People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Ivan Stepanovich Silayev Иван Степанович Силаев
The last head of government of the Soviet Union: from aviation minister to liquidator of an empire
Industry and production · Soviet Union
1930–2023
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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov Алексей Архипович Леонов
First to open the door to the cosmos, and the first to draw it from inside
Science and technology · Soviet Union
1934–2019
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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova Валентина Владимировна Терешкова
The textile-worker 'Chaika,' first woman in space
Science and technology · Soviet Union
1937–
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Yegor Semyonovich Stroev Егор Семёнович Строев
Gorbachev's last agriculture Politburo member: operational chief of perestroika farm policy
Agriculture and land policy · Soviet Union
1937–
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Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov Борис Всеволодович Громов
The last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan, the face of the Soviet withdrawal
Military command · Soviet Union
1943–