Yuri Gagarin Comes to London (1961)

On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to travel in space, completing an orbit of the earth in the Vostok 1 rocket in just 108 minutes.
Months after his historic flight, the Soviet cosmonaut travelled to Britain, visiting Manchester and London. This clip, which features an interview with Gagarin conducted by ITN's Reggie Bosanquet, shows the world-famous spaceman arriving at Buckingham Palace for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. The final section of footage shows Gagarin laying a wreath at the grave of Karl Marx, the German philosopher whose Communist Manifesto formed the foundations of the Soviet Union. People are often surprised to learn that Karl Marx is buried in Highgate Cemetery in London!
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[@parmenideskim9739]

Yuri Gagarin will forever be remembered as one of the greatest men in human history.

[@Светлая-и7э]

Какой красивый мужчина Юрий Гагарин. Простой парень с открытым лицом и шикарной улыбкой!

[@thelonelytraveler3933]

The translator does a great job here switching between russian and english effortlessly well!

[@marcusaurelius4941]

As a language enthusiast, thia has was my major takeaway from this interview, it's really hard to imagine they could have picked a better person for the job

[@vkravcuk]

To be honest, the translator left me speechless. Either he was bilingual, or the School of the middle 20th century was much better than now

[@ezefinkielman4672]

The translator’s name is Boris Belitsky. Can’t find any information about him.

[@zettazurdita]

As an interpreter myself, this is our job🫶🏼

[@SitiZulaika2705]

Boris Belitsky - he was impeccable during the translating session of the interview. I second your thoughts @vkravchuk whereby the translator's linguistic skills was majestically impressive to behold!

[@thecosmos729]

I haven't heard his voice often, I think it was just a recording of his voice and no video. He's always so wholesome and caring, they made such a great choice. The translator is amazing, I would love to be as fluent as him!

[@Chatta-Ortega]

Yuri Gagarin seemed like a genuinely nice guy. RIP.

[@West-rn-showvn-ist-chick]

What an absolute legend!! Cute too!!❤

[@gutsfinky]

Yes he had a nice, friendly face and an easy smile. The USSR picked a very photogenic and personable man to be their "face."

[@lowellleber1722]

​@@gutsfinkyHe was not picked for PR. He WAS the first HUMAN in space. A truly historical person.

[@GoodFella-wi7gw]

@@gutsfinkyHe was the best Soviet pilot and that why he was chosen to fly in space as first man.Good looks don’t really matter

[@gutsfinky]

@@GoodFella-wi7gw you and I both know that's not true.

[@GoodFella-wi7gw]

@@gutsfinky Are you Russian?

[@slwide7507]

The best translator that I have seen on TV.

[@stephenburnage7687]

The best known name on the planet, until the Beatles. RIP Yuri.

[@teddy1066]

The first spaceman. No one can ever take that away from Major Gagarin.

[@muhammadmehriddinov8317]

Who tf is Beatles?

[@katlone2881]

Our Yuri🎉 Наш Юрий🎉 ❤

[@gutsfinky]

That question at the end was deep. I wonder if he might have gone to the moon if he hadn't died so young.

[@Simon-px8mi]

Alexei Leonov was the planned cosmonaut to be the first for a potential lunar mission of the Soviet Union. The same cosmonaut that did the first spacewalk and exited his capsule. However after Sergei Korolev, the head of the Soviet Space Program died due to a surgery, the program started to go downhill. In my opinion, the Soviets could have landed on the moon, but not first.

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

​@@Simon-px8mi I honestly wish that the Soviets had been able to land on the moon too. There isn't really much scientifically to be gained over just sending a probe, it's just more of a 'we did it' sort of thing. Both countries landing on the moon would've made Apollo-Soyuz much more special than it already was. Although to be fair to the Soviets, they did pioneer space stations while the Americans were off landing on the moon. The ISS wouldn't exist without them.

[@iloveitwhenwemakeup]

У него красивая улыбка❤ (he has a beautiful smile)

[@Worldball12345]

Yuri Gagarin's historic journey into space not only marked a monumental achievement in human exploration but also inspired generations worldwide with his courage, determination, and pioneering spirit. His iconic flight symbolizes the boundless potential of humanity and serves as a reminder of the power of dreams to propel us beyond the limits of Earth, igniting a passion for space exploration that continues to inspire scientists, engineers, and dreamers alike. Gagarin's legacy shines brightly as a beacon of hope, reminding us to reach for the stars and push the boundaries of what is possible.

[@farhanzafar6129]

What a legendary badass

[@defe6520]

We remember the Queen Elizabeth only she got some tea with the First Man Mr Gagarin

[@gutsfinky]

And I think she described him as "very russian" which is delightful in itself.

[@That_Random_Bloke]

The so called Cold War didn’t seem so cold here. Just happiness and joy in a great human achievement.

[@realDahenzi]

Back when international relations were healthy. Good old days. 💔

[@mmcworldbuilding5994]

I can understand being nostalgic about certain things from this time but surely not International relations bro this was in the middle of the cold war 💀

[@StarwarsHalofreak]

Not quite, this was a year or so after we had the bright idea of continuing to send U-2s over the USSR, a hallmark of us just simply not trusting them. If we put maybe a little more faith in Khrushchev, the cold war may have panned out very differently at the time, and the Apollo-Soyuz may have happened way sooner.

[@Romchikthelemon]

Наш Юра

[@barbiejaynecheng7906]

Everywhere i see him he is always smiling. I love him

[@BaronVonDergner]

It may have been just one trip into sheer nothingness in a metal box, but as the Alexander of Space, Gagarin's name and adventure will ring the same through human history forever. I'm overwhelmingly glad I can witness this sixty-two years after, a little weirded out that you can just pull his interview up on the same site people use to bingewatch cute capybara videos, but very glad regardless Трава у дома, братья, добро пожаловать домой

[@vovkinvov3221]

Перевод легенда

[@damirmamanbay8947]

I'm from kazakhstan. Yeah Gagarin was in Baikonur. But the Kazakh cosmonaut was Toktar Aubukirov

[@Владимир-ц7щ9г]

Спасибо за Память!

[@Scarpaviation]

RIP

[@remycallie]

Died 7 years after this at age 34 in the crash of his MiG-15. As he said at the end "if we live, we shall see."

[@iskander21024]

И он у могилы Карла Маркса. Замечательно. До слёз. Гагарин - советский человек. Во всём. Только не пишите чушь, что его заставили. Мы были так воспитаны. И это было прекрасно.

[@Карлс-в5ю]

Я просто оставлю этот комментарий здесь спасибо

[@jonathandown9617]

Sad that he died within this same decade so young. The Russian saying he cites at the end of video certainly holds true.

[@seemonsamaddar9127]

❤

[@RaviVerma-qq7lp]

First human in space gagarin wonderful🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ТамараВарламова-п2с]

Здесь ему всего 27 лет!

[@romgus]

Был-бы лучшим президентом России.

[@Кулизар-с3щ]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@pravdaseed64]

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[@globalautobahn1132]

He would have been Soviet premier if they hadn’t have killed him.. how sad…

[@bunnitomoe3866]

He died because of an accident... it was not orchestraded by anyone

[@sauransauran2780]

Что ты несёшь дубина. Он погиб во время испытательного полёта

[@ГригорийЛогинов-р8з]

So brainwashed.. Excellent work)

[@normanwells2755]

They had an excellent propaganda tool in him.

[@helloworld-ti5zs]

It is normal. You used your propaganda, we ours. 🤷😂 Soviets showed that their space technologies are better. 💪 We won the space race.