Mikhail Kapitonov. Kapitonov Mikhail Mikhailovich

TO Apitonov Mikhail Mikhailovich - scout of the reconnaissance platoon of the 193rd Plastun Rifle Regiment (9th Plastun Rifle Division, 60th Army, 4th Ukrainian Front), sergeant - at the time of the last submission for awarding the Order of Glory.

Born on September 13, 1926 in the city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, in a working-class family. Russian. The father died when his son was one year old. He lived in the city of Salyan (Azerbaijan), in 1941 he graduated from 7 classes. He entered the Baku Naval School, which he had to leave due to family circumstances. In 1942 he graduated from school No. 4 in the city of Baku. Having received the specialty of a turner, he worked at the Red Engine plant in the city of Kuibyshev (now Samara), then in the city of Samarkand (Uzbekistan), where the plant was evacuated.

In June 1943, he volunteered for the Red Army. Since August of the same year at the front. He spent almost the entire combat journey as a scout of the 193rd Plastun Rifle Regiment of the 9th Plastun Rifle Division.

After the war he continued to serve in the army. After the hospital, he was sent for further service to the airfield service battalion of the Bataysk Military Aviation School of Pilots named after. Serova. Continuing his education, in 1949 he graduated from Working Youth School No. 3 in the city of Bataysk and received a high school diploma. Member of the CPSU(b)/CPSU since 1951.

In August 1955 he graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation Engineering School. With the rank of junior lieutenant technician, he was sent to an aviation unit in the city of Ivanovo as a deputy engineer of an aviation squadron. A year later he was transferred to the city of Ryazan. Served in various positions in bomber aviation units.

U Kazarov of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 23, 1963 in order of re-awarding Kapitonov Mikhail Mikhailovich awarded the Order of Glory, 2nd and 1st degrees.

From March 1970 to March 1987, he was a senior lecturer at the flight training department of the Center for Combat Use and Retraining of Flight Personnel, and taught a series of aviation technology (Ryazan). Since December 1986, Colonel Kapitonov has been retired.

Region Ryazan Oblast

Locality: Ryazan

Place of birth Baku

Years of service 1944-1986

Date of birth 09/13/1926

Date of death 02/20/1995

Battle path

On April 25, 1944, in the area northwest of the city of Chernivtsi (Ukraine), Red Army soldier Kapitonov, while on reconnaissance, discovered a group of enemy soldiers and, entering their flank, suddenly opened fire and hit 8 Nazis. On April 29, while conducting reconnaissance in the same area as part of a reconnaissance group, he discovered a platoon of Nazis, promptly reported this to the commander, and in the ensuing battle personally destroyed 4 soldiers.

P By order of June 14, 1944, Red Army soldier Mikhail Mikhailovich Kapitonov was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree.

With a marching company, on September 17, 1943, he arrived in the 871st Infantry Regiment (276th Infantry Division, 4th Ukrainian Front) in the area of the city of Uzhgorod (Czechoslovakia, since 1945 - Ukraine) and was appointed a company rifleman. By December of the same year he was already fighting in intelligence.

On December 11-13, 1944, a scout from a foot reconnaissance platoon of the 871st Infantry Regiment, Red Army soldier Kapitonov, while on reconnaissance mission, successfully carried out tasks to identify enemy firing points. Near the village of Dargov (24 km west of the city of Michalovce, Czechoslovakia), he secretly approached the location of the Nazis and, engaging in a firefight with them, established the location of enemy firing points and the front line of defense. In this battle he was seriously wounded, but did not leave the battlefield. The scouts carried me out to theirs on a raincoat. He spent 4 months in the hospital and the regiment did not return and did not learn about the award.

P By order of January 28, 1945, Red Army soldier Mikhail Mikhailovich Kapitonov was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree (again).

After treatment in the hospital, on April 14, 1945, Kapitonov again arrived at the reconnaissance platoon of the 193rd Plastun regiment, located in the forests of the Czech Republic near the city of Moravska Ostrava. During the day, the scouts participated in battles as ordinary riflemen; at night they went to reconnaissance of enemy positions.

On April 23, 1945, Sergeant Kapitonov, while on a lead patrol in the area of the village of Skrzypov (12 km south of the city of Opava, Czechoslovakia), started a battle with the Nazis who were trying to penetrate the rear of our troops, and killed 6 of them. Kapitonov, together with the patrol soldiers, captured 2 machine guns and 8 machine guns of the enemy. On April 27, as part of a group of scouts in battle, risking his life, he saved the commander from the danger that threatened him. In one of the last battles he was shell-shocked and again ended up in the hospital.

