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Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2004)
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and because of it considered the first Turkic cosmonaut. Nikolayev was also the first person to make a television broadcast from space, in August 1962.
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Andriyan Nikolayev was born in 1929. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1929 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.21 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $6,300 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,850 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 121.8M | 341 million |
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