When The Soviet Union Collapsed, A Cosmonaut Was Left Stranded In Space0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
On May 18, 1991, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev departed Earth for the Soviet space station Mir. While he was up there, the country that had sent him ceased to exist, making Krikalev – for a few months at least – the “last Soviet citizen”.