P By order of June 24, 1945, Red Army soldier Mikhail Mikhailovich Kapitonov was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree (for the third time).

P By order of June 14, 1944, Red Army soldier Mikhail Mikhailovich Kapitonov was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree.

On December 11-13, 1944, a scout from a foot reconnaissance platoon of the 871st Infantry Regiment, Red Army soldier Kapitonov, while on reconnaissance mission, successfully carried out tasks to identify enemy firing points. Near the village of Dargov (24 km west of the city of Michalovce, Czechoslovakia), he secretly approached the Nazis’ location and, having engaged in a firefight with them, established the location of enemy firing points and the front line of defense. In this battle he was seriously wounded, but did not leave the battlefield. The scouts carried me out to theirs on a raincoat. He spent 4 months in the hospital and the regiment did not return and did not learn about the award.

P By order of January 28, 1945, Red Army soldier Mikhail Mikhailovich Kapitonov was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree (again).

P By order of June 24, 1945, Red Army soldier Mikhail Mikhailovich Kapitonov was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree (for the third time).

U Kazarov of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 23, 1963 in order of re-awarding Kapitonov Mikhail Mikhailovich awarded the Order of Glory, 2nd and 1st degrees.

Lived in the city of Ryazan. Actively participated in social and patriotic work. He took part in the All-Union Meeting of Knights of the Order of Glory in Moscow in 1970. Participant in the Victory Parade in Moscow in 1985. Died on February 20, 1995. He was buried at the Skorbyashchenskoye cemetery in Ryazan.

Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, “For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR”, 3rd degree, Glory, 3rd degree, medals, including Czechoslovakian ones.

In the city of Ryazan, a memorial plaque was installed on the house (Belyakova St., 18), where the veteran lived in recent years.

On September 14-16, under the auspices of the International Forum of Creative Industries, Ulyanovsk hosted All-Union Conference on the Architecture of Soviet Modernism "ModUl". One of the organizers of this large-scale event is the Ulyanovsk architect.

I managed to pull Mikhail out of the whirlpool of organizational issues for a few minutes. About the charm of old hotel rooms for foreign guests, about the beauty of our city through the eyes of a professional, about the work of an architect in Ulyanovsk- in a quick interview with Mikhail Kapitonov.

What are your overall feelings and impressions of everything that’s happening? The desire has already appeared repeat?

To be honest, at the moment I just want to relax and leave social activities (laughs). Switch entirely to commercial projects. To return to my small cottages, to ordinary clients, to work, disconnected from the outside world... But I understand perfectly well that this is just a certain fatigue from preparing for a big event. Slight fatigue at the finish line. I think a good vacation will cure all this.

So, it’s not at all easy to be an organizer?

It is difficult to be an organizer at your first events. But all the work on ModUl turned out to be amazing for me in terms of ease and comfort. The fact is that there is a strong team here, very united. And it’s an incredible feeling when you can rely on the team 100%. No doubts, no fears. You know that everything will be resolved, everything will work out well.

This is due to a huge number of people. This is Tatyana Aleksandrovna Ivshina, perhaps our main administrative arm. Our main assistant in reaching this level. This is, in essence, this entire event. Actually, this project began with our acquaintance with him. A year ago he suggested: “Let’s do your lecture.” And gradually it all grew into a conference. This is Alexandra Rybakova - she took upon herself the preparation of exhibitions, the concept of expositions, and work on the sites. And Sergei Skripov... I probably won’t name everyone right now. After all, people from other cities also helped us: we regularly called on Skype, they advised us on something, shared useful contacts... huge gratitude to all these people!

Great! As far as I understand, your team is not even all-Russian, but international. You were able to attract a lot of foreign experts. How did you find them? Or are they old friends?

50/50. Half of the experts are really old friends with whom we are constantly in touch and who are ready to come and fit into any movement simply because we have known each other for a long time. But I also had to do “cold calling”, you know, there is such a term in sales. I actively wrote to people we were interested in on Facebook and Vkontakte. He told us what we were doing, invited us to come, and received a very positive reaction.

