Aleksey Maresyev
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Aleksey Petrovich Maresyev was a Soviet and Russian military pilot who became a Soviet fighter ace during World War II despite becoming a double amputee.
Alexey Maresyev 1940s
Maresyev on a 2016 stamp of Transnistria
Maresyev on a 2016 Russian stamp
The Pilot. A Battle for Survival is a 2021 Russian WWII film written and directed by Renat Davletyarov, based on the real events surrounding pilot Aleksey Maresyev during World War II.
Aleksey Maresyev
…1992) by Victor Pelevin, a Soviet military academy routinely amputates the legs of its first-year cadets to turn them into "Real Men" like Maresyev. The Pilot. A Battle for Survival is a 2021 Russian WWII film written and directed by Renat Davletyarov, based on the real story of Maresyev. The asteroid 2173 Maresjev is named in his…
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Directed by Renat Davletyarov