Pyotr Chernyshev

Pyotr Sergeevich Chernyshev (also written as Tchernyshev, Пётр Серге́евич Чернышев; 1914–1979) was a Chief Engineer of Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod, a major pipe-construction specialist. Formerly a Soviet figure skater, four time national figure skating champion. Stalin Prize winner (1952) for the development of steam turbines of high pressure.

His grandson Peter Tchernyshev represented the U.S. in ice dancing.

Honours and awards

 * Hero of Socialist Labour - 1962
 * Order of Lenin
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour
 * Order of October Revolution
 * Stalin Prize