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Valentina Tereshkova

Валентина Владимировна Терешкова

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space.

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Date of Birth

3/6/1937

Occupation

Astronaut
Politician
Military Personnel
Engineer
Aircraft Pilot
University Teacher
Member of the State Duma
Military Officer

Place of Birth

Bolshoye Maslennikovo

Spouse

Andriyan Nikolayev
 (11/3/1963 - 1982)
Place of Marriage
:
Moscow
End Cause
:
Divorce
Start Time
: 11/3/1963
End Time
: 1982
Yuliy Shaposhnikov
 ( - 6/4/1999)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject's Spouse
End Time
: 6/4/1999
Yuliy Shaposhnikov

Educated At

Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
 ( - 1969)
End Time
: 1969

Instance Of

Human

Member Of

Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
World Peace Council
 (1966 - )
Start Time
: 1966
7th State Duma of the Russian Federation
6th State Duma of the Russian Federation
8th State Duma of the Russian Federation

Member of Political Party

Communist Party of the Soviet Union
 (1960 - 1991)
Start Time
: 1960
End Time
: 1991
United Russia
 (2008 - )
Start Time
: 2008
Our Home – Russia
 (1995 - 2003)
Start Time
: 1995
End Time
: 2003
Russian Party of Life
 (2003 - 2008)
Start Time
: 2003
End Time
: 2008

Award Received

63 items
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Hero of the Soviet Union
 (6/22/1963)
Point in Time
: 6/22/1963
Order of Karl Marx
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Order of the October Revolution
 (1971)
Point in Time
: 1971
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
 (1987)
Point in Time
: 1987
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Order of Bernardo O'Higgins
 (1972)
Point in Time
: 1972
Order of the Sun of Peru
 (1974)
Point in Time
: 1974
Order of Alexander Nevsky
 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
Order of Lenin
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Order of Lenin
 (1981)
Point in Time
: 1981
Order of Honour
 (6/10/2003)
Point in Time
: 6/10/2003
Order of Friendship
 (4/12/2011)
Point in Time
: 4/12/2011
Order of Georgi Dimitrov
 (9/9/1963)
Point in Time
: 9/9/1963
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st Class
 (October 1963)
Point in Time
: October 1963
Order of Klement Gottwald
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Order of Sukhbaatar
 (May 1965)
Point in Time
: May 1965
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd Class
 (3/6/2007)
Point in Time
: 3/6/2007
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd Class
 (3/6/1997)
Point in Time
: 3/6/1997
Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
VDNKh Gold Medal
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st Class
 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Honorary Citizen of Vitebsk
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd Class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd Class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd Class
 (2022)
Point in Time
: 2022
Order of Gagarin
 (6/16/2023)
Series Ordinal
:1
Point in Time
: 6/16/2023
Hero of Socialist Labour of Czechoslovakia
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Hero of Socialist Labour
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Hero of Labour
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Order of Tri Shakti Patta
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Star of the Republic of Indonesia
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Order of the Volta
 (1964)
Point in Time
: 1964
Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary
 (1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
Order of Culture
 (1969)
Point in Time
: 1969
Order of the Star of Jordan
 (1969)
Point in Time
: 1969
Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic
Order of the Nile
 (1971)
Point in Time
: 1971
Order of the Yugoslav Flag
 (1972)
Point in Time
: 1972
Scientific Merit Order
 (1973)
Point in Time
: 1973
Order of Playa Girón
 (1974)
Point in Time
: 1974
Order of Ana Betancourt
 (1974)
Point in Time
: 1974
Order of the Star of Ethiopia
 (1981)
Point in Time
: 1981
Order of Duke Branimir
 (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
Q2348481
 (1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
International Space Hall of Fame
 (1985)
Point in Time
: 1985
Stolypin Medal, 2nd Class
Yuri A. Gagarin Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Field of Space Activities
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude
Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour
Commendation of the Government of Russia
Medal to Participant in Military Operations in Syria
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Q97344254
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th Class
Honorary Degree
Conferred By
:
Technical University of Valencia
Order of Gagarin
Q134437424
 (6/11/2003)
Point in Time
: 6/11/2003

Country of Citizenship

Soviet Union
Russia

Position Held

Member of the State Duma
 (12/21/2011 - )
Electoral District
:
Yaroslavl Oblast
Start Time
: 12/21/2011
Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
 (1966 - 1989)
Start Time
: 1966
End Time
: 1989
Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
 (1974 - 1989)
Start Time
: 1974
End Time
: 1989
People's Deputy of Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
 (1989 - 1991)
Start Time
: 1989
End Time
: 1991

Given Name

Valentina

Pronunciation Audio

Described by Source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Терешкова Валентина Владимировна
Obálky Knih
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Women In Science
Page(s)
:94-95

Commons Gallery

Valentina Tereshkova

Work Location

Moscow

Academic Degree

Candidate of Technical Sciences
 (1977)
Point in Time
: 1977

Sex or Gender

Female

Participant In

24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Name in Native Language

Валентина Владимировна Терешкова

Birth Name

Валентина Владимировна Терешкова
Valentyina Vlagyimirovna Tyereskova

Pseudonym

Чайка
Valentina

Employer

Q4538916
Krasny Perekop Factory
Vostok 6
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries
Yaroslavl Oblast Duma
State Duma

Professorship

Full Professor

Has List

Q78868651

Field of Work

Politician
Astronautics
Political Activity
Military Service
Politics

Number of Children

1

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Russian

Family Name

Tereshkova

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Child

Elena Tereshkova
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