Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

Soviet Union, 1971

41 x 26 in (104 x 66 cm)

ID #FF1C-PK17-L-12

"While orbiting Earth in my spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve its beauty, not destroy it!"

Original poster published by the Russian Federation showing an illustration of the first human to reach orbital velocity around the Earth and to complete a full orbit around the Earth. Donning his bright orange CCCP (Союз Советских Социалистических Республик) suit, Gagarin looks at the distant globe, portrayed as a Russian demigod.

Publisher: DOSAAF

Condition: Good, damage along the sides

250-500 astronaut astronomy cold war communist original poster outerspace poster propaganda rocket russia russian size-41x26 space race ussr vintage

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