2 May] 1905 – 17 January 1961) was a sniper in the Red Army during World War II who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his first 262 kills.

[1][2] Upon being drafted into the Red Army in September 1941, Tulaev was initially assigned to the 582nd Infantry Regiment, based on the Transbaikal front.

In February 1942 he was deployed to the Eastern front with the 580th Infantry Regiment, where he soon started off as a machine gun squad leader but soon switched to being a sniper.

[1][3] By the time he was nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union in mid-November 1942 his sniper tally had reached 262 enemy soldiers.

Having officially entered the reserve with the rank lieutenant one year later, he went on to become chairman of a collective farm and later director of a regional forestry project in Kyren village.