Shatiel Semenovich Abramov

Shatiel Semyonovich Abramov (; 11 November 1918 – 14 May 2004) was a Soviet battalion commander in the Red Army during World War II. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Military career After completing training in an infantry school in 1940, he was drafted into the Soviet Army fighting in World War II. He was wounded six times during the war and awarded several military decorations and medals.

Postwar After the war, he graduated from the Geological Prospecting Faculty of the Grozny Petroleum Institute with a degree in Geology and mineralogy, and then worked as senior laboratory assistant in the Grozny Oil Institute from 1949 until 1952. In 1952, he moved to study for a master's degree at the All-Union Geological Institute in Leningrad, returning to the Grozny Petroleum Institute in 1956 as Dean of the Evening Faculty. In 1976, he was appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Geological Exploration .

Abramov was the author of 10 scientific works, including one monograph. Abramov died in Moscow on 14 May 2004.

Awards and honors Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star Honored Scientist of Chechen-Ingush ASSR Honorary Youth Mentor CHIASSR Honorary Oilman of the USSR