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Valery Vladimirovich Bardin
Valery Vladimirovich Bardin (January 6, 1954 – December 26, 2017) was a Russian system programmer and one of the pioneers in the development of the Russian Internet. He played a key role in the creation of the first Soviet computer network and was involved in a number of other important projects that shaped the development of the Russian segment of the Internet.

Early Life and Education

Born on January 6, 1954, Bardin graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) and worked as a programmer at the Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy (now known as the National Research Center - Kurchatov Institute). That was where a computer network had been created in the late 1980s with Bardin’s active participation, which was soon connected to the World Wide Web.

Contribution to the Russian Internet

With the active participation of Valeriy Bardin, the first Soviet computer network was established in the summer of 1990 on the basis of the Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy. The network, which connected computers in scientific institutions in Moscow, Leningrad, and Novosibirsk, became the foundation for the development of the Russian segment of the Internet. With the help of analog telephone modems, the network established its first foreign connection to a computer at the University of Helsinki on August 28, 1990, and soon many other Soviet cities joined the network. This network is widely considered to be the starting point for the emergence of the Internet in the USSR and the further formation of the Russian-language segment of the Internet, known as "Runet."

In 1990, Valery Bardin was one of the founders of the cooperative "Demos" and the joint-stock company Relcom, both of which were established to provide Internet services in the USSR. Valery Bardin held the position of Development Director in Relcom and played a key role in the registration of the .su top-level domain, which became the starting point for the development of the Russian segment of the Internet.

Other Projects

In addition to his work on the Soviet computer network and Relcom, Valeriy Bardin was involved in a number of other important projects that had a impact on the development of the Russian Internet. He was a key figure in the creation of the first online news media, the National Electronic Library.

In recent years, Valery Bardin collaborated with TASS, the Russian news agency, to develop a system for determining the subject of texts using artificial intelligence technologies.

Awards and Recognition

He was a laureate of the USSR Council of Ministers Award in 1988 and a winner of the "National Intel Internet Award" in 2000.

Death

Valeriy Bardin passed away in Moscow on December 26, 2017, at the age of 63. His death was reported by TASS, and his wife confirmed the news.