Today is the memorable day. The day of the first human flight to space. But do we know this first pilot well? Here are some facts from his life.

Young pioneer Yuri.

He was a trumpeter at school.

The Gagarins’ dugout in the war time.

Their house in the village Klushino.

At the anatomy room.

His application for the college.

The sergeant.

In the flying club.

Jerks.

In the airfield.

His working office.

At the the Baikonur cosmodrome.

Before the takeoff.

Gagarin’s backup pilot.

With the main constructor.

The cosmic system “Vostok”.