Vasily Dyatlov
1910–1988 (age 78)
Biography
Vasily Dyatlov was born in 1910 in Penza Oblast and lived a long life spanning nearly eight decades. He witnessed the Russian Revolution, the Soviet consolidation, World War II, and the subsequent Cold War period from his home in western Russia.
Dyatlov passed away in 1988, having experienced one of the most eventful centuries in Russian history. His lifetime in Penza Oblast connected him to the agricultural and cultural heritage of central Russia.