Vladimir shukhov biography
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Vladimir shukhov biography
Proud of Our People! Vladimir Shukhov: Russian Leonardo
Anna Efremova
Vladimir Shukhov, a famous Russian engineer, was born 170 years ago, on August 28, 1853. Contemporaries used to refer to him as "the factory man" and "Russian Leonardo".
He designed the first Russian oil pipeline and discovered the oil cracking process. His legacy also includes the remarkably beautiful Shukhov Towers, hyperboloidal structures made of steel mesh envelopes.
"I am a man of life"
Vladimir Shukhov was born in the small town of Grayvoron, Kursk Province.
His father served as the governor.
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Yet, almost immediately after the boy's birth, the Shukhov family moved back to Kursk. Three years later, they moved to St. Petersburg where his father served in the office regulating medical and charitable establishments.
Young Volodya and his older sister were brought up at their grandmother's estate near Kursk.
The grandmother was the one who taught the four-year-old boy to rea