nesterov was buried in kiev, russian empire. his ramming method was used during the second world war by a number of soviet pilots with success and without loss of life. the technique became known as "taran". in his honor, the soviet union established the "nesterov cup" for the best aerobatics team. the cup was donated to the "fédération aéronautique internationale" (fai) in 1962. it is awarded to the men's world team champions of the world aerobatic championships.