Aleksandr Ivanovich Blagonravov

Blagonravov wrote a number of academic works, was a Candidate of Technical Sciences, and a docent, while reaching the rank of Engineer Lieutenant General.

His son, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blagonravov, followed in his father's footsteps, serving as chief designer of Kurganmashzavod and playing an important role in the development of the BMP-2 and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles.

[2] After studying at the F. E. Dzerzhinsky Military Technical Academy [ru], he graduated in 1932 and began teaching and carrying out research.

[1] Blagonravov married Elizaveta Alekseevna Zvereva (1905–1991), a lieutenant colonel, head of production workshops, and a lecturer at the Military Armoured Forces Academy.

[5] Their son, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blagonravov, followed in his father's footsteps, serving as chief designer of Kurganmashzavod and playing an important role in the development of the BMP-2 and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles.

An IS-2 tank. Blagonravov's work on the design won him the Stalin Prize in 1943.