Shukhov Explained

Shukhov refers to:

• Boris Shukhov (*8 May 1947), a retired Soviet cyclist
• Vladimir Shukhov (1853–1939), a Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect.

Various structures in Russia and an industrial process bear his name: Structures:

• Shukhov Tower, Moscow
• Shukhov Rotunda
• Shukhov tower on the Oka River, Nizhny Novgorod

Industrial process:

• Shukhov cracking process