Karsibay Spataev
1918–1942 (age 24)
Biography
Karsibay Spataev was a young man from Kalmykia whose life was claimed by the Second World War during its most intense period. Born in 1918, he came of age during the Soviet Union's rapid industrialization and military modernization.
Spataev's death in 1942 represents the sacrifice of an entire generation of Soviet youth who gave their lives during the Great Patriotic War. His memory endures as part of the broader historical record of those from Kalmykia who served during this critical conflict.