Станислав Евграфович Петров (1939 - 2017)

Born 7 Dec 1939 in Владивосток, Приморский, Советский Союз

Died 19 May 2017 at age 77 in Фрязино, Московская, Россия

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Biography

Станислав Петров is Notable.

Stanislov Petrov saved the world in 1983 when he decided not to report a United States nuclear strike against Russia that later turned out to be a false report. On 26 September 1983 when serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Soviet Union's Air Defense Forces, a missle strike was alerted. Stanislov suspected the strike to be an error and investigated before sending the report to his superiors in Moscow. His decision likely averted a nuclear war.

Birth and life

Stanislov was born in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

Stanislov witnessed the fall of the Soviet Union and lived out his final years in the Russian Federation.

Stanlisav was born on 7 December 1939 in Vladivostock in the Soviet Union. He passed away on 19 May 2017 in Fryazino, near Moscow at the age of 77 years.

Sources

• Myre, Grey. "Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved The World,' Dies At 77." NPR.org. Accessed 27 September 2019 by SJ Baty Archive.org copy.

• Wikipedia authors. "Petrov, Stanislav Evgrafovich". Wikipedia.ru. Accessed 27 September 2019 by SJ Baty.