sentences:  In 1985, he headed the special expedition on the research vessel "Mikhail Somov", which was ice-blocked in the Southern Ocean.For successful performance of the rescue operations in extreme conditions and for displayed organizational abilities and courage, Chilingarov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on February 14, 1986.In January 2002, he led an expedition to the South Pole along with 14 other tourists on an Antonov An-3 biplane.