Nikolai Scherbina
1919–1952 (age 33)
Biography
Nikolai Scherbina was a young man whose life was cut short in 1952 at the age of 33. Born in 1919, he lived during the tumultuous years of Soviet history, including World War II and the early Cold War period.
Scherbina's memory is preserved at Kazanskoe Cemetery in Pushkin. Though his life was brief, he represented a generation shaped by extraordinary historical circumstances.