Melkov A.L. Hunting Golden Eagle. Semipalatinsk Region of Kazakhstan 1927

Date Created: 03 January 2019

Author: Melkov Alexander Lavrentievich (1887-1930)

Source: The Internet

Owner: FB of Archival Kazakhstan - Arhivnyi Kazakhstan

Location: Astana, Kazakhstan

Link to: Website

  • Kazakhstan
  • Eagle
  • Photo
  • 20th Century
  • Hunting
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Melkov Alexander Lavrentievich, head of expedition (lived in Orenburg) born in 1887 was arrested and sentenced to be shot in 1930 by NKVD during Stalin's distatorship. He was rehabilitated in 1989. https://ru.openlist.wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87_(1887)

With many thanks to Bakhyt Karnakbaev.

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