Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovna and the family name is Gagarina.
Valentina Gagarina
black and white photo of Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina
Born
Valentina Ivanovna Goryacheva

(1935-12-15)December 15, 1935
Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedMarch 17, 2020(2020-03-17) (aged 84)
Resting placeFederal Military Memorial Cemetery
NationalitySoviet
Notable work108 минут и вся жизнь
Spouse
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(m. 1957; died 1968)​
Children2; including Yelena

Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina (Russian: Валенти́на Ива́новна Гага́рина,[1][2] née Goryacheva; December 15, 1935 – March 17, 2020) was the wife of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

  1. ^ "Почему Юрий Гагарин-младший не пошёл по стопам своего знаменитого деда". Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. ^ "Умерла вдова Юрия Гагарина". ТАСС. Archived from the original on 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-17.