Veniamin Ivanovitsj Sitnikov
1926–1999 (age 73)
Biography
Veniamin Ivanovitsj Sitnikov was born in 1926 in Chelyabinsk Oblast, an important industrial region of Russia. He lived through the most dramatic transformations of the twentieth century in his homeland.
Sitnikov's life reflected the resilience and character of his generation. He passed away in 1999, having witnessed the closing of one era and the beginning of another in Russian history.