Vladimir Kokkinaki is remembered in technology for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Vladimir Kokkinaki as Soviet aviator (1904-1985).
Vladimir Kokkinaki was born at Novorossiysk in 1904. His recorded nationality is the Russian Empire. He was educated at Mozhaysky Air Force Academy and Borisoglebsk Higher Aviators School.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, national institutions, mass media and mass politics changed both the scale of a career and its risks.
The record gives his occupations as aircraft pilot, test pilot and writer.
Technical work compounds - each layer makes the next one cheaper to attempt.
His work was formally recognised with the Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and Order of the Red Banner.
Working from the Russian Empire shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Vladimir Kokkinaki died in 1985 at the age of 81. The work outlived the arguments around it.
Achievements
- Educated at Mozhaysky Air Force Academy and Borisoglebsk Higher Aviators School
- Worked as aircraft pilot, test pilot and writer
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