these are the words of the press secretary of the head of state dmitry peskova. chairman of the federation council valentina also sent a telegram to the scientist’s relatives. matvienko has passed away an amazing person, strong, wise and original, a patriot, a responsible person and a statesman, it says. artur chelengarov devoted his entire life to research in the arctic and antarctic. in 1985, he took part in the rescue of the research vessel mikhail somov in february 1986. for his leadership of this operation, he was awarded the title of hero of the ussr. in the same 1986 it was liquidated. these are just a few facts from his biography: may of the same year reached the north pole, and he effectively solved problems in any field, in science and lawmaking. artur nikolaevich was elected to the state duma for seven convocations, defended the interests of the country and citizens, the press service of the state duma quotes vyacheslav volodin. farewell to chelengarov will take place on june 4 at the cathedral of christ the savior. he will be buried at the novodevichy