Yuri Gagarin: The first man in space - BBC News

It's sixty years since the first human blasted into space.
For the Soviet Union, Yuri Gagarin’s single orbit of the Earth was a huge achievement and propaganda coup. There will be celebrations across Russia to mark the anniversary.
We meet the woman who, as a little girl, witnessed the day the cosmonaut came back down to earth and a Russian hero was born.
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[@robbiethepict2783]

Yuri Gagarin will be remembered in 1 million years, whatever mankind's achievements in space. He was the first man in space.

[@slinkymotion]

Was he though? Or was he the first to survive?

[@vatyin7763]

@@slinkymotion yes he was the first

[@zjean3417]

@@slinkymotion He was the first in orbit.

[@slinkymotion]

@@vatyin7763 hey, I’m no conspiracy theorist, but the Soviets had a completely covert space program, and were far more willing to risk human life. It’s entirely possible that Gagarin was the 3rd or 4th cosmonaut to get to space.

[@Squigy-nm9tk]

@@slinkymotion that would make sense, they probably died so they didn't announce it

[@freddthurman3935]

Yuri is not only a Soviet Hero but also a hero to humanity

[@anthony_depaz]

Yes he is a hero to all of us, to Americans and Russians too

[@rishenreni7618]

Now the stupid extremists will destroy this reply section

[@zukunftverstehen]

Absolutely! Even though American propaganda tried and still tries to cover this fact as hard as it can...

[@softdrink-0]

@@zukunftverstehen the fuck are you on about.

[@JohnsontheFly]

@@softdrink-0 I think what they meant is that Yuri gets absolutely miniscule media coverage compared to Neil Armstrong, even if their achievements are both as historic as one another

[@luckyluke1503]

People forget Soviet Union achieved this not too long after being destroyed by Germany in WW2 and losing 25+ million people. That makes this even more impressive.

[@JiTiAr35]

Yeah, Russian Federation is a wimp compare to Soviet Union.

[@user-rd8rv6nb7f]

@@JiTiAr35 russia is nothing in front of soviets . Soviet union was a superpower russia is only a regional power.

[@thinkpanzer6690]

it s a german technology

[@luckyluke1503]

@@user-rd8rv6nb7f I think anytime you can destroy the whole world in matter of hours and when you have the most natural resources in the world, you are a superpower. But I guess we see things differently

[@crazydiamond91]

Absolutely right

[@Joshua-xf9ev]

First object in space: Soviets First living thing in space: Soviets First human in space: Soviets First Space Walk: Soviets First Woman in space: Soviets First Person on the Moon: America America: We won the space race!!!

[@khalidansari3499]

Latter was the toughest but yeah, you still got a point.

[@chicotthejester9341]

The race was the moon. And it pretty much ended when the Americans landed there. America did win and your communist friends lost.

[@jubairahmed6727]

fuck murica

[@cyberia___]

First living thing in space is highly unlikely

[@Neverskipwingday]

@@chicotthejester9341 fool. Just because he points out a socialist states accomplishments doesn't mean he is communist. The Soviets did many horrible things but this was not one of them.

[@skymaster4743]

In 1942, the German occupiers would never have imagined that the 8 year old kid from the little village of Klushino whose house they occupied and whose brother they sent as slave labour in Germany would become the first man to journey outer space.

[@Medicus_Asur]

@Leonid authoritarian socialism and capitalist oligarchy does that to a people

[@mt8956]

@Leonid thanks to Germans & Japanese, USA got out of the Great Depression and became a super power. Thanks to the Communist we got NASA and put a man on the moon. Thanks to the Saudi Arabia for trading oil in dollars, gotta love all the achievements the USA has made. We Americans are spoiled lol

[@rendermanpro]

​@Leonid How shitty the person should be to say that crap when everyone else celebrate.... The person who spit acid at the party. Did you ever live in Germany? Do you know *how many homeless in Germany today?* I'm pretty sure that you are 14-15 year old boy, who never ever live without parents and did see *nothing* in your life. Especially do not have any idea of foreign living. Tourist..... One of those young baby boys, who flood internet out with something that they do not have idea that they are speaking about....

