Valerian Sobolev
Valerian Markovich Sobolev (Russian: Валериан Маркович Соболев; 19 August 1938 – 25 November 2025) was a Russian weapons designer.
Life and career
Sobalev was born in Stalingrad on 19 August 1938. He graduated from the Stalingrad Mechanical Institute with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1960. From 1960 to 1963, he worked at the Volgograd Tractor Plant.[1]
Throughout his career, he worked as a lead designer at a number of companies, including the Titan Central Design Bureau, as well as being a developer of self-propelled launchers and ground equipment for strategic missile systems linked to Temp-2S intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).[2]
In 1973, he was awarded the USSR State Prize and in 1977 the Lenin Prize.[3]
Sobolev died on 25 November 2025, at the age of 87.[4]
References
- ^ "Соболев Валериан Маркович". 80.vstu.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "«Титан» на Волге От артиллерии к космическим стартам". stanitsa-2.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "The creator of the Iskander missiles, which Russians use to strike Ukraine, Valerian Sobolev, has died". Ukrainian National News (UNN). 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Умер создатель пусковых установок «Искандера» Валериан Соболев". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 26 November 2025.