Meeting Roberto Conte(a famous architectural photographer from Italy who specializes in photographing modernist architecture and abandoned buildings of the 20th century. He finds architectural masterpieces in Moldova, Sweden, Georgia, Serbia, France, Russia. His photo essay on architecture was recognized as one of the best materials in Domus magazine for 2016 (Monz, Italy)).
Dmitry Shatskov (left), Roberto Conte (center) and Mikhail Kapitonov (right).

Did foreign experts like it in our city? Is this their first time with us?

Yes, none of our foreign friends have been to Ulyanovsk before. Their impressions are wonderful. After all, I lured them into our Soviet architecture, and this is directly their topic. So of course they had a lot of fun seeing the buildings.

Plus, for me personally, for example, spending two days in the halls of the Lenin Memorial is a special aesthetic pleasure. I think you simply cannot find a better panorama of the Volga than through this window.

So they liked it. Both the memorial and the Venets Hotel... We settled them in this hotel. Moreover they asked to stay in the old, unrenovated rooms - and were delighted.

Yes exactly. So what Shock to the average person, but to our experts, on the contrary, joy (smiles).

Both the Memorial and the “Crown”- examples of Soviet modernism. And the attitude of the residents of our city towards this style is quite ambiguous, and the spectrum is very wide: from sincere admiration to, perhaps, even contempt. Where are you on this spectrum?

I definitely closer to rapture. I've spent at least the last five years working on this topic. And during this time I fell in love with this topic. Many buildings are my favorite objects from which I also draw inspiration for my architectural practice.

But what’s interesting is that the spectrum you’re talking about is typical not only for Ulyanovsk, but for the entire post-Soviet space. And if everything is more or less calm inside Russia, then, for example, in the former republics the attitude towards this kind of buildings is colored by the “Republic - Moscow” relationship. The perception of the Soviet Union as an occupier is mixed in... And the temperature becomes even hotter.

This is completely normal and natural. This is a human attitude. And we are just learning to work with these emotions.

We are, of course, interested in the quality of design. In most of these buildings the design is really at a fairly high level. And, of course, it’s a shame when a high-quality, beautifully made thing disappears.

Speaking of such a burning attitude towards buildings, do you have a favorite building in our city?

Probably the Lenin Meme Center. No matter how trivial.

Not just not trivial, but extremely unexpected. In general, if you ask an ordinary city resident what his favorite building is, he will probably answer: “Goncharov’s house.”

This is where I started. In first grade, Goncharov's house was my absolute favorite. I remember I even drew a picture of this building, my favorite.

In general, it seems to me A person's acquaintance with architecture is similar to that of wine. At first, people prefer sweet wines. After all, sweetness is the easiest to perceive. It's the same in architecture. When the building is bright, when there are a lot of details, contrasts... Goncharov's House: red, white, black - what contrasts! Small details, combination of proportions... of course, it's beautiful.

But gradually, as a person grows up, he begins to recognize the nuances of the taste of wine... I don’t remember the whole scale of winemakers now, but it’s the same with architecture! With the advent of some experience, you begin to understand the principles on which, for example, the architecture of the 20th century was built. Here the beauty is in other things: the ratio of volumes, working with space, with the view outside the window...

So my favorite buildings changed. And I can’t help but love the Lenin Meme Center. I grew up here not far from him.

That is, you treat the Memorial as something familiar?

Yes, for me it has always been a living environment. I didn't treat it like a masterpiece, no. I just ran under these columns as a little kid and it was natural for me. Now I think that being in such architecture since childhood largely influenced the fact that I became an architect and chose this profession.

Interesting. Can we see your works somewhere in the city, the houses you designed?

I chose this specialization: private cottage construction. In this choice, my attitude towards the city is from the position of “do no harm.” After all, now modern developments, most large construction projects, often do much more harm to the city than good. Therefore, I decided to distance myself from this and work with individual clients. My properties are appearing and being built, but mostly these are small single-family houses.

Probably, such a difficulty arises here as the need for an individual approach... Or do you still adhere to one line, your own style?

This is a separate topic for discussion. Of course, everything is based on individual work. In many ways My work reminds me of a mixture of the professions of a shoemaker and a psychologist.

What an unusual combination!

Not that word. On the one hand, I feel like an artisan who simply makes a product. The man came, ordered, and I did it.

But on the other hand, in order to make a house that the family will really like, in which they will feel comfortable, which will truly embody their ideas of beauty, you must first practically get into their heads.

