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The point I'm trying to make is that for every Yakovlev or Ilyushin you'd care to mention, you'd find the same number or more of people who were imprisoned on spurious charges - Tupolev, Petlyakov, Polikarpov, Myasishchev. That qualifies aircraft-designer as a high-risk occupation. Apart from the people who actually died in prison, Sergei Korolev stands out: he was imprisoned for almost six years, of which months were spent in a Kolyma labour camp - where he lost most of his teeth and was lucky to survive at all.Looking back, I am absolutely amazed how these people continued to work for the good of their country.
The point I'm trying to make is that for every Yakovlev or Ilyushin you'd care to mention, you'd find the same number or more of people who were imprisoned on spurious charges - Tupolev, Petlyakov, Polikarpov, Myasishchev. That qualifies aircraft-designer as a high-risk occupation. Apart from the people who actually died in prison, Sergei Korolev stands out: he was imprisoned for almost six years, of which months were spent in a Kolyma labour camp - where he lost most of his teeth and was lucky to survive at all.
Looking back, I am absolutely amazed how these people continued to work for the good of their country.
