He is noted for making the first ascent of the highest point of the Soviet Union – Stalin Peak (later renamed Communism Peak and eventually Ismoil Somoni Peak, its current name) (7,495 m) on 3 September 1933 as a member of the 26th detachment of the Tajik-Pamir Sovnarkom expedition. At the beginning of the German-Soviet War Abalakov went to the front.
The passage describes Abalakov's accomplishment of climbing Stalin Peak, a significant event in Soviet history. It also mentions his participation in the Tajik-Pamir Sovnarkom expedition and his involvement in the German-Soviet War.