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Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy | |
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Born | April 11, 1942 |
Place of birth | Enem, RSFSR, USSR |
Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
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Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy (Анатолий Николаевич Березовой) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
Biography[]
Berezovoy was born on April 11, 1942 in Enem, Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR in a Ukrainian family. He is married with two children. He graduated from the Air Force Academy
He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970. He flew as Commander on Soyuz T-5. He retired on October 31, 1992 due to medical reasons after injuries he got as a victim of an armed robbery. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Deputy President Russian Space Federation.
Honours and awards[]
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin
- Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
- Order "The Sun of Freedom" (Afghanistan)
- Kirti Chakra (India)
External links[]
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