Karachev, also known as Karatschew, Karatsjev, or Карачев, is a town located in the Bryansk Oblast of Russia, at the confluence of the Snezhet River and the Resseta River. It has a humid continental climate with warm, wet summers and cold, snowy winters. Karachev's history dates back to the 12th century, and it has a rich heritage that includes several churches, monasteries, and historical buildings.
Виталий Васильевич Пономарёв - Born on June 11, 1939 - Actor - Order of Friendship of Peoples | Order of Friendship | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour | People's Artist of the RSFSR | Merited Artist of the RSFSR (died: December 17, 2020)
Адо́льф Никола́евич Овчи́нников - Born on December 19, 1931 - Restorer of ancient Russian and post-Byzantine tempera painting, icon and fresco specialist, expert in Christian symbolism, researcher of medieval painting technology, copyist of medieval monuments, educator - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class | Order of Honour | Order of the Badge of Honour (died: April 15, 2021)
Lev Novikov - Born on February 4, 1928 - - USSR State Prize | Order of the October Revolution | Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Lenin Prize (died: June 14, 2015)
Valery Svetlitsky - Born on June 1, 1927 - Scientist - A.N. Krylov Prize | Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Prize | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: January 3, 2011)
Геннадий Иванович Верещагин - Born on June 24, 1926 - Military leader - Jubilee Medal "70 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Badge of Honour | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: September 30, 2015)
Василий Данилович Сергеев - Born on January 1, 1908 - Military leader - Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class | Order of Nakhimov | Medal "For the Victory over Japan" | Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic" | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of Lenin (died: January 1, 1955)
Александр Николаевич Петров - Born on November 23, 1902 - Military leader - Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Medal for Warsaw 1939-1945 | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Medal "For Oder, Nysa and the Baltic" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Virtuti Militari | Order of the Red Star | Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw" | Order of the Red Banner | Order of the Patriotic War | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of Lenin (died: November 9, 1980)