Mikhail Vasenkov

Soviet and Russian colonel, photojournalist, and spy (1942-2022) · Russia · On the map · Died at 79

Mikhail Anatolyevich Vasenkov was a Soviet-Russian colonel, photojournalist, and spy, honoured as Hero of the Soviet Union in 1990. He was part of the Illegals Program.

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Awards

Order of the Red Star

Order of Lenin

Hero of the Soviet Union

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class

Order of Courage

Order of the Red Banner

Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

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

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Russia

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Other

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1942 to 2022 · aged 79