Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov is a test pilot, cosmonaut, artist, the first earthling who went into outer space, winner of many prizes and awards.

Childhood and youth

Alexei Leonov was born on May 30, 1934 in the village of Listvyanka. His grandfather was exiled here for participation in the events of 1905, a little later, the parents of the future cosmonaut, who had previously lived in the Donbass, also moved to Siberia. Alexei's father, Arkhip Alekseevich, had to change the profession of a miner to a peasant share, and his mother, Evdokia Minaevna, worked as a teacher.

There were many children in the Leonov family, Lesha himself is the youngest, the ninth child in a row. Family happiness and life were violated by Stalin's repressions. In 1936, Arkhip Leonov, a respected man, chairman of the village council, was arrested on false charges. The wife and children of the authorities were deprived of property and expelled from the house, and the children were forbidden to go to school. Fortunately, Leonov Sr. managed to survive in the camps, and in 1939 the father of a large family was acquitted and returned home.

By that time, Evdokia Minaevna, desperate to feed her children alone, having lost her job and shelter, moved to Kemerovo, to her eldest daughter. She had a room in the barracks, where for about a year the large Leonov family huddled. A year later, the father returned, and the family slowly began to rise to its feet. First, they were given two more rooms in the same barracks, and in 1948 Arkhip Alekseevich was assigned to a new job in Kaliningrad, where the Leonovs moved.

By the will of fate, little Alyosha went to school only at the age of 9, in Kemerovo. In elementary school, the boy became interested in drawing. At first he saw an album with black-and-white reproductions from a classmate, and soon became addicted to the art of painting stoves. He learned the latter from immigrants from Ukraine, who also moved to Siberia.

Alyosha graduated from high school already in Kaliningrad. By the time he received his certificate in 1953, Alexei had fully mastered the design of aircraft engines, aircraft and the theory of flight. The young man received this knowledge by reading the notes of his older brother, who once studied as an aviation technician.

1953 was a turning point in the biography and fate of the future cosmonaut: he hesitated in choosing professions between art and aviation. Aleksey applied to the Riga Academy of Arts, but after learning that students are provided with a hostel only from the third year of study, he left the first year.

astronautics

After the failure with the Academy of Arts, Leonov entered the primary aviation school in Kremenchug, where the Komsomol recruitment was just being carried out. Upon completion of training in 1955, the young pilot continued his education at the Chuguev Aviation School, where he received the specialty of a fighter pilot. After graduating from college from 1957 to 1959, Alexei Leonov served in the tenth Guards Aviation Division in Kremenchug, from 1959 to 1960 - in Germany, as part of the Soviet troops.

In the autumn of 1959, Alexei Arkhipovich was destined to once again drastically change his fate. It was then that he met the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center (CTC), Colonel Karpov. At the first selection committee in Sokolniki, Leonov first met with, with whom he subsequently had a strong friendship.

In 1960, Alexei Leonov was enrolled in a special detachment. This was followed by CPC courses and countless training sessions. In 1964, a design bureau led by Korolev began building a new spacecraft that would allow astronauts to go out into the airless space. This ship was Voskhod-2.

Two crews were preparing for the flight. The main staff included Alexei Lenov and, their understudies were cosmonauts Khrunov and Gorbatko. The historic flight and the first manned spacewalk took place on March 18, 1965.

After the flight on Voskhod-2, Leonov was part of a group of cosmonauts who were trained for flight and landing on the moon, but in the end the program was closed. The next exit of Leonov into the earth's orbit took place in 1975, when the legendary docking of the Soviet Soyuz-19 spacecraft and the American Apollo was made.

In 1982-1991, Leonov was the first deputy head of the CPC, in 1992 he retired.

First spacewalk

The launch of the spacecraft from Baikonur was successful, and then the flight proceeded in the normal mode. It was planned that "Vostok-2" should make seventeen turns around the Earth. On the second orbit, Leonov was supposed to enter the airless space through a special airlock. That's how it all happened. Alexei's partner, the captain of the ship, Pavel Belyaev, remained on board and watched what was happening with the help of television cameras.

Alexei Leonov spent 12 minutes 9 seconds in outer space. The astronaut was filmed by two static cameras, another camera was in his hands. Along with the delight of what he saw and the significance of the accomplished feat, Alexei Arkhipovich also experienced unpleasant sensations.

