Мельников Валерий
husband of grandmother's relative
Husband of Valentina Pushkina, from Lopasnya (Chekhov); in a 1960s photo he stands next to Sergei Ivanovich and Valery Sergeevich (S265, caption — S343). A namesake: kinship with our Melnikovs is unknown.
A pilot (Igor's message, S344).
Sources
- S265. Photograph: Sergei Ivanovich and Valery Melnikov by a wall — Saved copy
- S343. Valery Sergeevich Melnikov's account of the Lopasnya relatives: Valentina Pushkina and her mother (03.10.2026)
- S344. Valentina Melnikova (née Pushkina): Igor's caption to a family photo and Valery Sergeevich's account (03.10.2026)
