Honours and Awards
- Hero of the Russian Federation
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
- Order of Lenin
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
- Order of Parasat (Kazakhstan)
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
- Hero of the Republic of Afghanistan
- Order "The Sun of Liberty" (Afghanistan)
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