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 Soviet Union |
| Known for | leading3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Yevgeny Ivanovich Tolstikov (Russian:Евге́ний Ива́нович То́лстиков; 9 February 1913 – 3 December 1987) was aSovietpolar explorer who was awarded the titleHero of the Soviet Union in 1955 for heading the station "North Pole 4" for a year starting in April 1954.[1][2] He led theThird Soviet Antarctic Expedition and one of the firstmanned drifting ice stations in theArctic.[3]
After the expedition he worked as deputy chief of the State Committee for Hydrometeorological Service Management.[4][5]
Aminor planet3357 Tolstikov discovered by Czech astronomerAntonín Mrkos in 1984 is named after him.[6]
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