Ivan Papanin

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Ivan Papanin
Иван Папанин
Papanin in 1950
Born	Ivan Dmitriyevich Papanin (1894-11-26)26 November 1894 Sevastopol, Russian Empire
Died	30 January 1986(1986-01-30) (aged 91) Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet Union
Occupation(s)	Polar explorer, scientist, security officer

Ivan Dmitriyevich Papanin (Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Папанин; 26 November [O.S. 14 November] 1894 – 30 January 1986) was a Soviet polar explorer, scientist, Counter Admiral, and twice Hero of the Soviet Union, who was awarded nine Orders of Lenin.