Boris Delibash

Background

He was born in Tiflis, Russia (presently Tbilisi, Georgia), and died in Moscow, Russia.

Education

Delibash graduated from Baku State University with a degree in mathematics and mechanics, then worked in the oil and gas industry of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, particularly in Grozny.

Career

Beginning in 1940, he served as director of the CentreElectroMontage (short for Central Electric Assembly) Trust and Research Institute under the guidance of the Ministry of Assembly and Special Construction Projects of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. The trust was a Soviet monopoly and largely carried out specialized government projects. Among them were the Ostankino Television Tower and Sputnik-1.

Achievements

• He was also the founder and first director of the ProektElectroMontage Research Institute (Russian: ВНИИ ПроектЭлектроМонтаж ЛО Ф5692, 44 едхр, 1953-1982 гг, оп1-2).