Boris Volynov Autographs
Boris Valentinovich Volynov (Russian: Бори́с Валенти́нович Волы́нов; born 18 December 1934) is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. Following the death of Alexei Leonov in October 2019, he is the last surviving member of the original group of cosmonauts. He is also considered to be the first Jew in space.
Volynov was born in Irkutsk in Siberia, but then his family relocated, and he finished secondary school in Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, in 1952. The next year he completed basic pilot training in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, and in 1955 graduated from an aviation school in Novosibirsk. From September 1961 to January 1968 he studied at the faculty of engineering of the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and graduated with a diploma of a pilot-engineer-cosmonaut. Later in 1980 he defended a PhD at the same academy. After resigning from the space program in 1982, he spent eight years as a senior administrator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre. After 30 years of service in Star City, in 1990, he retired in the rank of colonel due to age limit.
Volynov was assigned as one of two possible commanders training for Voskhod 1 in 1964, but he and his fellow crewmembers Georgi Katys and Boris Yegorov were bumped three days before the scheduled launch date despite being the prime crew. Sergey Korolyov was reportedly furious about this decision, but was told by Nikita Khrushchev "Don't rock the boat – it's not worth it!"
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Traded items with a signature of Boris Volynov
The most expensive item with a signature of Boris Volynov (BORIS VOLYNOV SIGNED AUTOGRAPH RUSSIA ASTRONAUT COSMONAUT SPACE 8X10 PHOTO #3) was sold in February 2022 for $108.72 while the cheapest item (Boris Volynov - Soviet Cosmonaut - Autographed Soviet Portrait Card) found a new owner for $3.26 in January 2025. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2009 with an average selling price of $8.00 for an autographed item of Boris Volynov. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2022 with $74.34 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.75 was January 2025. In average, an autographed item from Boris Volynov is worth $15.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Boris Volynov were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Boris Volynov - First Jewish Cosmonaut: Soyuz 5 & 21 - Signed Postcard | $12.50 |  |
| Boris Volynov - Soviet Cosmonaut - Autographed 4x6 Photo | $10.50 | |
| Boris Volynov - Soviet Cosmonaut - Autographed Soviet Portrait Card | $4.25 | |
| Boris Volynov - Soviet Cosmonaut - Autographed Soviet Portrait Card | $3.26 | |
| Boris Volynov - Soviet Cosmonaut - Signed Bio Card | $16.50 | |
| BORIS VOLYNOV Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo - RUSSIAN COSMONAUT | $31.00 | |
| BORIS VOLYNOV Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo - RUSSIAN COSMONAUT | $26.01 | |
| BORIS VOLYNOV Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo - RUSSIAN COSMONAUT | $32.01 | |
| Boris Volynov Last Surviving Cosmonaut of Original Group, Signed Photo / COA | $39.95 | |
| BORIS VOLYNOV SIGNED AUTOGRAPH RUSSIA ASTRONAUT COSMONAUT SPACE 8X10 PHOTO #3 | $108.72 | |
| Boris Volynov signed cover Russian Cosmonaut Space Exploration | $11.87 | |
| Boris Volynov signed Russian Postcard Cosmonaut Soyuz 5 & 21 | $19.95 | |
| Boris Volynov, Last Surviving Cosmonaut of Original Group, Signed Photo / COA | $29.95 | |
| Boris Volynov, Last Surviving Cosmonaut of Original Group, Signed Photo-COA | $34.95 | |
| USSR Cosmonaut Boris Volynov Signed Autographed Photo | $21.50 | |