[@Rom2Serge]

What an amazing story. I didn't know it. Thank you.

[@jixuscrixus1967]

@@mt8956 Saudi Arabia traded oil for gold, the ‘coins’ were minted in PA.

[@sofoniasshishay9958]

"He is probably human" wise words from madam.

[@The_Canonical_Ensemble]

Granny didn't say that. The woman in the video did

[@magnus7857]

1:23 It was the woman, addressing her babushka

[@sofoniasshishay9958]

@@magnus7857 ohh you right.

[@The_Canonical_Ensemble]

@@sofoniasshishay9958 The woman said: I said "Granny, stop! He's speaking Russian. He's probably human." So, it wasn't granny.

[@ApprenPlayer]

The first person travelled to space. 60 years ago on this day.

[@GCKteamKrispy]

Not only Russians are proud of. All post-Soviet countries are proud of this man, because he was Soviet cosmonaut

[@salvat3735]

He is a person that the entirety of humanity should honour. He might have been Russian, but he was also human.

[@chicotthejester9341]

@@salvat3735 I don’t honour communists.

[@mt8956]

@@salvat3735 agree, great achievement for humanity

[@magnus7857]

@@chicotthejester9341 Political views don't matter at this point. It's about scientific achievement. Regardless if the country or political system, it is indeed impressive

[@chicotthejester9341]

@@magnus7857 Political views always matter. Or perhaps you’d like to honour the rocket scientists that propelled both space programs. Do you know who they were?

[@LEEboneisDaMan]

Yuri Gagarin was the son of a bricklayer and a milkmaid. That was our first ambassador to the cosmos. Not a member of a royal family. Not an oligarch. Not part of any aristocracy. The first person in space was a worker and the son of workers. Every worker in the world was Yuri Gagarin.

[@russiannorth2440]

that's right my friend

[@unrested7294]

yuri gagarin is proof that the working class' potential is limited only by the skies.

[@prestallar4339]

I think there was also an Apollo astronaut who was pictured sitting with older cowboys in the wild west and he was only 15 at the time. Who would've thought one of their buddie would be walking on the surface of moon which they see during night.

[@Domini0s]

​@@unrested7294так это же в СССР было, там такое продвигалось изначально

[@somozasi]

Slaves are not workers they are just cowards, slaves !!!!

[@mynameisciko4885]

Seeing his smile on the thumbnail make me happy and sad in the same time

[@oksowhat]

?

[@vindicator2011]

...it the smile that meant he was chosen over the other guy

[@asoru5573]

Same! His smile brings joy to Soviet people and mankind of how our achievement of space exploration through the years!

[@axel665]

Yeah true that smile make you think of his achievement and sad he died young

[@kommandantgalileo]

@@axel665 yeah, in 1968.

[@rendermanpro]

He is a perfect example of the man for generations... And that everyone respect, not just he was the first hero in space, but *after became world wide famous, he was still stay a simple and open guy. Very humble and respectful, kind and generous.* The real hero.

[@louisbloom567]

Thank you for these kind words, madame.

[@neolynxer]

I miss Maya's old logo and being of Alias.

[@sheikhakbar2067]

Ralax it was a Soviet lie ... 2 minutes video isn't enough of evidence to prove he orbited the earth!

[@louisbloom567]

@@sheikhakbar2067 he evacuated in the sky before leaving earth. I never evacuated

[@rendermanpro]

@@sheikhakbar2067 And the Earth is flat, we know that...

[@paulshadow5727]

As a delegate member of the then Communist Party of India, my grandfather had a picture of him and Gagarin when Gagarin came to India, he always kept that in his wallet and described it as one of his most treasured memories. He told me that Gagarin talked with him even though my grandfather was not a high level party member. He always used to cry when he talked about those things and the fall of the USSR. I have that picture now, it has become a kind of heirloom for our family.

[@LADruss]

Your grandfarther sounds like a wonderful person.

[@paulshadow5727]

@@LADruss He was, I owe a lot to him.

[@kawaiilotus]

Photocopy and scan and/or take a photograph of it, you never know what will happen in the future!!!

[@ashokiimc]

amazing story mate. can you shoot a video of the photo and post it on KZbin? I'm Sure people would love to see it.

