Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev (Russian: ?´??? ????´?????? ??´?????) was born in the village Nikolayevsk, Stalingrad Oblast (Volgograd Oblast), USSR, on 27 August 1941.
He studied in Taganrog's high school N24, 1949-1959.
He was married with two children.
He was selected as a cosmonaut on 7 May 1967.
He retired on 20 July 1988.
He died on 8 November 1999 in Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation.
He was Commander of Soyuz T-2 (5–9 June 1980) and Soyuz T-11 (3–11 April 1984).