Karimov O. V., Pumpyanskaya O. V.

Eleven Acknowledgements Issued by Stalin to Colonel M. N. Yakushin(Hero of the Spanish War Participating in the Great Patriotic War)    P. 68-75.

UDC 94(47).084.8

DOI 10.37724/RSU.2022.75.2.007

Abstract. The Ryazan Province (as it used to be before 1917) is a motherland to many military officers, commanders, military counsellors, and military specialists who participated in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and supported the republicans.The relevance of the research is accounted for by the importance
of educating modern teenagers at the example of their valiant compatriots. The aim of the article is to describe the military exploits of a native of the Ryazan Province, Mayor General of Aviation Mikhail Nesterovich Yakushin,
a participant of four wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol, the Winter War, and the Great Patriotic War. Being a skillful weaver, Yakushin was sent to a military aviation school and after two peaceful years of military service found himself engaged in the Spanish Civil War. Being a highly qualified pilot, he was recognized as one of the best Soviet pilots and was awarded two orders of the Red Banner for his outstanding flying skills, which enabled him to continue serving in the Aviation Inspection of the Soviet Air Forces. During the Great Patriotic War, Yakushin became Commander of 215th Aviation Division and fought at Kaliningrad, Western, the 1st and the 2nd Belorussian fronts. He was awarded eleven times by Joseph Stalin and eleven fireworks were displayed in honor of his division. The aim of the article is to promote patriotic upbringing
of citizens of the Russian Federation and to encourage Ryazan citizens to feel proud of their valiant compatriots. 

 

Keywords: Great Patriotic War, aviation forces, Spanish Civil War, Joseph Stalin, aviation division, Air Corps, commander, M. N. Yakushin.

 

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