Education
Grushin graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute, where he participated in the development of the MAI Stal plane (Russian: "Сталь", 1931–1934).
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Peter Grushin
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Later, he became a chief designer of KB MAI (1934–1940), where he developed the light bomber BlackBerry-MAI and some other designs. His later designed the heavy long-range fighter IDS (Russian: ИДС), later renamed Gr-1 after Grushin. The plane made its first flights in 1940-1941 at Kharkov Aviation Plant (KhAZ) 135 (with Grushin as a Chief designer of KhAZ OKB), but after the war began it was destroyed in an air raid.
He worked as the Chief engineer on Plant 21 and later as vice chief designer to Lavochkin at his Lavochkin design bureau.
He was the chief developer of a number of air defence systems at KB Fakel (former OKB-2) located in Khimki. This design bureau now bears his name.
This missile downed U-2 spy-plane of Francis Powers on May 1, 1960 near Sverdlovsk.
Achievements
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Twice Hero of Socialist Labour Seven Orders of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner of Labour Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il"ich Lenin" Medal "Foreign the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" Medal "Foreign Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" Medal "Veteran of Labour" Lenin Prize State Prize of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
Membership
Russian Academy of Sciences. Academy of Sciences of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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Russian Empire Soviet Unio -
Political Party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Education
Awards
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USSR State Prize; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the October Revolution; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Order of the Red Banner of Labour Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Lenin Prize; Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Order of the October Revolution; Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Jubilee medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" The Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology.USSR State Prize; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the October Revolution; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Order of the Red Banner of Labour Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Lenin Prize; Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Order of the October Revolution; Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"; Jubilee medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" The Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology.