Putin noted Valentina Tereshkova's boundless devotion to the Motherland

On March 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the world's first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on her 89th birthday. The text of the greeting was published on the Kremlin's website.

"Your many years of public and legislative work and boundless dedication to your vocation and Homeland deserve the deepest respect," the Russian leader said in his congratulatory message.

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