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Maksim Surayev

Russian cosmonaut and politician
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Maksim Surayev
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
May 24, 1972
Place of birth
Chelyabinsk
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia[8][9]
Occupation
aircraft pilot, astronaut, fighter pilot, blogger, politician
Position held
ISS Expedition commander, member of the State Duma[11]
Educated at
Yeysk Higher Military Aviation Institute, Kacha Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, Russian Academy of State Service[12]
Award received
Hero of the Russian Federation, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, Medal "For Military Valour", 2nd class, Medal for distinguished military service, 1st class, Medaille „Für den Dienst in der Luftwaffe“, aircraft pilot qualification (class), awards of Moscow Oblast, Доблесть Кузбасса, NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, Medal for distinguished military service, 2nd class, Medal for distinguished military service, 3rd class, medal for military valour, medal for distinguished military service, Commendation of the Government of Russia[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[34]
Allegiance
Russia[33]
Given name
Maksim[31]
Member of
7th State Duma of the Russian Federation, Expedition 41[27][28]
Member of the crew of
Soyuz TMA-13M, Soyuz TMA-16, Expedition 21, Expedition 22, Expedition 40, Expedition 41[37][38][39][40][41][42]
Military, police or special rank
colonel, colonel[30]
Name in native language
Максим Викторович Сураев[35]
Native language
Russian[10]
Significant event
extra-vehicular activity[32]
Social media followers
27k (27k–29k, n=4)[43][44][45][46]
Time in space
+481691[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Maksim Surayev en Maksim Viktorovich Surayev ar مكسيم_سوراييف cs Maxim Surajev de Maxim Surajew de Surajew de Maxim Wiktorowitsch Surajew es Maksim Suràiev es Maksim Suraiev fa ماکسیم سورایف fi Maksim Surajev fr Maxime Souraiev fr Maxime Souraïev fr Maxime suraiev he מקסים סוראייב hu Makszim Viktorovics Szurajev it Maxim Wiktorowitsch Surajew it Maksim Surayev it Maksim Viktorovič Suraev it Maxim Surajew
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Declarator.org ID
31931
Freebase ID
/m/027cyh_
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m027cyh_
IMDb ID
nm7205394
Instagram username
suraevmaxim
OpenSanctions ID
Maksim Surayev
Prabook ID
1367834
TMDB person ID
1643819
Warheroes.ru ID
13240
X (Twitter) username
Msuraev

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🔗 Connections
Astronaut mission 6
Soyuz TMA-13M, Expedition 21, Soyuz TMA-16, Expedition 22, Expedition 40, Expedition 41
Award received 6
Hero of the Russian Federation, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, Commendation of the Government of Russia
← Crew members 6
Soyuz TMA-13M, Expedition 21, Soyuz TMA-16, Expedition 22, Expedition 40, Expedition 41
Occupation 5
politician, astronaut, aircraft pilot, blogger, fighter pilot
Educated at 3
Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy, Kacha Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, Russian Academy of State Service
Country of citizenship 2
Russia, Soviet Union
Member of 2
Expedition 41, 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation
← Backup or reserve team or crew 2
Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-11M
Allegiance 1
Russia
Given name 1
Maksim
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Member of the crew of 1
Soyuz TMA-13M
Military, police or special rank 1
colonel
Native language 1
Russian
OpenSanctions ID 1
Maksim Surayev
Place of birth 1
Chelyabinsk
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
extra-vehicular activity
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Maksim Surayev
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Summary

Maksim Surayev was born on May 24, 1972[1], in Chelyabinsk[2]. He has worked as an aircraft pilot[3], astronaut[4], fighter pilot[5], blogger[6], and politician[7].

FAQs

Where was Maksim Surayev born?

Maksim Surayev's place of birth was Chelyabinsk[2].

What did Maksim Surayev do for work?

Maksim Surayev worked as an aircraft pilot[3], astronaut[4], fighter pilot[5], blogger[6], and politician[7].

Where did Maksim Surayev go to school?

Maksim Surayev was educated at Yeysk Higher Military Aviation Institute[12].

What awards did Maksim Surayev receive?

Honors received include Hero of the Russian Federation[13], Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"[14], Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class[15], and Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation[16].

Related Entities

Maksim Surayev Russia Soyuz TMA-11M Soyuz TMA-13M Soyuz TMA-14 Soyuz TMA-16

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  1. [2] ↑ . jsc.nasa.gov. jsc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 29d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instagram username → suraevmaxim
    "Created claim: Instagram username: suraevmaxim, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791682645626"
  2. 27w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of the crew of → Soyuz TMA-13M, Soyuz TMA-16, Expedition 21 +1
    Astronaut mission → —
    "Created claim: Member of the crew of: Soyuz TMA-16, batch #257287"
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