Yevgeniy Mikhaylovich Abalakov (; 23 March 1948) was a Soviet mountaineer and sculptor. Abalakov was born in Yeniseysk. He is noted for making the first ascent of the highest point of the Soviet Union - Stalin Peak (later renamed Communism Peak and eventually Ismoil Somoni Peak, its current name) (7,495 m) on 3 September 1933 as a member of the 26th detachment of the Tajik-Pamir Sovnarkom expedition. At the beginning of the German-Soviet War Abalakov went to the front. Abalakov died on 23 March, 1948 in Moscow, in obscure circumstances, while preparing for the ascent to the Victory Peak. His brother, Vitaly Abalakov, was also a famous mountaineer. Abalakov was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. Bibliography (in Russian) Анатолий Ферапонтов. Восходители. Евгений Абалаков. (in Russian) Алексей Абалаков. Тайна гибели Евгения Абалакова - непрочитанные страницы истории Москва, МАКС Пресс 2000. г. in .pdf format (in Russian) Расстрельное время References External links Photo-gallery of expedition Mountaineering in the U.S.S.R. By E.Beletsky Soviet mountain climbers Soviet explorers People from Yeniseysk Governorate People from Yeniseysky District 1907 births 1948 deaths Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery