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The Guardian Interviews Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman In Space (theguardian.com)
Oxygen99 writes: The Guardian published an interview today with the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, ahead of her forthcoming exhibition at the London Science Museum. An interesting and informal chat with perhaps the most visible and famous living face of the Soviet space program. Here's an excerpt from the interview: "Over 50 years ago, in 1963, Tereshkova became the first woman to go into space, and it was her parachuting experience that qualified her for selection. She was only 26 when she made her one and only space flight, but that feat has defined the rest of her life. It propelled her into the upper reaches of the Soviet elite, and gave her security for life. That elevation though came at a life-long cost: a treadmill of obligations that has lasted more than half a century. Public speaking, accepting honors, roving the world as a citizen-diplomat, being a very visible part of Soviet, and now Russian, public life, are roles that she continues to fulfill to this day. Hence her visit to London for the opening of a display of artifacts linked to her cosmonaut's life. It is one of a series of UK-Russia collaborations, following the hugely successful Russian space exhibition at the museum last year."
As if the author believe her "achievement" was really hers, instead of engineered by the Soviet Communist war and abuse machine.
She's an unrepentant commie, knowingly used by Soviet propaganda, and unashamedly so. She still support the authoritarian regime headed by the criminal Putin, and she's proud of it. This is not a baseless accusation. RTFA.
Why do we have to glorify this tool?
Unlike you alt-right snowflakes that infest /. today, some of us actually suffered under Socialism and Communism, and we actually experienced pain, loss, and oppression under authoritarian regimes.
Wank off in your own alt-right safe space, you troll.