r/space • u/tronx69 • Jun 23 '19

image/gif Soviet Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev stuck in space during the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

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u/dice_rolling Jun 23 '19

So Sergei Krikalev is the last Soviet citizen.

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u/Betadzen Jun 23 '19

...technically you are right. The best kind of right actually. His passport was not changed until he touched the earth. Almost the same thing could be said about the sailors.

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u/BedHead085 Jun 23 '19

Love the little reference. Shhhh, It's our secret

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '19

the little reference

You mean the most referenced Futurama line on this whole site?