[@paulshadow5727]

@@ashokiimc The thing is bro, that picture holds an emotional value for me and my family. My grandfather saw Gagarin as a role model, he used to believe that as they both came out of poor peasant families, and if he did something that changed the world, the he could achieve something great too. I have seldom seen my grandfather believe in something more than that picture, even in his last years when he couldn't even recognise us most of the time, he would never keep that photo away from his person. I never put it online, because I somehow feel that cheapen the emotions that come with it by exhibiting such a personal item.

[@squeek5810]

The whole world, should be proud of what this man has done, just think about it, he was the first person to go into space.

[@howepellin]

Except for those who are anti russia

[@malcolmlongridge4387]

@@howepellin 0

[@howepellin]

@@malcolmlongridge4387 nah theres lot of them

[@talos2384]

@Die Ritter don’t confuse anti Russian with anti Putin

[@lochnessmonster5149]

He wasnt the first.

[@art-media209]

Yuri Gagarin is our hero. According to his biography, he was a hard-working man. Contemporaries speak of him as very kind and sincere and fair. A true hero of the time.

[@joshbrown5034]

And all the Russian scientists and engineers who pioneered space exploration

[@howepellin]

Russophobia would like to say no

[@nanand.r]

"yuri gagarin is OUR hero" damn, thats the most russian thing someone would say B)

[@assasin165]

A huge moment in human history, and a good man behind the ship. Thanks Yuri

[@jakechen1932]

according to BBC it is not but a sovi propaganda

[@EmbeddedWithin]

@@jakechen1932 it isn’t..

[@jend.purnsoeharto7927]

@@jakechen1932 idiot Amerika

[@matt_pass]

@@jakechen1932 its not, its a global achievement

[@ls200076]

@@jakechen1932 it's not, next thing you'll say is that the moonlanding was fake

[@youknownothing980]

Finally something nice to watch on the news! 🙂

[@louisbloom567]

Hello

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Indeed. After nothing but sadness for the past few days, it’s good to have something nice to remember.

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

@@danielwhyatt3278 Try the past20 years, worlds been shit since 9/11

[@inamdarsaquib9528]

@@TheWaveGoodbye-Music yes actually. Too much terror did spread as well as racism.

[@howepellin]

Russiphobic people would like to disagree.

[@gmodplayerxd6886]

Yuri is not just Russia's hero, he's the universe's hero.

[@fortitudevalance8424]

It is sad that Yuri died in an aviation incident. Such a humble and decent man. Rest well Sir. Ad Astra.

[@russiannorth2440]

Pure, bright, kind and bold.

[@ronti2492]

Even just on film, 60 years later, Gagarin radiates charisma! A worthy first man in space, credit to him and may be rest in peace.

[@orbitalpotato9940]

Note how even on a report like this, BBC uses the words "Soviet Propaganda" instead of "news broadcasts".

[@DTJKS]

Always and invariably. They can’t exist without it.

[@barrykevin7658]

60 years ago everyone thought we'd all be living up in space by now . Sadly not a huge amount done in such a long time ! Edit. Russia/USSR every right to be proud of him.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Indeed. Now SpaceX and other private companies are having to pick up the slack where governments have failed us.

[@sambam007]

We probably would be if it wasnt for so many wars and funding taken away from space exploration to the point private companies have taken over like space x

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Moon base Alpha are probably doing ok,Commander Koenig is a resourceful man.

[@mindrover777]

@@redpillnibbler4423 moon base? Not for the average Joe

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@@mindrover777 Space 1999 - seventies tv show.

[@Shutenocheck]

It is also necessary to remember and praise the scientist and designer-engineer Sergei Korolev, who created this aircraft.

[@user-dc9oq2pr6v]

😎

[@TysonEmmy]

He is the real OG

[@Goku-xr2rw]

What a guy. Absolutely legend Respect from India

[@afrozshaikh9099]

I don't why western media calls every Soviet achievement a propoganda. It was not victory for any proganda it was victory for humanity. Soviet Union have done many great things which deserve a lot of appreciation. NASA is a great organization but it is not responsible for all of the space achievement. Whole world is proud of Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong they are and will be inspiration for whole mankind.

