The exposition of the Severodvinsk Museum presents the parade walking-out uniform (jacket) of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Rear Admiral Vadim Leonidovich Berezovsky. Such a uniform was worn off duty at celebrations, at solemn and anniversary meetings, official receptions, on weekends, and it was also allowed to wear it on vacation and free time from service. On the left side of the jacket, in accordance with the rules of wearing, there are ribbons of orders and medals that Vadim Leonidovich was awarded with. Above them is the Gold Star medal.
In 1970 Vadim Berezovsky was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union for successful tests of the lead nuclear-powered submarine of Project 667A, of which he was the commander. Since 1967, boats of this project have been built in Severodvinsk at the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise. The boat was armed with 16 ballistic missiles and is designed to deliver missile strikes against strategically important military-industrial targets of the enemy. It was supposed to be on constant watch at different points in the Worlds Ocean. A 1:16 scale model of this submarine can also be seen in the museum hall.
Vadim Berezovsky was appointed commander of the boat at the time of its construction, during which he himself made several rationalization proposals. According to the departmental shipbuilding tradition, the first commander of a nuclear-powered submarine is rightly considered its ‘godfather’.
Later Vadim Leonidovich served in the Northern and Baltic fleets. In 1973 he was promoted to Rear Admiral. On the uniform you can see the distinctive signs: shoulder straps with one star, sleeve insignia in the form of one wide and one medium braid, buttonholes with oak branches.
Vadim Leonidovich Berezovsky in 1989 moved to the reserve, returned to Severodvinsk, where his son, a shipbuilding engineer, and grandchildren live. In recent years, he has written several interesting books in which he talked about the submarine fleet and his service. He died in 2013 and was buried at the Severodvinsk cemetery.
In 1970 Vadim Berezovsky was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union for successful tests of the lead nuclear-powered submarine of Project 667A, of which he was the commander. Since 1967, boats of this project have been built in Severodvinsk at the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise. The boat was armed with 16 ballistic missiles and is designed to deliver missile strikes against strategically important military-industrial targets of the enemy. It was supposed to be on constant watch at different points in the Worlds Ocean. A 1:16 scale model of this submarine can also be seen in the museum hall.
Vadim Berezovsky was appointed commander of the boat at the time of its construction, during which he himself made several rationalization proposals. According to the departmental shipbuilding tradition, the first commander of a nuclear-powered submarine is rightly considered its ‘godfather’.
Later Vadim Leonidovich served in the Northern and Baltic fleets. In 1973 he was promoted to Rear Admiral. On the uniform you can see the distinctive signs: shoulder straps with one star, sleeve insignia in the form of one wide and one medium braid, buttonholes with oak branches.
Vadim Leonidovich Berezovsky in 1989 moved to the reserve, returned to Severodvinsk, where his son, a shipbuilding engineer, and grandchildren live. In recent years, he has written several interesting books in which he talked about the submarine fleet and his service. He died in 2013 and was buried at the Severodvinsk cemetery.
