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'''Leonid Ivanovich Popov''' ({{lang-ru|Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в}}; born August 31, 1945) is a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]].
'''Leonid Ivanovich Popov''' ({{langx|ru|Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в}}, {{langx|uk|Леонід Іванович Попо́в}}; born August 31, 1945) is a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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.<ref>http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/popov_leonid.htm Spacefacts bio</ref> Popov is married with two children.
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.<ref>http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/popov_leonid.htm Spacefacts bio</ref> Popov is married and has two children.


[[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]]]]
[[File:Prunariu with Brezhnev.jpg|thumb|Leonid Popov and [[Dumitru Prunariu]] with [[Leonid Brezhnev]] in 1981]]

[[File:Olexandriya - Popov.jpg|thumb|Memorial in Olexandria]]
He was awarded:
He was awarded:
*Twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]];
*Twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]];
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*Honoured Master of Sport.
*Honoured Master of Sport.
Foreign awards:
Foreign awards:
*Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania;
*[[Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania]];
*[[Hero of the Republic of Cuba]]
*[[Hero of the Republic of Cuba]]
*Hero of Socialist Labour (Vietnam);
*Hero of Socialist Labour (Vietnam);
*Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) .
*Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam).

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>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}



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Latest revision as of 03:28, 25 October 2024

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Popov.
Leonid Ivanovich Popov
Born (1945-08-31) August 31, 1945 (age 79)
Oleksandriia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
StatusRetired
NationalitySoviet / Ukrainian
OccupationPilot
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (2)
Space career
Cosmonaut
RankMajor General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space
200d 14h 45m
SelectionAir Force Group 5
MissionsSoyuz 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

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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.

Leonid Popov, Aleksandr Serebrov and Svetlana Savitskaya
Leonid Popov and Dumitru Prunariu with Leonid Brezhnev in 1981
Memorial in Olexandria

He was awarded:

Foreign awards:

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 [uk].[2]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/popov_leonid.htm Spacefacts bio
  2. ^ "11 streets and alleys were renamed Kropyvnytskyi". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.


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