Georgi Beregovoi

Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi (Russian: Георгий Тимофеевич Береговой; April 15, 1921, Fedorovka, Donetsk Oblast of Ukrainian SSR – June 30, 1995) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on a single space mission, Soyuz 3. Cosmonaut Georgi Beregovoi File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cosmonaut Georgi Beregovoi File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Donetsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Донецька область, Donets’ka oblast’ or Донеччина, Donechchyna) is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... Human spaceflight is space exploration with a human crew, and possibly passengers (in contrast to unmanned space missions, which are remotely-controlled or robotic space probes). ... Soyuz 3 was the first manned launch of a Soyuz spacecraft since the accident that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on Soyuz 1. ...

He joined the Soviet air force in 1941, and was soon assigned to a ground-attack unit flying the Ilyushin Il-2 "Shturmovik". He flew some 185 combat sorties during the course of World War II and rose quickly through the ranks, finishing the war as a Captain and Squadron Commander. He was decorated as Hero of the Soviet Union. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... An Ilyushin Il-2 The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik (Russian: ) was a ground attack aircraft of World War II, and was produced by the Soviet Union in huge numbers; in combination with its successor, the Il-10, a total of 36,163 were built. ... World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... Hero of the Soviet Union (Russian: Геро́й Сове́тского Сою́за, transliterated as Geroy Sovetskogo Soyuza) was the highest honorary title and the superior degree of distinction of the former Soviet Union. ...

Following the war, he became a test pilot, and over the next sixteen years test-flew some sixty different aircraft, rising to the rank of Colonel and the position of Deputy Chief of the air force's flight testing department. In 1962, he applied and was accepted for cosmonaut training.

Beregovoi's flight in Soyuz 3 was less than successful, and he was never selected to fly another mission. On January 22, 1969, Beregovoi survived an assassination attempt on Leonid Brezhnev, undertaken by a Soviet Army officer Viktor Ilyin. He eventually took up a position at the Centre for Cosmonaut Training, and in 1972 was made Director of that facility. Soyuz 3 was the first manned launch of a Soyuz spacecraft since the accident that killed cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on Soyuz 1. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... It has been suggested that Targeted killing be merged into this article or section. ... Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev ▶(?) (Russian: ) (December 19 [O.S. December 6] 1906 – November 10, 1982) was effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, though at first in partnership with others. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ...

After retirement Beregovoi became a Soviet parliament member representing his native Donbas region of Ukrainian SSR. As such, he reportedly was helping Viktor Yanukovych, then a local young criminal, to start a new life. In 2000s Yanukovych became the Prime Minister of modern independent Ukraine. Categories: Stub | Regions of Ukraine | Ukrainian historical regions ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... Viktor Yanukovych Campaign Poster 2004 Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (Russian: Виктор Федорович Янукович, Ukrainian: Янукович Віктор Федорович ) (born July 9, 1950) was Prime Minister of Ukraine from November 21, 2002 to December 31, 2004 and current leader of Ukrainian Party of Regions. ... 2000s - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Prime Minister of Ukraine is appointed by the President and ratified by the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). ...

He died in 1995 of natural causes and is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. Novodevichy Cemetery (Новодевичье кла́дбище) is located in Moscow, Russia and is the citys third most popular tourist site. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ...

Georgi Beregovoi was awarded two Orders of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (3rd Class), Order of the Patriotic War (1st Class), two Orders of the Red Star, and numerous medals. The Order of Lenin (ru: Орден Ленина), named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, was the second highest national order of the Soviet Union (Highest was the Order of Victory). ... The Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Battle Red Banner, better-known as the Order of the Red Banner (in Russian: Орден Крaсного Знамени Orden Krasnogo Znameni) on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War. ... A Soviet version of the order Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Орден Александра Невского) is a Russian military award first instituted on May 21, 1725 by an empress Catherine I as one of the highest military decorations and reinstituted on July 29, 1942 reviving the memory of Alexanders struggle with Teutons. ... Modern Ukrainian Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3rd class The Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Ukrainian: Орден Богдана Хмельницького Russian: Орден Богдана Хмельницкого) is a Soviet and later Ukrainian award, named after Bogdan Khmelnitsky, first established on October 10, 1943 (during World War II) by a Decision of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR and re... Established on 20 May 1942, The Order of the Patriotic War was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to commanders in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans regardless of rank for skillfully commanding units in the field during the Great Patriotic War. ... Order of the Red Star Established on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Navy personnel for exceptional service in the cause of the Defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace. ...