Yevgeny Arkadyevich Negin (1921–1998) was a Soviet and Russian physicist, a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a lieutenant general-engineer, Hero of Socialist Labour (1956), and a laureate of the Lenin Prize and two Stalin Prizes (1951, 1953). A native of the town of Bor, he specialized in theoretical physics and the design of nuclear warheads; he worked for nearly 50 years at the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF, Arzamas-16 / Sarov).[1]

Work at the nuclear center

Negin specialized in theoretical physics and the design of nuclear warheads.[1] From 1978 to 1987 he served as director and chief designer of VNIIEF in the closed city of Arzamas-16 (now Sarov).[1][2][2] At the institute, one of the country's leading research and production centers of the defense industry, he worked for a total of nearly five decades.[1]

Recognition

For his contribution to the creation of nuclear weapons, Negin was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour (1956), as well as the Lenin Prize and two Stalin Prizes (1951, 1953). He was given the military rank of lieutenant general-engineer and the academic title of full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[1]

Connection to the Nizhny Novgorod region

Negin was born in the town of Bor in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and is considered one of its best-known natives — alongside cosmonauts Andrei Selivanov and Vyacheslav Zudov, as well as politician Eduard Rossel. Most of his professional career was tied to Sarov, historically and administratively closely linked to the Nizhny Novgorod region. Negin's memory is honored in his home region: after the scientist's death in 1998, the Bor District zemstvo assembly granted him the title of honorary citizen of the district, a memorial plaque was unveiled on the building of the Bor Regional Studies Museum, a bust with a model of the RDS-4 nuclear bomb was installed by the "Teplokhod" cultural center, and on May 9, 2024, a museum exhibition dedicated to Negin opened at the "Peresvet" spiritual and educational center.[2]

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (ru) — Negin, Yevgeny Arkadyevich (archived)
  2. biabor.info — Yevgeny Negin. A name that became a legend
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Residents of Bor, the town of Bor, Russian Federal Nuclear Center — All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics