Maps and Exploration

Artur Chilingarov

Artur Nikolaevich Chilingarov (Russian: Артур Николаевич Чилингаров; 25 September 1939 – 1 June 2024) was an Armenian-Russian polar explorer, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1986 and the title of Hero of the Russian Federation in 2008. He was the president of State Polar Academy. Chilingarov was a member of the United Russia party; he was a member of the State Duma from 1993 to 2011, and again from 2016 until his death in 2024 and was the representative of Tula Oblast in the Federation Council between 2011 and 2014.

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• ▸James Weddell
• ▸Ensete
• ▸Edington, Wiltshire

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