Zakhar Berdnikov, born in 1905 in Pestovo village. Accountant. Called on 22.08.1941, Mishkino. Divisional sergeant, commander of the telephonists department, 205 guards howitzer-artillery regiment. He fought at Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge, in the Ukraine and Hungary. Awarded two Orders of the Red Star, medals "For Courage", "For the Defense of Stalingrad", "For the capture of Berlin", "For the Liberation of Prague", "For the victory over Germany. Chairman of the Mishkinskiy district council, director of the Mishkinskiy butter factory.