In 1991, Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev launched from Kazakhstan on a routine space mission. While he orbited Earth, the USSR collapsed. Stranded for 311 days because Russia couldn’t afford to b...

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Original Title: In 1991, Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev launched from Kazakhstan on a routine space mission. While he orbited Earth, the USSR collapsed. Stranded for 311 days because Russia couldn’t afford to bring him back, he returned to a different country earning the nickname “The Last Citizen of the USSR.”

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