[@bengu5871]

Because west is pushing their stupid propaganda.

[@river_salmon]

@@bengu5871 as some of us Russians also do, so don't care if someone puts one of the greatest human achievements into crap

[@alisia413]

Neil Armstrong never was on the moon, it was a fake well directed by Stanley Kubrick.

[@KrazyKatPosse]

A crowning achievement in human history. Yuri Gagarin will be forever-remembered as the first man in space! The Russians/Soviets have every right to be proud of him.

[@rachelfox8108]

And this is why April 12 is Yuri's Night. Incredible achievement!

[@santiimarienjerii4992]

I was born this day 12 April 1997

[@rachelfox8108]

@@santiimarienjerii4992 Same here -- 12 April 1994. Happy 24th birthday on Monday to you!

[@Elena-ef7dk]

Lucky you 👍

[@Nathan-gs5tw]

Why was Gagarin's trip a "victory for Soviet propaganda" but Armstrong's landing on the moon was a "victory for mankind"? Even casual references in positive news stories about a country that no longer exists continue to have a bias. Once you notice it its hard to stop seeing.

[@lorisperfetto6021]

It was also a victory for mankind, but what the soviet desperately needed back then was propaganda around the world. And they got it

[@milan6782]

Cuz the Americans can for some reason create their own rules and everyone will accept it.

[@lorisperfetto6021]

@@milan6782 yeah...or at least they pretend everyone will accept them

[@dashori8226]

Thank you for remembering him. I think all achievements in space exploration, in science in general should be our common achievements, and it's so sad that Russians and Americans now are so different and often hate the other side. Nobody wants to war, nobody wants to support controversies. We're all people, and please don't forget it

[@redbaron18]

He said, "I am a Soviet like you, and now I need a telephone to call Moscow!"

[@vyvyt6595]

Simply, human achievement. We're all humans aren't we? We did it! Let's go people! Let's just carry on!

[@rubensano4860]

He was an outlier. Most people won't achieve anything of note.

[@redditoscor9040]

Lol we are not in capitalist regime now? What means OUR in capitalist society? It's achievement of Ussr lol.

[@comunistdaddy109]

@Dark_Platinum it's not it's the ussr

[@anthony_depaz]

@@comunistdaddy109 It doesn’t matter where the man was from, he was a human and he represented all humans

[@shabelijsg2615]

@@anthony_depaz yes, lol people fail to understand something as simple as what u said

[@susanfanning9480]

He is number 1. Nobody would know what would happen. I'm Alaskan and I know he was a brave man. I'm sorry for his short life. Certainly he was the bravest human on earth. I'm not Russian. He deserves respect.

[@real8310]

Imagine YOUR country having the first man that ever went to space...

[@AnonYmouS00816]

Doesnt matter tbh. Unless you know yuri of course

[@anthony_depaz]

Imagine your species having the first human that ever went to space...the first man on space could’ve been russian, chinese, american, german, or whatever but he would still be a human

[@somozasi]

That country people are slaves. Better be the country that took many men all the way out to the moon & back alive.

[@ZCraft14]

No one can erase gagarin name from the first human in space Change my mind

[@Keln02]

What an achievement it was! This is a testimony to the potential of humankind

[@calidude1114]

All he did was hitch a ride on Wernher von Braun's rocket technology.

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

@@calidude1114 Who lifted the tech from Frank whittles Jet engine, called technological evolution

[@swaythegod5812]

I know the nazi party would be so proud they stole there idea and technology and scientists and space program they were working on

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

@@swaythegod5812 Who intern got tech and secrets from the UK's rocket programmes and jet Engines by a Mr Frank Whittle Also let's not act like the US didn't intern over 2/3rds of the Nazi scientific development staff

[@swaythegod5812]

@@TheWaveGoodbye-Music alas you revert too Conspiracy theory’s to make excuses Not cold hard facts it was the nazi party that deployed and invented the first rocket not the English Look it up it’s a objective fact not to mention they also invented jet engine And also put the first rocket in space

[@rawjn4956]

he will be remembered for ever

[@NimzyTV]

@S R fever*

[@StraightEdgeSieghart]

Perfect example why Socialism works. A peasant country industrialized for a short time. Country was ravaged by the war but was able to recover and became a Superpower. Was able to gained multiple achievements on the field of science and sports.

