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Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (born April 27,
1942) is the Russian cosmonaut holding the record
for the longest spaceflight in human history,
staying aboard the Mir space station for more than
14 months during one trip.
His combined space experience is more than 22
months.
 
He was born in Tula, Russia|Tula, Tula Oblast,
Russian SFSR. He is married with one child. He was
selected as a cosmonaut in Medical Group 3 on
March 22, 1972. He retired as a cosmonaut on June
1, 1995.

His original name was Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov;
after being adopted by his stepfather in 1957, he
changed his name. He entered Tula secondary school
No. 4 and graduated in 1959. He then entered the I
M Sechenov 1st Moscow Medical Institute and
graduated with a doctorate degree. He then
specialised in astronautics medicine at the
Institute of Medical and Biological Problems,
Ministry of Public Health, Moscow. He is currently
the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Public
Health in Moscow. 

He was a Doctor Cosmonaut on Soyuz TM-6 / Soyuz
TM-7 and Soyuz TM-18 / Soyuz TM-20 mission to the
Mir space station.

==Record Holder for Longest Single Spaceflight==
*437-days, 17-hours, 58-minutes, 04 seconds

==Spaceflights==
*Soyuz TM-6 / Soyuz TM-7 - August 28, 1988 to
April 27, 1989 - 240-days, 22-hours, 34-minutes
*Soyuz TM-18 / Soyuz TM-20 - January 8, 1994 to
March 22, 1995 - 437-days, 17-hours, 58-minutes

===See also===
*Spaceflight records