# Vasili Arkhipov

> Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war (1926–1998)

**Wikidata**: [Q1395757](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395757)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vasili-arkhipov

## Summary

Vasili Arkhipov was born on January 30, 1926 in Zvorkovo[1] and died on August 19, 1998 in Zheleznodorozhny[1]. He held citizenship in both the Soviet Union and Russia.Arkhipov served as a naval officer, military personnel, and submariner. He died from kidney cancer.


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Find a Grave
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013