Biographies of Valentina Tereshkova

Big Maslennikovo of the Tutaevsky district of the Yaroslavl region in a peasant family.

Valentina Tereshkova’s father died during the Soviet-Finnish war. Mother with three children moved to Yaroslavl, where Valentina Tereshkova graduated from 7 classes of secondary school and entered the evening school of working youth. Education, academic degree, rank in the city of Zhukovsky in Moscow, now the Air Force Academy named after Zhukovsky and Yu. Gagarin in Voronezh with a degree in Cosmonaut-Engineer.

Candidate of Technical Sciences, professor. The beginning of labor activity, in the cosmonauts of Valentina Tereshkova, worked at the Yaroslavl tire factory, then at the technical fabric plant. In Yaroslavl, she began to engage in a local flying club, where she received I category in parachute sports. In January, Gagarin as part of Roscosmos; Star Town, Moscow Region.

From March to November, in December of the same year, having passed the exams, she received the qualifications of Cosmonaut. Then she was assigned a qualification of the III cosmonaut. Valentina Tereshkova flew into space as the only crew member - the commander of the Vostok -6 ship of the call sign. The total flight duration was 2 days 22 hours 50 minutes, the ship made 48 turns around the ground.

In orbit, Tereshkova led the on -board magazine and took photos of the horizon, which were later used to detect aerosol layers in the atmosphere. It went down in history as the first woman-cosmonaut and the only woman who made a single space flight. After the flight, she continued to engage in space training as part of the Women's Group of the CPC before its disbandment in the city in the GG.

In May, Valentina Tereshkova received the title of Major General of Aviation, becoming the first woman-genele in the country. In April, at the same time she remained to work at the Center for the Training of Cosmonauts named after Gagarin as a senior researcher. Valentina Tereshkova combined public and political activity with the CPC with activities in female and public organizations.

S for G. simultaneously entered the World Council of the World. She was a member of the CPSU with G. Valentin Tereshkova held the post of chairman of the Presidium of the Union of Soviet Societies of Friendship and Cultural Relations with foreign countries of the SSUD. In September, since April, simultaneously in the GG. Since March 25, it ran for the party’s list under the second number as part of the regional group from the Yaroslavl region.

In March, she was a member of the United Russia faction. She was a member of the interfacing deputy group to protect Christian values. Tereshkova initiated the creation and headed the Charitable Foundation "Memory of Generations", the main purpose of which is to assist veterans of the Great Patriotic War and other hostilities. She entered the party faction, held the post of deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on federal arrangement and local government issues.

As a result, amendments were made to the basic law, according to which the restriction of the number of terms, during which the same person can occupy the highest state post, applies to the current president without taking into account his previous terms. Since December, he has been included in the Supreme Council of United Russia. The first meeting of the elected Duma was elected on September 19, according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the oldest deputy opens.

This mission was to be fulfilled by the former first vice-mayor of Moscow Summer Vladimir Resin, but he transferred the authority to Valentina Tereshkova. Since October 12, a member of the Central Headquarters of the "All -Russian Popular Front". The awards, honorary titles of the Hero of the Soviet Union are the full cavalier of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland,, Stolypin, II degree has the gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as the honorary letters of the President and the Government, the laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation for outstanding achievements in the field of humanitarian activities for the city of space activity in the field of space for the city of the Golden Medal.

Cosmonaut Pilot of the USSR Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Honorary Professor of Moscow State University named after Lomonosov, Russian Chemical and Technology University. Mendeleev Honorary Citizen of a number of Russian and foreign cities, in the t. Author of more than 50 scientific works. Personal information was twice married. The spouses had a daughter Elena G.

The second husband of Valentina Tereshkova was Julius Shaposhnikov, Major General of the Medical Service, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in the GG. Priorov now the National Medical Research Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics named after Priorova, Moscow. Recognition in the village. Nikulkoye Tutaevsky district of the Yaroslavl region, located near the village.

Big Maslennikovo, in the city of the Center is one of the organizers of the International Scientific and Practical Conference "N. Readings in the Yaroslavl Region established personal scholarships named after V.Tereshkova for students of universities of the region, Monuments to Valentina Tereshkova, were erected on the astronauts in Moscow, in the Baevsky district of the Altai Territory at the landing site of the first woman-cosmonaut.

In the USSR, a commemorative coin was released with the image of the first woman-cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is dedicated to the documentary "Heaven, remove the hat Muslim Magomaev," Valentina "Mold. Sofia Rotaru and others.