Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev was born in the village Nikolayevsk

Nikolayevsk

Nikolayevsk is a town and the administrative center of Nikolayevsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left shores of the Volga River. Population:...

, Stalingrad Oblast (Volgograd Oblast

Volgograd Oblast

Volgograd Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Volgograd. Population: -Geography:*Area: 113,900 km²;*Borders length: 2221,9 km²....

), USSR on August 27, 1941. Studied in Taganrog

Taganrog

Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...

's high school N24, 1949-1959. Married with two children. Selected as a cosmonaut on May 7, 1967. Retired on July 20, 1988. Died on November 8, 1999 in Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...

, Russian Federation.

Was Commander of Soyuz T-2

Soyuz T-2

Soyuz T-2 was a 1980 Soviet manned space flight to the Salyut 6 space station. It was the 12th mission to and 10th successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz T-2 crew were the second to visit the long-duration Soyuz 35 resident crew....

 (June 5-9, 1980) and Soyuz T-11

Soyuz T-11

-Backup crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass: 6850 kg*Perigee: 195 km*Apogee: 224 km*Inclination: 51.6°*Period: 88.7 minutes-Mission highlights:...

 (April 3-11, 1984).

Yury Malyshev died suddenly on November 8, 1999.

Honorary titles and awards

• Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (June 16, 1980 and April 11, 1984)
• Pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR (June 16, 1980)
• Two medals Gold Star Hero of the Soviet Union
  Gold Star
  The Gold Star medal is a special insignia that identifies recipients of the title "Hero" in the Soviet Union and its communist allies, and several post-Soviet states.-Soviet origin:...
  
  
• Two Orders of Lenin
  Order of Lenin
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   (June 16, 1980 and April 11, 1984)
• Ashoka Chakra Award
  Ashoka Chakra Award
  The Ashok Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peace time equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other...
  
   (India
  India
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  , 1984)

Publications

• Co-author of the book 'USSR-India. At Space Orbit'