 Complete the following phrase:  In 1955, Persiantsev won the national title ahead of Oleg Simantovsky and Lev Mikhailov. The following season, he was a member of the first Soviet team to compete at a European Figure Skating Championship  the 1956 Europeans in Paris  and had the highest placement, 12th, of the three Soviets in mens singles. He would go on to compete at the next three editions of the event, finishing 13th in 1957 Vienna, Austria, 16th in 