Valentin Mikhailovich Pashin (; 25 July 1937 – 15 December 2013) was a Russian naval engineer. Pashin was born in 1937, in the

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of the

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. He studied at the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute, from which he graduated in 1960, and joined the Krylov Research Institute, a shipbuilding research

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where he would spend his entire career, and lead the institute for over 22 years.''World Who's Who – Europa Biographical Reference'', Routledge.

Awards and honours

In 1985, Pashin was awarded the

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. He became a Corresponding Member of the

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in 1991, and a Full Member in 1995. In October 1994, Pashin was awarded the

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as a

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation ( rus, Герой Российской Федерации, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ), also unofficially called Hero of Russia ( rus, Герой России, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ), is ...

for "courage and heroism displayed during the performance of special operations".УКАЗ Президента РФ от 25.10.1994 N 2018

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1937 births 2013 deaths Russian marine engineers Russian military engineers Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Heroes of the Russian Federation Recipients of the USSR State Prize {{USSR-engineer-stub

Awards and honours

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