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Lecturer at the State University of Management, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor of the Department of Economic Policy and Economic Measurements at the Institute of Economics and Finance Maxim Chirkov, whose expert comments on economic issues we publish weekly in our digest
The incident occurred on August 11 in the city of Sochi. On that day, students of the Higher School of Public Administration of the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, vacationing in the boarding house "Burevestnik", decided to lay flowers at the cargo ship "Azov", which sank during an attack by German aircraft on October 22, 1942 off the coast of Sochi.
The weather was sunny, the waves were not too high, so the boys did not immediately get alarmed when they heard the first cry for help. After the second cry, Maxim Chirkov, who was nearby, quickly got his bearings, pushed off from the rock, swam to the drowning man, grabbed him by the shoulder and together they reached the shore.
Later, analyzing the situation, the participants in the event came to the conclusion that the MSU student panicked when a strong rip current carried him out to sea.
Maxim Chirkov himself thanks the world champion in water polo in the Masters category Pavel Ageyev and other water polo players from Moscow State University, with whom he has been involved in this sport for many years, for his training.
The story did not receive much publicity in the media, as the participants in the events coped on their own and did not call the emergency services.
The State University of Management thanks Maxim Chirkov for his ordinary heroism. We are proud and respect him!
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