It was unbearably hot in the spacesuit, sweat flooded his eyes, the astronaut began to have tachycardia, and his temperature rose. When returning to the ship, there were also problems. From being in a vacuum, Leonov's spacesuit swelled up, and it was impossible to squeeze through the opening of the airlock. The hero had to relieve pressure so that the volume of the suit returned to normal. With his hands full of camera and tether, it wasn't easy.

Finally, the astronaut got into the airlock, but then another trouble awaited him. When the lock chamber was disconnected, the ship was depressurized. It was possible to solve this problem by supplying oxygen, as a result of which the crew began to oversaturate with oxygen.

Having dealt with the malfunctions, the astronauts prepared to make an automatic landing in the normal mode, but that was not to be. The ship was supposed to go down on the seventeenth orbit around the Earth, but the system failed. Pavel Belyaev had to urgently take control. The captain kept within 22 seconds, but this time difference was enough for the crew to land 75 kilometers from the planned place. It happened two hundred kilometers from Perm, in the taiga, which made it very difficult for the search engines to work.

After four hours in the snow, in the cold, the astronauts were found by rescuers. The heroes were helped to get to the nearest wooden house in the forest, then they cleared a site for a helicopter landing, and only two days later the crew of Vostok-2 was safely evacuated and transported to Moscow.

Personal life

Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov met his future wife, Svetlana, in 1957. Three days after they met, they got married so as not to leave. The Leonovs had two daughters.

The eldest daughter Victoria (1961-1996) died of a severe sudden illness. The woman worked in the main department of the navy, and after returning from a business trip to America, she suddenly felt ill. Parents took their daughter to the capital's doctors, but they could not help. Victoria died of a severe form of hepatitis complicated by pneumonia.

The youngest daughter of Alexei and Svetlana Leonov, Oksana, was born in 1967. She works as a translator, is married, thanks to Oksana, the Leonovs have two grandchildren.

Until 2000, Leonov served as president of the Alfa Capital investment fund, then became vice president of the bank with the same name. Now the cosmonaut lives near Moscow, in a house designed by himself.

In addition to astronautics, Alexei Arkhipovich is also known as an artist. In adulthood, he found the same time for children's passion. Leonov is the author of two hundred paintings and five albums with reproductions. Among his works are cosmic and terrestrial landscapes, portraits of friends, fantastic stories. Leonov the artist likes to work in oils, watercolors and Dutch gouache.

Also, the Hero of the Soviet Union is interested in reading, cycling, fencing, hunting, tennis, basketball, photography and filming. Such activity and energy are surprising, considering how old Alexei Leonov is (almost 83 years old).

In 2017, the film "The Time of the First" was released on the screens of the country, dedicated to the exploits and everyday life of the Soviet cosmonautics, with and in the lead roles.

Actors and Alexei Leonov himself, who advised the film crew at various stages, were invited to Malakhov’s program “Tonight”, timed to coincide with the release of the tape.

Merits

Alexey Arkhipovich is a holder of dozens of domestic and foreign awards, orders, and medals. The cosmonaut is an honorary citizen of 30 cities of the world, a member of the International Academy of Astronautics, an academician of the Russian Academy of Astronautics, he is a candidate of technical sciences.

• the development of a hydrolaboratory and the creation of a spacesuit for working in the hydrosphere (1966);
• study of light and color characteristics of vision after space flight (1967);
• the influence of space flight factors on the visual acuity of the pilot of the Buran complex (1980).

Bibliography

On account of Alexei Leonov books and scientific publications, including:

• Space Pedestrian (1967);
• "Solar Wind" (1969);
• "Going out into outer space" (1970);
• "Features of the psychological preparation of astronauts" (1967).

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Leonov Alexey Arkhipovich (1934- gg.)

Short biography:

USSR cosmonaut:№11;

Astronaut of the world:№15;

Number of flights: 2;

Duration: 7 days 00 hours 33 minutes 08 seconds;

Number of spacewalks: 1;

Alexey Leonov- The 11th Soviet cosmonaut, twice Hero of the USSR: the first man in outer space, biography, photos, years of life, personal life, significant dates.

