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Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich 1934- 1968

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

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April 13, 1961

Top Secret Report of Major Yuri Gagarin

Full Report of Yury Gagarin to the State Commission after his mission, on April 13, 1961.

April 11, 1961

Transcribed Notes Dictated by Nikita Khrushchev while at Pitsunda on the Eve of Gagarin’s Flight

Transcribed notes dictated by Nikita Khrushchev while at Pitsunda on the eve of Gagarin’s flight, on April 11, 1961.

April 13, 1961

Questions to Yu. A. Gagarin and Answers of Yu. A. Gagarin (During the State Commission Session of 13.04.1961)

Transcript of the State Commission’s interview with Yuriy Gagarin after his mission.

April 26, 1961

Excerpt from Minutes Nº 325 of the April 26, 1961, Meeting of the CPSU CC Presidium, 'On the Further Commemoration and Popularization of the First Flight of a Soviet Man in Space'

Presidium (or Politburo) decree on publicity for the flight of Yuriy Gagarin.

September 16, 1958

Letter, Sergei Korolev to Comrade K.N. Rudnev

Proposal from Sergei Korolev submitted to the State Committee for Defense Technology to develop a spy satellite with a cosmonaut on board.
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Declassified Sources on Gagarin

Documents selected, curated, and annotated by Asif Siddiqi on Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to travel into space on April 12, 1961.

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The Soviet Union Leaps Forward: The 60th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's Space Flight

A panel of experts considers the enduring legacy of Yuri Gagarin’s flight and its effects on popular culture and scientific innovation as well as the dynamic of space competition and collaboration since that flight.

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