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Maxim Ovodenko | |
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Максим Оводенко | |
| Born | 11 August 1930 Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 26 September 2026 (aged 96) Samara, Russia |
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| Years active | 1954–2026 |
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Maxim Borisovich Ovodenko (Russian: Максим Борисович Оводенко; 11 August 1930 – 26 September 2026) was a Russian metallurgist and technical scientist in aircraft engineering. He served as the Director of the Samara Metallurgical Plant from 1984 to 1996 and was also a professor at Samara University. He was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990.[1][2]
Early life and career
[edit]Maxim Borisovich Ovodenko was born on 11 August 1930, in Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. His father was killed in 1942 near Stalingrad during World War II. He studied high school at the Ural State Technical University in Yekaterinburg. He then graduated in 1955 with a degree in metallurgical engineering.[3][4]
Ovodenko began his career in 1955 at the Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast, where he worked for seventeen years. In 1972, he became the Chief Engineer of the Lenin Krasnoyarsk Metallurgical Plant in Krasnoyarsk, where he spent twelve years in his term. In 1984, he became the Director of the Kuibyshev Metallurgical Plant. By 1988, the facility produced 600,000 metric tons of aluminium products. He then served as a professor at Samara University. He authored 27 scientific papers and 47 patents for industrial inventions.[5][6]
Personal life and death
[edit]Ovodenko was married to Angelina Nikolaevna Ovodenko, they had three children together. Angelina later died in 2006.
Ovodenko died on 26 September 2026, at the age of 96.[7][8][9]
Legacy
[edit]Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, governor of Samara Oblast, announced on his account in Max "I am deeply saddened to report the passing of Maxim Borisovich Ovodenko, Hero of Socialist Labour, Honorary Citizen of the Samara Region, and Honorary Citizen of the City of Samara. A legendary figure, a man of an era".[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sergey Borodinov (11 August 2015). "Николай Меркушкин поздравил Максима Оводенко с 85-летием". Volga News (in Russian). Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ Natalia Nikolaeva (7 April 2023). "Максим Оводенко: "Важным условием Победы является единение фронта и тыла"". Sovainfo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "Максим Борисович Оводенко". GL Media (in Russian). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ Evgeniya Bazhanova (13 August 2015). "Человек, с которого можно брать пример". SGpress (in Russian). Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "90 лет со дня рождения Оводенко Максима Борисовича". Wayback Machine (in Russian). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "Оводенко Максим Борисович". Samara University (in Russian). Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Ушел из жизни почетный гражданин Самарской области и Самары Максим Оводенко". 450media.ru (in Russian). 26 September 2026. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "Скончался Герой Социалистического Труда". NEWSru (in Russian). 26 September 2026. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "Целая эпоха самарской металлургии: Не стало Героя Соцтруда Максима Оводенко". Life.ru (in Russian). 26 September 2026. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1930 births
- 2026 deaths
- People from Cherkasy
- Soviet engineers
- Russian metallurgists
- Soviet metallurgists
- Heroes of Socialist Labour
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Ukrainian emigrants to Russia