[@stripemcr5722]

Yuri also visited Manchester UK when he was parading the world , he even has a memorial plate at the Manchester Airport - Terminal 3

[@Vylkeer]

The first guy in history to ever leave Earth's atmosphere and enter its orbit. Incredible.

[@yurigagarin2960]

I remember this like it was yesterday.

[@rendermanpro]

Another fact, that Gagarin was born in a small provincial village in a simple family of farm workers. Got good free education and was able to become a hero for many generations. That is called social lifts (Social Elevator). Where everyone had really equal opportunity, not regarding to family wellness or social status. Can you even imagine in your country that son of provincial farm workers or janitors could become astronaut?..... Very questionable.

[@iamFegor]

As usual a socialist comments and gets it exactly backwards. The technological achievements of the USSR were in spite of their communism not because of it. Free markets system were never fully removed from Russia and this is the reason any achievements we possible at all.

[@rendermanpro]

@@iamFegor You have no idea that you are speaking about. I guess you didn't get free higher education, if any, right?... "in spite of", and everyone have university and collages for free, as well "in spite of", the first satellite, the first man in space, no homelessness, free healthcare for everyone. As well in spite of, you are such a funny guy. *How people can have free university education not because, but in spite of, LOL....*

[@iamFegor]

@@rendermanpro nothing is free of course, always happiest when spending the other man's money. I wonder what productive activities were not done while paying for these people to have their 'free' education

[@rendermanpro]

@@iamFegor For sure, you have knowledge about that time and how people were living just "from TV" (didn't see by your own). You have no idea about educational system (totally free *for everyone* ) and have no idea about everything else. I'm not going to make you believe or change your mind, you just do not know that are you talking about. As well as what were priorities in that system. You just measuring whole life from the money stand point. Money for you is highest priority.

[@iamFegor]

@@rendermanpro money is a measure of things I care about, such as fairness, freedom, people's time and energy. By confiscating money you confiscate those things... making the world less fair, less free, and costing people's time and energy. Confiscation is the basis of communism, and arguing on the internet on KZbin of all places that a cosmonaut is a symbol of the benefits of communism is just bizarre and backwards

[@user-vq6zu8wl1e]

С Днём Космонавтики! 😊😉😄Слава Юрию Гагарину!❤ Слава СССР!👍 Слава России!!!👏

[@subratasadhukhan7471]

Yuri Gagarin's memory will be always be alive in our hearts 💕

[@mychathura]

You say that "it was important to Soviet Propaganda". But you never say "it was important to western propaganda" when you talk about moon landers. That's how propaganda works.

[@russiannorth2440]

that's right my friend

[@nataliekhanyola5669]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@asahelmarin9324]

What a remarkable man

[@11kungfu11]

The are stripping Yuri of these honors for being 'Russian' now... Im not even joking.

[@getsugatenshou6072]

they better stop using periodic elemental table for being created by a russian man mendeleev

[@user-xq9xt7ou1u]

​@@getsugatenshou6072😂😂😂😂

[@liamclancy9955]

For me, the Soviets won the space race.

[@moe3213]

They took pictures of the VENUS surface insane

[@rafalemarine2454]

Well they did.

[@Ibra2him]

It’s a matter of opinion. The space race basically ended when america beat the Soviets to the moon, and then did it a bunch more times, after that the space race was over. Yet the Soviets were the first to do so many things in space. So, it isn’t really a decided fact that either side won the space race. In the end, it shouldn’t matter. It all worked towards the betterment of humanities goal to explore the stars. Space is no nations property, just a vast space for us to explore.

[@eliasziad7864]

@@Ibra2him American only won in their own definition of winning according to Amerikkkan propaganda. Soviets were home to 50% of the worlds scientists.

[@saucevc8353]

@@Ibra2him The Soviets sent the first thing to space and the first man to space, so they won the space race. After that there was the Moon race, the other planets race, the space station race...

[@TheDrsuperawsome]

He was gone too soon. RIP Yuri, you will always be remembered.

