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Yuriy Senkevich


Born
in Bayan Tu'men (currently Choibalsan), Mongolia
March 04, 1937

Died
September 25, 2003

Genre
Travel


Senkevich was a Soviet doctor, scientist and Candidate of Sciences. He became famous worldwide for his participation in the Ra Expedition, in which he sailed together with Thor Heyerdahl. Yuri Senkevich is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest serving TV anchorman.

Senkevich was born of Russian parents. In 1960, he finished the Military Medical Academy in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg). After graduation, he received an assignment as a military doctor. In 1962, Senkevich started at Moscow Institute of Aviation and Cosmic Medicine of the Ministry of Defense. He continued his career in that field at the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Ministry of Public Health. From 1966 to 1967, he participated in the 12th So ...more

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Vandenyne "Tigris"
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