

Russian journalist, explorer, polar explorer, public figure and mountaineer (1944-2015)
Soviet Union
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Juri Sergejewitsch Borissichin (* 30. January 1944 in Koptelovo; † 25. April 2015 in Yekaterinburg) was a russian journalist, explorer, polar explorer, public figure and mountaineer. He was 71 years old. He studied at Ural State University. He worked at Ուրալսկի ռաբոչի and Ural Pathfinder. He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour. His cause of death was infarction. He was buried at Sverdlovsk Oblast.