Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (; born 6 March 1937), is a Soviet retired cosmonaut. 

She was the first woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6 (one of Vostok rocket) on 16 June 1963. She and four others were chosen out of more than 400 other women to fly in space.

 Political activity 
In 2011, she was elected to the State Duma of Russia from the United Russia party on the Yaroslavl regional list. Tereshkova, together with Elena Mizulina, Irina Yarovaya and Andrey Skoch,Андрей Владимирович Скоч — депутат Госдумы, меценат и общественный деятель. (dp.ru)Скоч Андрей Владимирович — депутат Государственной думы Российской Федерации шести созывов. (stories-of-success.ru)Биография депутата и руководителя фонда «Поколение» Андрея Скоча (theperson.pro) is a member of an inter-factional deputy group for the protection of Christian values; in this capacity, she supported the introduction of amendments to the Russian Constitution, according to which, "Orthodoxy is the basis of the national and cultural identity of Russia." Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Federal Structure and Local Self-Government since December 21, 2011.

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Category:1937 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cosmonauts
Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Category:Yaroslavl Oblast
Category:Members of the State Duma