Alexander
or Sasha (short nick name) Kolevatov (Александр Колеватов) was born on November 16th,
1934. 25 years old. Not married.
Alexander or Sasha was born
in 1934. He was a 4th year student at a Physics Major in UPI
University. Priory to moving to Sverdlovsk he finished
Sverdlovsk Mining and Metallurgy College majoring in metallurgy
of heavy nonferrous metals.
Alexander Kolevatov distinguished
himself as a good student and moved to Moscow in August of 1953
to work in secret institute of the Ministry of Medium Machine
Building that was called merely by its serial number of I 3394.
This institute was involved in a research in the field of
materials used in the nuclear industry. Later he moved to
Research Institute of Inorganic Materials that was engaged in
producing materials for the growing nuclear industry. While
working there he enrolled in the All- Union Correspondence
Polytechnic Institute and completed one year of school. For his
second year in September of 1956 he moved back to Sverdlovsk and
joined UPI. His friends described him as diligent, pedantic,
methodical with clear leadership qualities.
Alexander
Kolevatov was an experienced tourist who went on the long range
hikes in the Polar region of the Ural mountains.
Many
witnesses claim that Kolevatov always kept a separate personal
diary to all his hikes. His diary was never discovered.
Body
of Alexander Kolevatov was found on May 4, 1959 at the bottom of
the ravine along with bodies of Dubinina, Zolotarev and
Thibault- Brignoles about 75 meters south- west of the cedar. He
was buried by a snow layer 4- 4.5 meters thick. He was part of
the group known as the "last four".
Cause of death-
hypothermia. Internal and external damage to the body were not
significant.
He was buried on the Michaylovsky (Saint
Michael) Cemetery