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Alexey Leonov

Alexey Leonov

Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General of Aviation in the Reserve, pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR

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Birthdate
May 30, 1934
Birthplace
Tisulsky District
Tisulsky District
Date of Death
October 11, 2019
Nationality
Child of
‌
Evdokia Minaevna
‌
Arkhip Leonov
Educated at
Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Kremenchuk flight college of National Aviation University
Kremenchuk flight college of National Aviation University
Awards Received
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Red Star
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Lenin Komsomol Prize
Lenin Komsomol Prize
USSR State Prize
USSR State Prize
Order of Merit
Order of Merit
Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary
Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary
...
Occupation
explorer
explorer
‌
Artist
Fighter pilot
Fighter pilot
Writer
Writer
Astronaut
Astronaut
‌
Aircraft pilot
Painter
Painter
Author
Author
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ISNI
00000001108456620
Open Library ID
OL2814957A0
VIAF
1139130290

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Citizenship
Russia
Russia
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Member of Board of Directors of
Mayakovsky Museum
Mayakovsky Museum
Wikidata ID
Q154269

Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov[a] (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, Air Force major general, writer, and artist.

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Alexei Leonov: Spacewalk Pioneer

Kimberly Hickok

https://www.space.com/alexei-leonov-bio.html

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October 11, 2019

Alexei Leonov: The artistic spaceman

https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/Alexei_Leonov_The_artistic_spaceman

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