Important! The newspapers have damage, tears, and stains.
Rare original Soviet newspapers covering Yuri Gagarin's historic spaceflight.
This set includes four original issues of Komsomolskaya Pravda dated April 13-16, 1961, published immediately after Gagarin's historic spaceflight on April 12, 1961.
Headlines featured in each issue:
April 13, 1961: "Man in Space! The Captain of the First Spaceship Is One of Our Own — a Soviet Citizen!"
April 14, 1961: "We Are the Pioneers of Space!" — "Today Moscow Welcomes the Hero. The Motherland Salutes the Feat of Her Sons!"
April 15, 1961: "The Country Celebrates Its Hero" - "A
Great Victory of Labor, Science, and Reason" - "An Enthusiastic Welcome in the Capital" — "The Earthly Star of the Astronaut."
April 16, 1961: "Tomorrow — Onward to the Planets!" -
"Vostok Announces the Dawn of a New Era" — "Glory to the Workers of the Spacecraft Shipyards!"
These are original newspapers published at the time of this historic event, documenting the Soviet press coverage and public celebration of the first human spaceflight.
A remarkable historical set for collectors of Soviet memorabilia, space exploration history, and Yuri Gagarin memorabilia.
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