Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy (; 11 April 1942 – 20 September 2014) was a Soviet and later Russian cosmonaut.
Biography
Berezovoy was born in Enem, Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR in a Ukrainian family. He was married with two children and graduated from the Air Force Academy.
On 27 April 1970 he was selected as a cosmonaut. In 1982 he flew as Commander on Soyuz T-5 on the first mission to the Salyut 7 space station, returning to Earth on the Soyuz T-7 after 211 days 9 hours. He retired on 31 October 1992 due to age. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Deputy President of Russian Space Federation.
Honours and awards
thumb|235px|Anatoly Berezovoy and Valentin Lebedev on a 1983 Soviet stamp "211 days of working in space"
- 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
- Windows.ucar.edu
- the official website of the city administration Baikonur – Honorary citizens of Baikonur