Colonel-General Zhozef Kotin (1908-1979), designer of heavy tanks and track vehicles, won several U.S.S.R. State Prizes. He supervised the development of KV and IS heavy tanks, and of many makes of tractors and self-propelled guns. The photograph is reproduced from the book "Combat Vehicle Designer" (Russian edition), ed. by N.S. Popov, Lenizdat Publishers, Leningrad, 1988.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Science & Technology, Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 10.03.2003
- Date published: 01.01.2008
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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