just short of the record 1,637 meters.[9]
On 10 January 2008, Chilingarov was awarded the title ofHero of the Russian Federation for "courage and heroism displayed in extreme conditions and for the successful completion of theHigh-Latitude Arctic Deep-Water Expedition."[10]
In December 2012, Chilingarov supported theanti-Magnitsky bill to ban U.S. adoptions of Russian orphans, although he said earlier that there was no need to rush the legislation: "It concerns children, and you have to be accurate with it".[11]
Chilingarov died in Moscow on 1 June 2024, at the age of 84.[12] His seat was taken up byNatalya Kaptelinina.[13]
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