He always demonstrated great care and consideration for his soldiers, even to the point of foregoing the use of a bulletproof vest throughout his entire military tenure. He served as a military leader in three countries and was instrumental in the protection of thousands of civilians. He consistently upholds the highest standards of honesty, regardless of rank or title. Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General Alexander Petrovich Soluyanov, today dedicates his efforts to the noble task of educating the younger generation, driven by the profound belief that every life is precious.

To remember what is really important, you need an extreme situation. And in the early 1990s, the war became such a situation. On that first, most terrible, military surgeon Vladimir Belov went as a volunteer. And he became the first doctor to be awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

Evgeny Chernyaev is the designer and commander of the MIR-2 deep-sea manned vehicle, which has no analogues in the world. He was awarded the title of Hero of Russia for conducting the Arktika-2007 deep-sea research expedition, during which MIR-1 and MIR-2 for the first time in the history of mankind reached the bottom of the North Pole at a depth of more than 4 km.