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'''Leonid Ivanovich Popov''' ({{ |
'''Leonid Ivanovich Popov''' ({{langx|ru|Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в}}, {{langx|uk|Леонід Іванович Попо́в}}; born August 31, 1945) is a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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[[File:1983_CPA_5375_(1).jpg|thumb|none|Leonid Popov, [[Aleksandr Serebrov]] and [[Svetlana Savitskaya]]]] |
[[File:1983_CPA_5375_(1).jpg|thumb|none|Leonid Popov, [[Aleksandr Serebrov]] and [[Svetlana Savitskaya]]]] |
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[[File:Prunariu with Brezhnev.jpg|thumb|Leonid Popov and [[Dumitru Prunariu]] with [[Leonid Brezhnev]] in 1981]] |
[[File:Prunariu with Brezhnev.jpg|thumb|Leonid Popov and [[Dumitru Prunariu]] with [[Leonid Brezhnev]] in 1981]] |
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[[File:Olexandriya - Popov.jpg|thumb|Memorial in Olexandria]] |
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*Twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]; |
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*[[Hero of the Republic of Cuba]] |
*[[Hero of the Republic of Cuba]] |
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*Hero of Socialist Labour (Vietnam); |
*Hero of Socialist Labour (Vietnam); |
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*Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) |
*Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam). |
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In September 2023, as part of the national campaigns of [[decommunization in Ukraine|decommunization]] and [[Derussification in Ukraine|derusification]], in [[Kropyvnytskyi]] (the regional capital of Kirovohrad Oblast) the Cosmonaut Popov Street was renamed to {{ill|Independence Street|uk|Вулиця Незалежності (Кропивницький)}}.<ref>{{cite web |author=|title=11 streets and alleys were renamed Kropyvnytskyi|url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions/3767742-u-kropivnickomu-perejmenuvali-11-vulic-ta-provulkiv.html|date=29 September 2023|access-date=17 April 2024|lang=Ukrainian|work=[[Ukrinform]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 03:28, 25 October 2024
Leonid Ivanovich Popov | |
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Born | |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Soviet / Ukrainian |
Occupation | Pilot |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (2) |
Space career | |
Cosmonaut | |
Rank | Major General, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 200d 14h 45m |
Selection | Air Force Group 5 |
Missions | Soyuz 35/Soyuz 37, Soyuz 40, Soyuz T-7/Soyuz T-5 |
Leonid Ivanovich Popov (Russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в, Ukrainian: Леонід Іванович Попо́в; born August 31, 1945) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
Biography
[edit]Popov was born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970, and flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, Soyuz 40 and Soyuz T-7, logging 200 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes in space before his retirement on June 13, 1987.[1] Popov is married and has two children.
He was awarded:
- Twice Hero of the Soviet Union;
- Three Orders of Lenin;
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation);
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR;
- Honoured Master of Sport.
Foreign awards:
- Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania;
- Hero of the Republic of Cuba
- Hero of Socialist Labour (Vietnam);
- Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam).
In September 2023, as part of the national campaigns of decommunization and derusification, in Kropyvnytskyi (the regional capital of Kirovohrad Oblast) the Cosmonaut Popov Street was renamed to Independence Street .[2]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/popov_leonid.htm Spacefacts bio
- ^ "11 streets and alleys were renamed Kropyvnytskyi". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
Categories:
- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from Oleksandriia
- Soviet cosmonauts
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni
- Soviet Air Force generals
- Soviet major generals
- Recipients of the Order of Ho Chi Minh
- Salyut program cosmonauts
- Astronaut stubs
- Russian people stubs
- Hero of the Soviet Union stubs