He is the number 11 cosmonaut in the USSR and the 15th cosmonaut in the world. Made 2 flights. In length, the flight was more than 7 days. He became the first astronaut in the world to go into outer space. This exit lasted 23 minutes and 41 seconds. He is a pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR, the first set of the Air Force.

Leonov Alexey Arkhipovich was born in 1934 on May 30, in the Kemerovo region, the village of Listvyanka of the RSFSR.

He graduated from 10 classes in 1953, at the Kaliningrad School No. 21. After that, he entered the Military Aviation School for Primary Pilot Training in Kremenchug, which he successfully completed in 1955. In 1957, he became a graduate of the aviation school in Chuguev.

He acquired the specialization "pilot-engineer-cosmonaut" at the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy. The study took place from 1961 to 1968. He has a Ph.D. in technical sciences, on which he defended his thesis in 1981.

Space

In 1960, he became a student in the team of cosmonauts of the Air Force Central Training Center. After that, from 1960 to 1961, he underwent space training, and on April 3 of the same year, he successfully passed the exams.

In 1963, he was trained for the position of co-pilot of the chief crew of the Voskhod-2 spacecraft. This training included a spacewalk program with Pavel Belyaev as a partner. In the course of training, he made 12 flights on the TU-104LL, with the development of spacewalks, on the Voskhod model, as well as 6 flights on the Il-14 for testing with the SMK-3.

The first flight

In 1965, from March 18 to March 19, on the spacecraft "Voskhod-2" as a co-pilot, he flew with commander Belyaev. At the time of this flight, he carried out a spacewalk, and it lasted 23 minutes 41 seconds. When exiting, the astronaut moved away from the ship, 5.35 meters, and was at that distance for 12 minutes 9 seconds. He had the call sign "Almaz-2".

When landing on the ground, an emergency situation occurred, with the failure of the control system in automatic mode. Belyaev, took control in manual mode, and landed in the area that was not included in the landing calculations. The cosmonauts landed in the taiga, between two settlements, and at a distance of 180 km from Perm. Due to terrible weather conditions and deep snow, the crew was evacuated only 48 hours later, although they were discovered four hours after landing.

Second flight

The second flight was made from July 15 to July 21, 1975, already in the role of commander of the Soyuz-19 spacecraft, with cosmonaut Valery Kubasov.

In this flight, the Apollo spacecraft (USA) and the Soviet Soyuz-19 docked. The flight took 5 days 22 hours 30 minutes 51 seconds. Callsign "Soyuz-1".

Personal life

The cosmonaut's father was Arkhip Alekseevich Leonov (1893-1981), a railway electrician by profession. He had experience in animal husbandry. He fell under the machine of repression.

Mom was a housewife, her name was Evdokia Minaevna Leonova (1895-1967).

Alexei Arkhipovich has a wife and two children. The wife's name is Leonova Svetlana Pavlovna. Born in 1940. She worked in the editorial department at the CPC, is now retired.

The eldest daughter of the cosmonaut, died in 1996 as a result of a serious illness, her name was Leonova Viktoria Alekseevna.

The youngest daughter's name is Leonova Oksana Alekseevna, she was born in 1967, she works as a translator.

Enthusiasm

He is fond of painting with a space theme.

For many centuries, mankind has been possessed by a seemingly unrealizable dream - to fly through the sky, like a bird, and get into unexplored outer space. This desire was reflected in many fairy tales, where the heroes moved on flying carpets, brooms, stoves, cannonballs, etc.

The founder of astronautics, K. E. Tsiolkovsky, believed in the possibility of interplanetary travel. He predicted the exit of a person into an unknown airless space, which was carried out by a Russian officer, Soviet pilot Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov.

The beginning of life

The future cosmonaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was born in the small village of Listvyanka, located north of the city of Kemerovo, on May 30, 1934. He was the ninth child in the family of a peasant Arkhip Alekseevich and teacher Evdokia Minaevna.

It is unlikely that representatives of that generation can boast of their prosperous and happy childhood. Often, fate tested the strength of the Leonov family. The grandfather of the future cosmonaut was sent into exile for participating in the revolutionary events of 1905. So he ended up in the village of Listvyanka, six hundred kilometers from Kemerovo.

