Date of birth: 1908. He finished 4 grades of the elementary school in 1921. By Nationality-Russian, civil specialty-accountant, social status- peasant-collective farmer, party-since January 1943 the member of the CPSU (b). In 14.09.1930 Ruzaevsky RVC of the Mordovian ASSR recognized him as the suitable staff for non-combat service and he enlisted in the reserve. Called on mobilization by the Staro-Shaigovsky district military Commissariat of the Mordovian ASSSR on September 27, 1941 in the 403 separate chemical protection company-a chemist (from 30.09.1941 to 15.07.1945). from January 11, 1941. until may 9, 1945. participated in the great Patriotic war as a member of the 403 separate chemical defense company – a chemist. During the great Patriotic war, he received a shrapnel wound in the head (05.11.1943). on December 8, 1942, the red army soldier Kulin Semyon Ivanovich was assigned to the assault group of the 1099 rifle regiment with the task of destroying tanks, bunkers and dugouts of the enemy with bottles of fuel and grenades. When approaching the height of the Mzencheva group of fighters, which included the red army soldier Kulin Si, was ordered to destroy the bunker, which recently moved to the unit. Under gun and machine-gun fire, the red army soldier S. I. Kulin was the first to break into the enemy's trenches. With rifle fire, he destroyed two Hitlerites. On February 22, 1943, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded the medal "for BRAVERY!" No. 232648 of 22.02.1943 for exemplary performance of combat tasks of the command at the front in the fight against the German invaders and for showing valor and courage. In addition, he was awarded the medal "for the defense of Moscow!" - March 24, 1945., the medal "for the defense of Leningrad!" - 09.04.1945. With 15.07.1945 G. for 05.10.1945 G. he served in a separate reserve battalion of the 326th rifle division of the Western front as a Rifleman. He was demobilized on the basis of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 05.09.1945. The warrior-winner of the red army Culino Semyon Ivanovich, the gratitude of the Supreme Commander Marshal of the Soviet Union comrade Stalin for the great fighting against the Nazi invaders during the great Patriotic war For the conquest of the city of Roslavl, 25 September 1943.; For the conquest of the Island, 21 July 1944.; For the possession of the city of Tartu (Yuriev-Derpt) , 25 August 1944.; For the capture of the city of Saalfeld, No. 246 – January 23, 1945; for the breakthrough to the coast of the Danzig Bay and the capture of the city of Marienburg, No. 256 – January 26, 1945; for the capture of the city of Starograd, No. 294 – March 7, 1945; for the capture of the city and fortress of Gdansk (Danzig), No. 319 – March 30, 1945; for the capture of the city of Anklam, No. 351 – April 29, 1945; for the Greifswald, No. 352 – April 30, 1945; for the capture of Stralsund, No. 354 - may 1, 1945; for the capture of the port and naval base of swinemunde, No. 362-may 5, 1945; for the capture of the island of rügen, No. 363 – may 6, 1945. On July 8, 1969, Kulin Semyon Ivanovich was awarded the jubilee medal "50 Of the armed forces of the USSR". To the 30th anniversary of victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945. on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Semyon Kulin was awarded the jubilee medal "Thirty years of victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945" on March 8, 1975