Therefore, I have developed a methodology for a fairly long pre-project stage, when we communicate, discuss everything, synchronize our visions. And only when I realize that our pictures coincide, I take a pencil in my hands and begin to create.

Does inspiration come spontaneously?

Differently. Architecture is interesting because it combines a purely technical component (physics and mathematics: formulas, calculations...) and pure creativity (moments of inspiration when you need to get creative, come up with something fundamentally new). Plus, of course, there is also a business component. Sell, package, find a client.

Mikhail reads Lenin's letter to American workers against the backdrop of an exhibition of modernism in Ulyanovsk

At all the best ideas come when you give your brain a rest, when you download new experiences. You go out to the banks of the Volga, walk for several hours and suddenly - oops! You understand how best to deal with a problem that has not been solved for a long time. For my activities, new experiences are essential fuel.

Here you are walking around the city... Ulyanovsk through the eyes of an architect-Which?

Contrasting. It simultaneously smells of pre-revolutionary nobility and modernism of the 70s. These two powerful layers of meaning are what define our city.

P.S. Useful content on architecture from the conference organizers:

Books which can be purchased online:

“Towards the typology of Soviet standard housing construction. Industrial housing construction in the USSR 1955–1991.” Authors: Philipp Moyser/Dmitry Zadorin.
"Anniversary Ulyanovsk". Authors: Vitaly Samogorov, Valentin Pastushenko, Alexander Kapitonov, Mikhail Kapitonov (can also be purchased in our “Read-city”)

Movies:

"Crown". Welcome to the ideal"

"Ascent to Olympus"

Filmmaker Kirill Glushchenko is an artist, founder of Glushchenkoizdat, the author of the project to recreate the original Soviet interior of the Ulyanovsk Venets Hotel (Leipzig). The artist created these films in 2017 together with the online magazine Inrussia.

Group about Soviet modernism in Ulyanovsk with the most interesting and up-to-date information about our architecture

To really learn to enjoy your runs, it is important to approach the training process wisely. Mikhail Kapitonov, senior coach of the Nike+ Run Club, spoke about the common mistakes of beginners in running.

1. Neglecting warm-up

Many novice runners do not pay enough attention to warming up, which can lead to injuries and fatigue. During warm-up, the respiratory system is strengthened and blood circulation improves. Just 5-10 minutes are enough (depending on individual characteristics and weather conditions) to prepare the body for the load: do a few squats, bends, lunges, run 100-200 meters at a free pace - and you will be ready to run.

2. Incorrectly selected equipment

The right running gear and shoes that are tailored to your running goals and pronation type will help make your runs more comfortable and efficient. Type of pronation (namely,

how you place the outer part of your foot while walking and running) can be determined using a special sneaker selection service in the Nike store on Kuznetsky Most, 14. Depending on your pronation characteristics and running technique, a specialist will select those sneakers in which jogging will be more comfortable and will protect you from injury.

When choosing running equipment, it is important to remember a few simple rules: clothing should wick away moisture, retain heat and not restrict movement. When training in cold weather, the main rule is layering. Air between layers of clothing helps keep you warm. During changeable weather, such as in April, choose running leggings, a long-sleeve T-shirt and a windbreaker that will protect you from the wind. In clear weather, outerwear can be removed and tied to the belt.

3. Lack of a training plan

Every runner should have a goal, whether it's running the first 5K without stopping or completing a marathon in under two hours (that's the ambitious goal the Breaking2 team set for themselves). Depending on your goal, you need to create a clear training plan, which will also include periods of rest and recovery. Create a personalized training plan in the Nike+ Run Club app, which connects runners from all over the world in the largest running community. In the application you can track the dynamics of your runs, and professional athletes, coaches and runners from all over the world will motivate you. There is no need to rush headlong into the pool: many novice runners overload their bodies, following the principle “the more training, the better.” This can make you overtired and discourage you from running for a long time. Increase the load gradually; a running plan will help you with this.

4. Incorrect running technique

Correct running technique is something that many athletes work on for more than one season. Try to run lightly and land on your entire foot without straightening your knees. Once you start training, start regularly strengthening your feet and calf muscles: jumping rope is great for this. Start your workouts at a slow pace that allows you to keep your breathing normal. You can switch from running to brisk walking if you feel tired. Such a run will be pleasant and productive: you will not tire your body with too much stress, you will recover faster after training and will not lose motivation to exercise. To make sure you're running correctly, talk to NRC running club coaches to point out mistakes and make recommendations.

