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Vasili Grigoryevich Lazarev (Russian
language|Russian:
Василий
Григорь&
#1077;вич
Лазарев;
February 23, 1928 – December 31, 1990) was a
Soviet Union|Soviet astronaut|cosmonaut who flew
on the Soyuz 12 manned space mission|spaceflight
as well as the abortive Soyuz 18a launch. 

He was born in Poroshino. 

He was injured by the high acceleration of the
abort and landing and was initially denied his
spaceflight bonus pay, having to appeal directly
to Brezhnev to receive it.

Lazarev held a PhD in medicine and the rank of
colonel in the Soviet Air Force. He remained in
the space programme until failing a physical in
1981.

He died of alcohol poisoning in Moscow.

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