Thought there was a thread on this already, my apologies for the belated post.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62964177
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/19/science/valery-polyakov-dead.html
https://www.astronomy.com/news/2022/09/valeri-polyakov-record-breaking-cosmonaut-dies-at-age-80...
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Vladimir Sergeevich Ilyushin was born on 31 March, 1927, the eldest son of leading Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin. Ilyushin's father was a favoured member of the Soviet establishment. It may be noted that aircraft designer Tupolev blamed Ilyushin's father for the...
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