Tomorrow, on April 12, 2011 will be exactly 50 years since the first man had made a journey to the outer space. Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space (he spent there 1 hour and 48 minutes), and today we want to pay our tribute to this legendary person and celebrate the anniversary in our own unique way – by featuring a set of vintage soviet propaganda space posters. Most of these artworks were created in 1960′s, but our collection contains some reprints of the original posters. Nevertheless, we believe that you’ll enjoy these inspiring and fascinating vintage design goodies.

“April 12 — the dream came true”

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“Glory to the Party’s son!”

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“Let’s conquer space!”

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“In the name of peace and progress!”

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“The way is open for the man!”

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“Be proud Soviet man, for you discovered the way to distant stars!”

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“Glory to the first man in space — Yuri Gagarin!”

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“Glory to KPSS” (the Communist Party of Soviet Union)

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“Glory to the first woman in space!” (Valentina Tereshkova)

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Glory to the Soviet people — the space pioneers!

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The distance to even the farthest planet is not that long, my friends!

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“Glory to the Soviet science! Glory to the Soviet man — the first man in space!”

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“Creative resources of socialism are boundless!”

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“For the glory of communism!”

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