Valentina Kuznetsova

Valentina Mikhailovna Kuznetsova (Russian: Валентина Михайловна Кузнецова; 21 January 1937 - 3 September 2010) was a Soviet - Russian radio technician and polar researcher.^[1]

Biography[]

Kuznetsova was born in Moscow and worked as an architect-technician in the Gipropischtscheprom. She studied radio at Moscow Aviation Institute. She was a member of the national ski team, and trained with Alevtina Kolchina.

In 1966, Kuznetsova founded the ski group [ru] (Snowstorm).^[1]^[2]^[3] She led a polar expedition.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Памяти Валентины Кузнецовой, главной Метелицы страны - Новости, статьи, анонсы экстрима, экстремального спорта - SPOX.ru". 2010-11-21. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ Sport in the USSR. Soviet Union magazine. 1969.
^ Shevchenko, Nikolay (2020-10-23). "These Soviet women walked thousands of miles on skis and reached the South Pole". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ Daily Report: Soviet Union. The Service. 1989.

[:0-1] "Памяти Валентины Кузнецовой, главной Метелицы страны - Новости, статьи, анонсы экстрима, экстремального спорта - SPOX.ru". 2010-11-21. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[2] Sport in the USSR. Soviet Union magazine. 1969.

[3] Shevchenko, Nikolay (2020-10-23). "These Soviet women walked thousands of miles on skis and reached the South Pole". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[4] Daily Report: Soviet Union. The Service. 1989.

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