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Valentina Tereshkova
This USSR-sponsored newsreel reports on the heroic return of the first woman to have flown in space.
Overview
This USSR-sponsored film from the Czechoslovakian newsreel Týždeň vo filme reports on the official visit of Soviet hero return of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to have flown in space.
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