Fate dealt harshly with Alexei's father. Initially, he worked in the village as a livestock specialist. After he was appointed chairman of the village council. However, the year 1937 came. Arkhip Leonov was arrested on fabricated charges. The whole family was affected by this. The property was seized. And even children's clothes were taken away. The kids were kicked out of school. Evdokia Minaevna went to Kemerovo. There, she and all the children found shelter with her eldest daughter Alexandra, who lived with her husband in the hut of the builders of the thermal power plant in a small room of sixteen square meters. In 1939, Arkhip Leonov was rehabilitated and moved to live with his family in Kemerovo. By decree on the support of mothers with many children, they were allocated two rooms in the same barrack, the area of ​​which was 16 and 18 square meters. Slowly but surely, the family began to get on its feet.

School years

The future cosmonaut Leonov went to receive primary education in 1943. His parents sent him to Kemerovo school No. 35. During these years, the boy's main hobby was painting Russian stoves. The future cosmonaut learned this art from immigrants from Ukraine who lived next door to his family. One day, Alexei saw a book at his classmate. In it, he was attracted by black-and-white illustrations of paintings by the artist Aivazovsky. The boy had a strong desire to buy this book, which he did, paying for a whole month with his school ration, consisting of a lump of sugar and fifty grams of bread. Since then, Aivazovsky has become Alexei's favorite artist.

The boy did not have to finish his studies at the Kemerovo school. Five years later (in 1948) my father was sent to work in Kaliningrad. The whole family also moved there. Here, in the former Koenigsberg, Alexei received a matriculation certificate, graduating from secondary school No. 21.

The future cosmonaut Leonov possessed outstanding knowledge for his age. He drew beautifully and was fond of aviation. According to the notes of his older brother, Alexei independently studied the design features of aircraft and the design of engines, and also mastered the theoretical foundations of flight. All this knowledge, along with achievements in sports, was the main prerequisite, which later became decisive on the path of the young man's development.

Admission to the Academy of Arts

The life and biography of cosmonaut Leonov could have turned out completely differently, if not for some circumstances. Since childhood, Alexey had great ability to draw. After leaving school, in 1953, he applied to the Academy of Arts, located in Riga. The young man was enrolled in the first year. However, a little later it turned out that students can be provided with a hostel only after three years of study. This option did not suit Alexei, and he began to choose other educational institutions for himself.

Path to aviation

A good option for Leonov seemed to be a pilot school that provided its cadets with full support. In 1953, Komsomol recruitment was carried out into it. The young man without hesitation applied to this educational institution. So the biography of cosmonaut Leonov began to develop in a completely different direction.

The young man successfully passed all competitive tests and became a cadet of an aviation school located in Kremenchug. In this educational institution, the future cosmonaut Leonov completed an initial flight training course. After that, he was transferred to the city of Chuguev, where he continued his studies at the military aviation school, which trained fighter pilots. Since 1957, Leonov served in the tenth Guards Aviation Division, which was stationed in the city of Kremenchug. Here he met with his future wife Svetlana, who became his wife after three days of meeting.

New twist of fate

Until the autumn of 1959, the future cosmonaut Leonov served in the Kremenchug division. His biography has undergone significant changes after meeting with Colonel Karpov, who was the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center. Leonov was invited to enter a school that trains test pilots. Alexey Arkhipovich agreed and in October 1959 arrived to undergo a medical examination at the Aviation Hospital, located in Sokolniki. There he had his first meeting with Yuri Gagarin. Soon the acquaintance of the pilots grew into a strong friendship.

The doctors of the hospital carried out numerous studies, the purpose of which was to select cosmonauts for the corps. A. A. Leonov turned out to be a worthy candidate. In 1960, he was enrolled in the detachment, and during the year the young pilot was a student of special courses held at the Cosmonaut Training Center.

In anticipation of flights

Despite the fact that the future cosmonaut Leonov passed a tough selection, he had to work hard. Only good preparation opened up the possibility of future flights.

In 1964, the design bureau, headed by Korolev at the time, began designing a new spacecraft. It was designed for two places, and its design allowed access to airless space.

Simultaneously with the preparation of the ship, two crews were undergoing pre-flight training. These are cosmonauts Belyaev and Leonov, as well as their understudies - Khrunov and Gorbatko. When selecting the crew for the Voskhod-2 spacecraft, the doctors took into account the complexity and duration of the flight, its main tasks and goals, as well as the psychological characteristics of people. The astronauts had to work as smoothly as possible, fully trusting each other. Leonov and Belyaev had different characters. But at the same time, they perfectly complemented each other and were able to complete the most difficult task assigned to them.

