Valentina Kuznetsova

Valentina Mikhailovna Kuznetsova (Валентина Михайловна Кузнецова; 21 January 1937 - 3 September 2010) was a Soviet - Russian radio technician and polar researcher.

Biography
Kuznetsova was born in Moscow and worked as an architect-technician in the Gipropischtscheprom. She studied radio at Moscow Aviation Institute. She was a member of the national ski team, and trained with Alevtina Kolchina.

In 1966, Kuznetsova founded the ski group Metelitsa (team) (Snowstorm). She led a polar expedition.