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Leonid Kizim

Soviet cosmonaut (1941-2010) · Russia · On the map · Astronauts · Died at 68

Leonid Denisovich Kizim was a Soviet cosmonaut.

Leonid Kizim is read about 31 times a day, in 31 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2010Died14 June 20102001Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd classAward1998Order of HonourAward1996Order of FriendshipAward1986Order of LeninAward1985Kirti ChakraAward1984Hero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of LeninAward1982Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1981Honoured Master of Sports of the USSRAwardJubilee Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution"Award1980Hero of the Soviet UnionAwardMedal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"AwardOrder of LeninAwardPilot-Cosmonaut of the USSRAward1941Born5 August 1941

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Awards

Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class2001
Order of Honour1998
Order of Friendship1996
Order of Lenin1986
Kirti Chakra1985
Order of Lenin1984
Hero of the Soviet Union1984
Knight of the Legion of Honour1982
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR1981
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution"1981
Order of Lenin1980
Hero of the Soviet Union1980
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR1980
Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"1980
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class
Order of Sukhbaatar
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Victory over militaristic Japan"

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2010 · aged 68

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