Historic flight

After three years of hard preparation, on March 18, 1965, the Voskhod-2 spacecraft, on board of which there were two cosmonauts - Leonov and Belyaev, took off successfully from Baikonur. The rocket made its first orbit around our planet. On the second, as planned, Leonov (cosmonaut) made a spacewalk. Easily pushed off, he literally floated out of the lock chamber.

The moments when the first cosmonaut (Leonov) found himself in an airless space, probably all citizens of the USSR would like to observe. From the side of the ship, all his movements were monitored by two cameras. In parallel with this, Alexei Arkhipovich led his filming. Five times flew away from the ship at a distance of 5 m, and then Leonov (cosmonaut) returned back. Going into space was fraught with danger to life, but the courageous man completed the task. After the successful completion of the flight, the spacecraft landed two hundred kilometers from Perm.

The crew completely coped with their task, proving that people are able to go into a vacuum and even work there. The coordinated work of Leonov and Belyaev undoubtedly predetermined the future of all astronautics.

Preparing for new flights

What did cosmonaut Leonov do later? The biography of this amazing person for a long time connected Alexei Arkhipovich with the cosmonaut corps. Between 1965 and 1967 he was the second in command. After, for the next three years, Alexei Arkhipovich was in a group that was being prepared for a flight around the moon and landing on its surface. However, due to a malfunction of the ship, the project did not receive its development.

From 1971 to 1973 pilot-cosmonaut Leonov took part in various programs five more times. In them, he was assigned the role of commander of the crew of the ship. However, all flights for one reason or another did not take place.

Witness to the assassination attempt

On January 22, 1969, cosmonauts who flew on the Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 spacecraft were welcomed in Moscow. Tereshkova, Beregovoy, Nikolaev and Leonov were sitting in one of the cars following from the airport. She was fired upon by junior lieutenant V. Ilyin. He decided that Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was sitting in the car. Fortunately for Leonov, who found himself in the very center of events, he was not injured at all. Beregovoy and Nikolaev were not lucky. The first shrapnel cut his face. Nikolaev was wounded in the back.

New achievements

In 1972, the US and the USSR decided to carry out a joint spacewalk, during which it was planned to dock ships belonging to the two superpowers. There were conditions for the selection of crew members. Their list included:

• deep knowledge in the field of technology;
• highest qualification;
• the ability to work with the equipment of both ships;
• readiness to conduct an impressive program of scientific experiments and observations;
• excellent knowledge of the language in which the partners will speak.

The crew of the Soviet ship included Kubasov and Leonov, and Slayton, Brand and Stafford worked on board from the American side. The joint flight was carried out in 1975. Thus, a new era in space exploration was opened.

The further fate of Leonov

In March 1992, Alexei Arkhipovich retired with the rank of Major General of Aviation. Until 2000, he served as president of the Alfa Capital investment fund. After that, Leonov became vice president of Alfa-Bank. Today, Alexey Arkhipovich lives near Moscow, in a country house, which he designed and built with his own hands.

Many people also know about cosmonaut Leonov as a good artist. Painting, which he became interested in in his youth, remains his hobby to this day. Aleksey Arkhipovich is the author of several art albums, he has more than two hundred paintings to his credit. The main motive of his works is space landscapes. However, there are paintings that depict portraits of friends and earthly landscapes. Since 1965 Leonov has been a full member of the Union of Artists.

The astronaut also has other hobbies. He loves to read books, hunt, and film and photograph. Leonov has the 2nd category in cycling and the 3rd in fencing. Professionally, Alexey Arkhipovich was engaged in athletics and javelin throwing.

A brief biography of Alexei Leonov, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, major general in reserve aviation, cosmonaut is set out in this article.

Alexey Leonov biography briefly

Leonov Alexey Arkhipovich was born in the village of Listvyanka on May 30, 1934 in a large family. His father was repressed in 1936, and after 3 years he was rehabilitated. The family was forced to first move to Kemerovo, then to Kaliningrad.

The young man in 1955 graduated from the Military Aviation School of the initial training of pilots in Kremenchug. Further training also with aviation: Leonov studied at the Chuguev Military Aviation School for Pilots and the Air Force Engineering Academy. Zhukovsky. Qualified as a pilot-cosmonaut-engineer. In 1978 he graduated from the school of test pilots.

