Russian aircraft designer (1929-2011).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche