Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy (Russian: Анато́лий Никола́евич Березово́й; 11 April 1942 – 20 September 2014) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Anatoly Berezovoy
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| Born | (1942-04-11)11 April 1942 |
| Died | 20 September 2014(2014-09-20) (aged 72)
Moscow, Russia
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| Nationality | Soviet Russian |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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| Rank | Colonel, Soviet Air Force |
Time in space | 211 days 09 hours 04 minutes |
| Selection | Air Force Group 5 |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Missions | Soyuz T-5 \Soyuz T-7 |
Berezovoy was born in Enem, Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR in a Ukrainian family. He was married with two children and graduated from the Air Force Academy.
On 27 April 1970 he was selected as a cosmonaut. In 1982 he flew as Commander on Soyuz T-5 on the first mission to the Salyut 7 space station, returning to Earth on the Soyuz T-7 after 211 days 9 hours. He retired on 31 October 1992 due to age. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Deputy President of Russian Space Federation.
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