Nikolai Nikitin

Nikolai Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian: Николай Васильевич Никитин; 15 December 1907 - 3 March 1973) was a structural designer and construction engineer of the Soviet Union, best known for his monumental structures. Nikitin was born in Tobolsk, Siberia to the family of a typographical engineer who later worked as a judicial clerk. When Nikolai was 17 a snake bite left him with a permanent foot injury. In 1930, Nikitin graduated from the Tomsk Techn... more

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  • Dec 15, 1907

Date of death:

  • Mar 3, 1973 (age 65 years)

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