About Yuri Gurkov
Lived 1936 – 1994 (aged 57–58). Yuri Gurkov was a Russian inventor.
Yuri Nikolayevich Gurkov (; 1936–1994) was a Soviet bridge constructor and metro builder. He authored a number of inventions in the field of metro and bridge construction. He was responsible for the construction of Dimitrovsky Bridge and Novosibirsk Metro.
Biography He was born on June 20, 1936, in Krasnoyarsk. In 1963, he graduated from the Novosibirsk Institute of Railway Engineers with the specialty The construction of bridges and tunnels. In 1975–1979, he supervised the construction of Dimitrovsky Bridge.
From March 5, 1979, Gurkov headed an organization called Direktsiya (Дирекция), which was responsible for all construction of the Novosibirsk Metro.
He died on February 4, 1994, in Novosibirsk.
Inventions Gurkov was the author of a number of inventions in the field of metro and bridge construction, including ventilation system for metro tunnels.
Awards He was awarded the medal "For Labour Valour" and badge "Honorary Railwayman" (1986).
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Who was Yuri Gurkov?
soviet engineer
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Yuri Gurkov was born in 1936.
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Yuri Gurkov died in 1994.
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Yuri Gurkov was an inventor.
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Yuri Gurkov was Russian.
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