Soviet naval officer.
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 33 years old in Gelendzhik.
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