It was not the first time Armen Vishnev had spent his vacation in Egypt. This year the young man decided to celebrate his borthday at the seaside; he turned 27 on October 26.  

Armen was a graduate of the St.Petersburg Branch of Russian Customs Academy. He had worked in Russia’s Kingiseppski District Customs for a year as a senior state customs inspector at Ust-Luzhski customs post, LifeNews 78 reports.  

Armen’s mother left the following message on his social network page: “I, Armen’s mother, am here, on his page, Don’t write stupid stuff. For me…He’s always online! Excuse me…”

Airbus A321 jetliner, which was operated by Russian carrier Kogalymavia, crashed on October 31 on a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. It took the lives of 224 people, most of whom were returning home from vacations.

November 1 has been declared as Mourning Day in Russia.