🚀 The Space Age began on April 12, 1961. Sixty-two years ago, mankind managed to overcome terrestrial gravitation and orbited the planet. We are particularly proud to recall that Soviet citizen and the first Soviet pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin accomplished this great breakthrough.

🧑‍🚀 Although Gagarin was only 27 on the eve of his space mission, he had come a long way from flying with the Saratov air club to joining the first Soviet cosmonaut squad. On that memorable morning in April 1961, he blasted off into the great unknown. A photographer snapped an image of Gagarin shortly before liftoff; the cosmonaut’s face had no sign of fear and showed the famous smile of Gagarin.

🌏 Yuri Gagarin spent 108 minutes in outer space and completed a full orbit around the Earth. Almost no one knew that history was being made on that morning. TASS news agency did not break the news until 10:13 am.

On April 14, Gagarin was riding in a convertible through the streets of the Soviet Union. Jubilant crowds cheerfully greeted him and showered his limousine with flowers. Every Soviet citizen felt that he or she was somehow a part of this historical event.

Gagarin was a representative of a county that had risen from the ashes of World War II not long before, and that had already plunged into a tense Space Race rivalry with the United States. Nevertheless, his feat belonged to all of mankind, not just the Soviet people. It served as a prologue to the glorious era of international cooperation in exploring outer space.

🌏 In the next two years, Gagarin visited more than 30 countries where he was given a hero’s welcome. The Soviet cosmonaut’s foreign tour was unofficially called a peace mission – people everywhere sincerely greeted the first man in space, regardless of their political views.

👉 Every year, on #CosmonauticsDay, a countdown begins at 9.07 am Moscow Time until Yuri Gagarin’s safe return home.

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Russian cosmonauts recorded a video for the International Day of Himan Space Flight

From the International Space Station they congratulate the world on this special day and pay respect to the pioneers of space exploration.
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Российские космонавты записали видео к Международному дню полета человека в космос

С борта Международной космической станции они направляют свои поздравления и отдают дань пионерам космической отрасли.

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How many monuments to the first cosmonaut Yury Gagarin are there in the world? 🌎

👩‍🚀 There are about 50 busts and monuments to Yury Gagarin in the world. They are located in different parts of the world as a tribute to the man who first stepped into space. We will tell you about the most unusual monuments to the pilot.

➡️ The first foreign monument to Gagarin was a sculpture erected in 1975 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Initially, it stood in front of the Geyser Colonnade, but was later moved to the airport. Today, Gagarin meets and warmly welcomes guests of the city right upon arrival.

✔️ And in Lyubertsy and in London, for example, there is the same monument. The first was built near the school where the pilot studied, and the second was erected in his likeness. The opening of the monument in London was timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's visit to Great Britain.

👍 Another monument is located in Houston. It is a "double" of the monument in Kaluga, built in 2011. The copy is located near the former NASA headquarters.

✨ And that's not all, of course! Gagarin sculptures can be found in Argentina, Germany, Greece, Denmark, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Palestine, Ukraine, Croatia, Montenegro, Switzerland and even Sri Lanka.
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👩‍🚀 Всего в мире установлено около 50 бюстов и памятников Юрию Гагарину. Они расположены в разных уголках планеты как дань уважения человеку, впервые шагнувшему в космос. Рассказываем о самых необычных памятниках летчику.

➡️ Первым зарубежным памятником Гагарину стала скульптура, установленная в 1975 году в Карловых Варах в Чехии. Изначально она стояла перед Гейзерной колоннадой, но позднее была перенесена в аэропорт. Сегодня Юрий Алексеевич встречает и радушно приветствует гостей города прямо по прилету.

✔️ А в Люберцах и в Лондоне, например, стоит один и тот же памятник. Первый построили около училища, где учился летчик, а второй воздвигли по его подобию. Открытие монумента в Лондоне было приурочено к 50-летию визита Гагарина в Великобританию.

👍 Еще один памятник расположился в Хьюстоне. Он является «двойником» монумента в Калуге, построенного в 2011 году. Копия расположена около бывшей штаб-квартиры НАСА.

✨ И это, конечно же, не все! Скульптуры Гагарина можно встретить в Аргентине, Германии, Греции, Дании, Индии, Италии, Казахстане, Канаде, Киргизии, Норвегии, Палестине, Украине, Хорватии, Черногории, Швейцарии и даже на Шри-Ланке.

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