Stories about three times Heroes of socialist labor
The publication is devoted to the 75 <sup>th</sup> anniversary of publication of the Decree of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR on establishment (December 27, 1938) and conferred for the first time (December 20, 1939) the title of Hero of socialist labor. It provides dates of establishment and conferment of the title of Hero of socialist labor, twice and three times Hero of socialist labor, the list of all 16 three times Heroes of socialist labor, as well as biographies of members of the Academy I.V. Kurchatov, Y.B. Khariton, A.P. Alexandrov, and publications of stories about them collected by the author.