This is a terrific story of the life of Yuri Gagarin; first man in space. It features some amazing archive footage and interviews with his cosmonaut colleagues, designers, family and fiends. Filmed on location at his house and other significant places of his life, this is certainly the most definitive autobiography of Yuri Gagarin.
From his birth and humble up-bringing within a working class peasant family, this documentary takes you through the majors events of his life including; the German occupation of his childhood home during the War, his interest in aviation, military college, Sputnik, Korolev, the Soviet race to put a man in space, cosmonaut training, relations between Gagarin and Titov, Gagarin talking about his flight, the radio broadcast announcing his spaceflight, his return to earth and the farmer and school children who first saw him, the media frenzy, the national celebrations, his world tour, the pressures on his wife, a family holiday with Titov ad alleged sexual harassment scandal, his balcony fall/jump, the Soviet cover-up of the incident, temptations to stray from his family life and his vigilant wife, the fall of his fame, glory and importance as a Soviet hero, training for the flight of Vostok 1, the death of Komorov on Vostok 1 and the suspected Soviet cover-up, Gagarin's desperate but failed attempts to stop the mission and to investigate the accident, his return to flying planes, his training flight crash and death, his funeral and mourning, the hidden crash relics sealed in a vault, discrepancies in the investigation regarding his death, and finally Gagarin's legacy in modern spaceflight, including a quote from Neil Armstrong.
Exceptional footage and insight to an exceptional man. Recommended.

A rare Soviet poster of Cosmonuaut hero Yuri Gagarin. Printed in the Soviet Union in 1983, this rare poster is NOT mint condition as it has some minor creases and tears around the edges. However, it can be easily framed so that this damage is not visible. Measures 26" x 18" with an image size of 20" x 13" giving a 3" white boarder hence it can be framed/cut to hide/remove the damaged edges. This is one of only three we have seen; the other two being in a Moscow museums. This one was released from our private collection in May 2006 where it's been rolled in a sealed poster tube for almost 10 years.

These are the official Soviet Vostok 1 / Yuri Gagarin postal stamps issued in 1991 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of this historic first man in space mission. They all have a face value of 25K and depict the portrait of Gagarin in four designs. This is an entire full sheet as issued, containing 24 individual stamps!. Mint condition.

This limited edition medal commemorates the 30th anniversary of the historic Vostok 1 mission which made Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin the first man in space. The medal is an official Russian issue and minted using metal from flown Soyuz TM spacecrafts used to ferry cosmonauts to the Mir Space Station. Measures 39mm. Supplied with the original issue presentation folder and certificate of authenticity, complete with full English translation and mission details.

A souvenir card from the Soviet Union. Printed in 1978, this is one of a series of cards produced as souvenirs for the Soviet people to celebrate their heros in space. This card celebrates Vostok 2 cosmonaut Gherman Titov; the second man in space. It features a wonderful large colour image of him and a brief biography of his life and spaceflight (in Russian). The front of this card features the Soviet space flight medal, Titov's signature and name. Mint condition, never even been folded down the partition. Size: 11" x 8".

Produced by The Spaceflori Corporation, this unique and limited edition presentation contains an actual piece of the Flown Vostok 5 Heatshield mounted to high quality photographic 8" x 10" print. Each print is numbered and accompanied by a matching numbered certificate of authenticity and fact sheet. A highly desirable and top quality presentation with your own piece of historic space flown hardware attached. Ready to frame and display in any discerning collection.

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A souvenir card from the Soviet Union. Printed in 1978, this is one of a series of cards produced as souvenirs for the Soviet people to celebrate their heros in space. This card celebrates Vostok 6 cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova; the first woman in space. It features a wonderful large colour image of her and a brief biography of her life and spaceflight (in Russian). The front of this card features the Soviet space flight medal, Tereshkova's signature and name. Mint condition, never even been folded down the partition. Size: 11" x 8".