Valentina Tereshkova was hailed as a hero when she became the first woman in space in 1963.
Now 83, she has became a hate figure for some Russians after putting forward a constitutional amendment that could allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.
The lower house, the State Duma, on Wednesday gave its final approval to the move as part of a package of Putin-backed constitutional amendments.
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