
Soviet admiral (1920–1999)
Wassili Iwanowitsch Bykow (* 5. February 1920 in Kravotyn; † 16. November 1999 in Sevastopol) was a soviet admiral. He was 79 years old. He studied at S.O. Makarov Pacific Naval Institute. He received 10 awards, including Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".