Boris Pavlovich Bugaev (; ; 9 July 1923 – 13 January 2007) was a Soviet military pilot and politician.

Biography

Bugaev was born in the village of

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in the

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into a family of teachers. From 1941 to 1942 he was a cadet on aircraft training squadrons. He spent World War II years from 1942 to 1943 as a pilot instructor and then as an operational pilot.Бугаев Борис Павлович
warheroes.ru After the war Bugaev left the

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and worked in civil aviation. He began to be involved in politics around the same time, and joined the Communist Party in 1946. As a pilot for

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, he undertook several pioneering flights to explore new routes, including to India, Burma and Indonesia. Bugaev was a trusted pilot of

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for many years, which helped Bugaev throughout his career. On 9 February 1961 he flew an

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carrying Brezhnev and the Soviet delegation to

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. The plane was attacked by a hijacked French ''

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'' jet above the

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, near

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, which fired twice at his aircraft. Bugaev managed to maneuver the plane out of danger and was highly praised by Brezhnev. In 1966 Bugaev was appointed Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation and the following year he became First Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation. 1966 also saw Bugaev granted the honorary title of

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. From 1970 to 1987 Bugaev was the

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. On 5 November 1973 he was promoted to

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and on 28 October 1977 to

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. He retired in 1992 and died on 13 January 2007 in

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Honours and awards

, twice (1966, 1983) * Five

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Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner () was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of S ...

, twice *

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War () is a Soviet Union, Soviet military Order (decoration), decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to Partisan (military), partisans for heroic deeds in the Easte ...

, 1st class *

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, 3rd class *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

Lenin Prize The Lenin Prize (, ) was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was originally created on June 23, 1925, and awarded until 1934. During ...

(1980) *

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize () was one of the Soviet Union’s highest civilian honours, awarded from its establishment in September 1966 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. It recognised outstanding contributions in the fields of science, mathem ...

(1972) * Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (1998, 2003) *

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established on May 9, 1945, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote military partici ...

Medal "For Distinguished Labour" The Medal "For Distinguished Labour" () was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour high performances in labour or contributions in the fields of science, culture or the manuf ...

References

External links

mintrans.ru – Boris Pavlovich Bugayev
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