5. Insufficient recovery of the body

Rest is no less important part of the training process than the runs themselves. The body becomes stronger and more resilient if given enough time to recover. Pay attention to stretching after a run as well - it will help prevent muscle pain, especially the calves and hamstrings, after active work. Do not forget that for complete recovery the body needs good sleep, proper nutrition, and muscle relaxation.

Mikhail Mikhailovich Kapitonov(1926-1995) - Full holder of the Order of Glory. Scout of the 193rd Plastun Rifle Regiment (9th Plastun Rifle Division, 60th Army, 4th Ukrainian Front), Red Army soldier

Biography

early years

Mikhail Kapitonov born on September 13, 1926 in the city of Baku in a working-class family. Russian. Member of the CPSU since 1951. He graduated from 7th grade and the FZO school. He worked as a turner at the Red Engine plant in the city of Samarkand. In the Red Army since July 1943.

In the Great Patriotic War

In the Active Army in the Great Patriotic War since September 1943.

Feat

Scout of the 193rd Plastun Regiment (9th Plastun Rifle Division, 18th Army, 1st Ukrainian Front) private Kapitonov northwest of the city of Chernivtsi (Ukraine) on April 25, 1944, while on reconnaissance, discovered a group of enemy soldiers and, Having entered their flank, he suddenly opened fire and hit 8 Nazis.

On April 29, 1944, while conducting reconnaissance in the same area as part of a reconnaissance group, he discovered a platoon of Nazis, promptly reported this to the commander, and personally killed 4 soldiers in the ensuing battle.

By order of the commander of the 9th Plastun Krasnodar Division (Major General P.I. Metalnikov) No. 096/n dated June 14, 1944, he was awarded Order of Glory 3rd degree.

Scout of the foot reconnaissance platoon of the 871st Rifle Regiment (276th Rifle Division, 1st Guards Army, 1st Ukrainian Front) Kapitonov 11-13.12.1944, while on reconnaissance, successfully carried out tasks to identify enemy firing points. Near the village of Dargov (24 km west of the city of Michalovce, Czechoslovakia), he secretly approached the location of the Nazis and, engaging in a firefight with them, established the location of enemy firing points and the front line of defense. In this battle he was wounded, but did not leave the battlefield.

By order of the commander of the 276th Temryuk Infantry Division (Major General Bezhko) No. 03/n dated January 28, 1945, he was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 23, 1963, he was re-awarded Order of Glory, 2nd degree.

On April 23, 1945, scout of the reconnaissance platoon of the 193rd Plastun Rifle Regiment (9th Plastun Rifle Division, 60th Army, 4th Ukrainian Front) Kapitonov, while on head patrol in the area of the village of Skrzypov (12 km south of Opava , Czechoslovakia), started a battle with the Nazis who were trying to penetrate the rear of our troops, and defeated 6 of them. Kapitonov, together with the patrol soldiers, captured 2 machine guns and 8 machine guns of the enemy.

By order of the commander of the 9th Plastun Krasnodar Division (Major General P.I. Metalnikov) on June 24, 1945, he was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 23, 1963, he was re-awarded Order of Glory, 1st degree.

After the war

After the war he continued to serve in the Armed Forces of the USSR. In 1955 he graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation Engineering School. He worked as a senior teacher at the center for combat use and retraining of flight personnel.

By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 23, 1963 for exceptional courage, bravery and fearlessness, in battles with the Nazi invaders, Red Army soldier Kapitonov re-awarded Order of Glory, 1st degree.(No. 2605). Became a full holder of the Order of Glory. Participant in the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow in 1985.

Awards

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (6.4.1985)
Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree
Order of Glory III degree

Order of Glory III degree

Order of Glory III degree

Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Medal "For victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" (9 May 1945)
Jubilee medal "Twenty years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" (7 May 1965)
Jubilee medal "Thirty years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "30 years of the Soviet Army and Navy".
Anniversary medal "40 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee medal “50 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR” (December 26, 1967)
Jubilee medal “60 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR” (January 28, 1978)
Medal "For Impeccable Service" 1st class

Memory

A tombstone was erected at the grave in Ryazan at the Skorbyaschenskoye cemetery
In Ryazan, a memorial plaque was installed on the house where the Full Knight of the Order of Glory lived (Belyakova St., 18).