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Yuri Gagarin monument - Moscow Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Monument to Yuri Gagarin in the Alley of Cosmonauts, Moscow, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Monument to Yuri Gagarin, the first person to travel in space. It is located at Leninsky Prospekt in Moscow, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Fireworks over the Monument to Yuri Gagarin 42.5-meter high pedestal and statue, Moscow, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Yuri Gagarin monument on Gagarin Square - in Moscow Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in the Space Race; his capsule, Vostok 1, completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. Gagarin became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, his nation`s highest honour.