April 12, 1961 – the brightest date in the history of the twentieth century. On that day, the Soviet pilot Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin circled the land on the Vostok spacecraft, opening the road to the stars. The biography of the first astronaut and its orbital flight have been well studied, but over the past decades they have overgrown with many myths. The true memories of eyewitnesses and the latest declassified documents collected in this book allow you to return historical truth. They clearly show how significant difficulties had to overcome Yuri Gagarin on the way to the cherished goal. Having survived the war and devastation, faced with poverty and cruelty, he managed to overcome them, becoming a worthy son of his socialist country, an experienced professional, a unique specialist, a spacecraft tester. In his personality, the image of a person of the future – an era, when personal dedication, hard work and talent will become decisive for a full life, was clearly embodied.
Author
Pervushin Anton Ivanovich
Editor
Grigoryeva O.I.
Publisher
Algorithm, 2014
Series
For the homeland! For victory!
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