All the airports of Russia got names

Now, more than 40 airports in the country will have the names of great people, without whom it is impossible to imagine the history of Russia. The Decree was signed by President Vladimir Putin. The document is called “On naming airports after persons with special merits to the Fatherland,” a correspondent for tvbrics.com reports with reference to the state law database.

Thus, Vnukovo Airport in Moscow now bears the name of A.N. Tupolev, Domodedovo - airport named after M.V. Lomonosov, and Sheremetyevo - A.S. Pushkin.

Kaliningrad air harbor will be named after Empress Elizaveta Petrovna, and Krasnodar one - Ekaterina II. Magadan International Airport - the name of V.S. Vysotsky, Nizhny Novgorod - airport named after V.P. Chkalov, Novosibirsk - A.I. Pokryshkina, Chelyabinsk - I.V. Kurchatov, Tyumen - D.I. Mendeleev, and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - A.P. Chekhov.