# Talk:Valeri Polyakov

"He had the unfortunate experience of being up while the USSR was coming apart." - [1]
Americans movies are not a trusted source of information. Do you really think that it is possible to "stuck" up there? Without preparations like food and oxygen supplies (at least)? This was well planned successful experiment. The facts:
1) USSR collapsed in 1991, not during his flight.
2) Valeriy was visited by Soyuz TM-19 during the experiment, I mean he had a chance to return.
3) He was not alone there, here is the list of persons who have partially worked with him:
Ulf Merbold,
Yelena Kondakova,
Alexander Viktorenko,
Talgat Musabayev,
Yuri Malenchenko,
Yury Usachyov,
Viktor Afanasyev.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.217.45.216 (talk) 16:58, 12 April 2009 (UTC) 

He was up there for over a year and this is all we have on him?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Craigboy (talk • contribs) 02:09, 14 March 2010 (UTC) 

I'd like in particular some information on what conclusions, if any, came from his record stay in space.  The current article only states that the world learned that he could walk to a lawn chair afterward.  Comet Tuttle (talk) 23:12, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
It is established in the article that the primary conclusion from his spaceflight and his return to Earth was that humans would be capable of functioning on the Martian surface after an extended transit phase. I will see if I can find additional info. Tyrol5  [Talk] 22:44, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
I can add information from Russian Internet in the article, but all citations will be Russian. --Heller2007 (talk) 07:26, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Valeri Polyakov/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Astrocog (talk • contribs • count) 14:17, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
I'll be reviewing this article today and tomorrow. Please be patient. AstroCog (talk) 14:17, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
I'm putting this on hold for now so that editors can expand the article to give it broader scope and to try and find appropriate images.
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 
Looks pretty good. No red flags.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 
Seems fine thus far. There's a reference in Russian, which of course I can't read to verify, but it appears legit.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
Article is pretty small, only focusing really on this person's long-duration flight. What about the other aspects of this person's life. How are they received by their country? Do they contribute anything else worth writing about besides the long-duration flight? Information about pre-cosmonaut days and personal life are very matter-of-fact, without giving a broader context for this person. I guess I would like to see some expansion of this article for it to feel "broad in coverage" to me.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 
Seems fine.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 
Seems fine.
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 
No images in main article whatsoever. I'm sure there's appropriate images somewhere of this cosmonaut, his spacecraft, the launch, etc.
Overall: All issues resolved and article has been improved since review.
Pass/Fail: 

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