On November 1, 1977, Alexander Lebedev, Hero of the Russian Federation, was born in the village of Shchiglitsi, Pskov region. The guard corporal served as a senior patrol officer in the airborne division of the 76th guard. In the battle on hill 776 in Chechnya, being wounded, he took the commander out from under fire and continued to fight. The paratrooper died while performing his military duty. By order of March 12, 2000, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

On November 1, 1977, Alexander Lebedev, Hero of the Russian Federation, was born in the village of Shchiglitsi, Pskov region. The guard corporal served as a senior patrol officer in the airborne division of the 76th guard. In the battle on hill 776 in Chechnya, being wounded, he took the commander out from under fire and continued to fight. The paratrooper died while performing his military duty. By order of March 12, 2000, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia.