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Vasily Lazarev was a Soviet physician, aircraft pilot, and astronaut. Born in Poroshino, Altai Krai, he received his education at Ural State Medical University, Saratov State Medical University, and Ivan Kozhedub National University of the Air Force. He served as a colonel in the military and was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Lazarev flew on Soyuz 12 and Soyuz 7K-T No.39, completing a spaceflight that lasted 2835 minutes. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Hero of the Soviet Union, the title of Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR, and the Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR." He died in Moscow from poison.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-02-23 ) 23 February 1928, Poroshino , Altai Krai , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- 31 December 1990 (1990-12-31) (aged 62), Moscow , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Medical Doctor
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Rank
- Colonel , Soviet Air Force
- Time in space
- 1d 23h 36m
- Selection
- Voskhod Group, (Medical Group 1)
- Missions
- Soyuz 12 , Soyuz 18a
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vasily
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Poroshino, Altai Krai
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- astronaut
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Vasily Lazarev (cropped).jpg
- Significant event
- spaceflight
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- date of birth
- 1928-02-23
- date of death
- 1990-12-31
- time in space
- 2835
- birth name
- Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Ла́зарев
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- cause of death
- poison
- Commons category
- Vasily Lazarev
- name in native language
- Василий Григорьевич Лазарев
- member of the crew of
- Soyuz 7K-T No.39
- P450
- Soyuz 7K-T No.39
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Encyclopedic overview
Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev (Russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Ла́зарев; 23 February 1928 – 31 December 1990) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 12 spaceflight as well as the abortive Soyuz 18a launch on 5 April 1975.
He was injured by the high acceleration of the abort and landing and was initially denied his spaceflight bonus pay, having to appeal directly to Leonid Brezhnev to receive it. Brezhnev was at the time the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vasily Lazarev” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.