In October 1957 he served as a pilot of the 113th Aviation Regiment of the 10th Fighter Aviation Division in the Kiev Military District. After 2 years he became a senior pilot, and in 1960, according to the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, Leonov was enrolled in the cosmonaut corps of the Cosmonaut Training Center for the position of student-cosmonaut. In April 1961, he became an astronaut in the Training Center department.

Together with P. Belyaev, Alexei Arkhipovich made a space flight on March 18-19, 1965. Their ship "Voskhod-2" was the first machine in the world to fly in outer space for a duration of 12 minutes. In addition, Leonov underwent thorough training in flights to the Earth's satellite - the Moon.

In 1974, he received the position of deputy head at the Cosmonaut Training Center named after V.I. Gagarin and was a commander in the cosmonaut corps.

On July 15-21, 1975, Alexei Arkhipovich made another flight on the Soyuz-19 spacecraft into space. The flight lasted 5 days 22 hours 30 minutes. In the period 1982-1991, he held the post of first deputy head of the Training Center. Gagarin for space and flight training.

Leonov retired in 1992, having the rank of Major General of Aviation. Until 1993, he served as director of the Chetek company for space programs. From 1999 to 2000, he was president of the investment fund Alfa Capital. Today Leonov Alexey Arkhipovich holds the position of adviser to the first deputy of Alfa-Bank.

In addition to scientific activities, Leonov was an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts. His brush belongs to the creation of 200 graphic and pictorial canvases. He wrote several books - "Psychological features of interplanetary flight", "Perception of space and time in space", "Life among the stars", "Solar wind", "Going out into space".

Leonov is the owner of many awards and medals. I received my last award in May 2014. It was the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree. The Hero of the Soviet Union has honorary citizenship in 40 cities of Russia and other countries.

As for his personal life, Leonov is married to Svetlana Leonova, editor of the editorial and publishing department of the CPC. In marriage, 2 daughters were born - Victoria and Oksana.

Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov - famous. Born near Kemerovo on May 30, 1934.

His father worked in a mine, later engaged in agricultural labor. Mother was a school teacher.

When Alexei was four years old, he moved with his mother to Kemerovo. Here he went to school.

In 1948, my father was sent to work in the city of Kaliningrad. The family was forced to move. In Kaliningrad, Alexei graduated from high school.

Aviation was the main hobby of Leonov's youthful years. Alexei's brother was an aviation technician. From him there were various notes and educational materials, which the boy studied with enviable interest.

After graduating from high school, Alexei Leonov moved to Ukraine, to the city of Kremenchug, where he entered the local flight school.

He continued to hone his skills in aircraft control in Chuguev, where he studied at the Higher School of Fighter Pilots, which he graduated in 1957.

For the next two years, pilot Leonov served in combat units of the Red Army.

In 1960, he was among those pilots who were lucky enough to take a course at the Cosmonaut Training Center. On March 18, 1965, Alexei Leonov, as the co-pilot of the Vskhod-2 spacecraft, entered Earth orbit.

The flight of Leonov and Belyaev on the Voskhod-2 spacecraft lasted 26 hours and 2 minutes. Leonov became the first person to travel into outer space. During the flight, he stepped out of the ship into outer space in a spacesuit, where he spent twelve minutes.

In 1975, he participated in a fantastic project of two powers. The USSR and the USA launched the Soyuz and Apollo spacecraft into orbit. Docking of the American and Soviet ships was done in space. During the flight, the astronauts carried out many experiments, as well as honed docking skills and safety standards. The joint flight of Soviet and American cosmonauts lasted about five days.

Aleksey Arkhipovich was active in scientific work, was engaged in the scientific development of a spacesuit, and went to various conferences. He is the author of over thirty different reports.

Alexei Leonov is a laureate of many awards, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of the Order of Lenin and an honorary citizen of Russian cities in Europe and America.

Alexey Arkhipovich is a very versatile person. He was seriously interested in painting, he even painted pictures himself. Naturally, the main theme of creativity was space. Leonov also loved to draw portraits of his friends and relatives. Favorite artist of Alexei Leonov -. In addition to paintings, Leonov is fond of sculpture, loves books, and sports.