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Vasili Arkhipov

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

January 30, 1926(72)

Day of Death

August 19, 1998

Also Known As

The Man Who Saved the WorldVasily Aleksandrovich ArkhipovVasili Arkhipov

Vasili Arkhipov

Acting

Biography

Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Known For

Filmography