Khlebnikov Yuri Konstantinovich

Genus. in 1900 in Warsaw, in the family of a military topographer. Graduated from the 2nd Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg. He joined the White movement and took part in hostilities. In 1920 he joined the Red Fleet. In 1923 he graduated from the Arkhangelsk Marine College and began working as an assistant captain on the icebreaker "Stepan Makarov", then as 2nd navigator on the icebreaker "Sedov". In 1929-1930 participated in the Sedov campaigns to Franz Josef Land as a first mate. In 1932, on the Sibiryakov line, he took part in the famous first ascent of the Northern Sea Route, received the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and became the captain of an icebreaking steamship. In 1936-1942. commanded the ice cutter "Litke": for escorting the destroyers "Stalin" and "Voikov" from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, he was awarded the Order of Lenin. Later he commanded the icebreakers "Mikoyan" and "Northern Wind", escorted warships, and received the rank of captain of the 3rd rank. In 1943 he was sent as an observer to the USA. Until the end of the war he received 2 military orders. After being demobilized in 1946, he took command of the icebreaker Admiral Makarov. Arrested 07/21/1948. Sentenced by a Special Meeting of the USSR Ministry of State Security on March 12, 1949 “for treason to the Motherland and anti-Soviet agitation” to 25 years in labor camp. Sent to Vorkuta. Released and rehabilitated in 1956. Entered the Murmansk Shipping Company. In 1959-1963. commanded the icebreaker "Ermak", in 1965-1969. - icebreaker "Semyon Chelyuskin" in Tiksi. In total there were 32 Arctic navigations. He died in 1976 and was buried in Moscow. In 1981, his name was assigned to the diesel-electric icebreaker "Captain Khlebnikov", assigned to Vladivostok.