Nikita Khrushchev with Tereshkova and Bykovsky

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Nikita Khrushchev with Tereshkova and Bykovsky

The Russian Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev waving from an open-topped car between the cosmonaut heroes Valentina Tereshkova and Lieutenant Colonel Valery Bykovsky. They had each undertaken a space mission in June 1963, Bykovsky in the Vostok 5, followed by Tereshkova in the Vostok 6. This parade was to celebrate their safe return. Date: 1963

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© Mary Evans / Marx Memorial Libra

1963 Celebrate Colonel Cosmonaut Hero Heroes Heroic Khrushchev Lieutenant Mission Nikita Parade Premier Propaganda Return Safe Soviet Space Tereshkova Topped Ussr Valentina Valery Vostok Waving

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