Vasili Arkhipov
Acting
Biography
Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Known For
7.6
Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
2012
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Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
The Untold History Of The United States
2012
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During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.
The Man Who Saved the World
2012