[@Indigenous_Rambo]

Not a peep about this anniversary in usa and canadian media today, go figure.

[@johnkonrad5040]

CNN literally published a story titled "This Soviet cosmonaut was the first human in orbit - fueling the space race" four hours ago. As for Canada's press, we tend to be interior looking. You might as well highlight the Aussies, or Spanish for not talking about this either.

[@Indigenous_Rambo]

@@johnkonrad5040 I was trying to convey how shitty the news media is on this side of the pond. Are you really going to disagree with me on that? as for that cnn article i couldnt find it anywhere provide a link.

[@RomanesEuntDomus.]

Yeah, the Kenyan, Mexican and Haitian media haven't said anything either!! Probably a huge conspiracy against Russia 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnkonrad5040]

@@Indigenous_Rambo Can't post link, shitty KZbin comment deleting thing. Just Google in quotations "This Soviet cosmonaut was the first human in orbit - CNN". Not much to say, pretty bland article.

[@KillerofWestoids]

The mad western world can never erase ur name. U are my hero. A hero to all of humanity outside the "west" .

[@Ihatethef14]

What the fuck are you talking about everyone in the west respects him

[@alisia413]

Yes, you're right. Americans and their NATO always ignore russian achievements.

[@MELJAY36]

Wow 60 years since Gagarin achieved immortality!

[@ssik9460]

“I see no god up here”

[@Zopiexx]

62 years now Yuri Gagarin will be remembered forever!

[@anshwaghela3907]

*I am always fascinated by Russians they are and they will be always best*

[@Otto45]

LoL What?! You're biased.

[@anshwaghela3907]

@@Otto45 no I'm not

[@rafalemarine2454]

Russian ? You mean't soviets.

[@rafalemarine2454]

@Hhhh RSFR was the biggest, but realistcaly, without the 14 others republics of the union. Soviet union wouldn't have made it into space. Just for exemple Khrouchtchev was ukranian and he was one of the main leader of the soviet union, he lunched soviet union to progress.

[@DTJKS]

“I came from the Sky”. Incredible words by a remarkable Man. Russia has all rights to be immensely proud of her sons. From America with love.

[@yurikimjongil]

The sad fact that America's has gets more praise than the Soviet Union despite getting many firsts and pioneering Space engineering.

[@tinymouse1781]

Truly is sad, western propaganda unfortunately overshadows the Soviet feats.

[@user-iw6bi8kr1y]

No , America doesn't gets more praises , lol.

[@brq267]

@@user-iw6bi8kr1y Try comparing how many times people mention Yuri Gagarin to how many times people mention Neil Armstrong

[@autisticclip]

wait? british acknowledging someone elses achievements? impossible

[@CoolDude-jp1kj]

Haha very funny. Everyone hates the best i guess

[@KissMyFatAxe]

@@steste2520 the internet was a US invention. Tim Berners-Lee developed the world wide web.

[@isaacanwarwatts8844]

@@KissMyFatAxe yeah whatever UK invented gravity by isaac newton and money by sir Pound Sterling so shut up m8.

[@RomanesEuntDomus.]

Are you still butt hurt because the British empire conquered your country and civilised your people?? 😂😂😂

[@autisticclip]

@@RomanesEuntDomus. i live in manchester

[@llorencp.guzman2795]

Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet heroe to all Aerospace enthusiasts around the world. My admiration from Spain!

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

They just couldn't help mentioning the word "propaganda" 😆

[@JustABerdly]

Proof or u gay

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

@@JustABerdly Okay kiddo.

[@janetknox6831]

What a brave man. ..he mast be very strong man.....

[@oren2000]

Not really.

[@janetknox6831]

@@oren2000 okay but he did which I could't do or never able to do in my eyes he is brave

[@oren2000]

@@janetknox6831 He is brave, but he wasn't strong as you said

[@janetknox6831]

@@oren2000 his mind is strong may be he his weak in the body .if is very heavy he could not pass test

[@shahanshahpolonium]

@@oren2000 stop burning your a** lol

[@user-xo1ru2ty9z]

Юрий ты самый лучший❤️

[@174bgi2]

First man in space! Our! Soviet!

[@TheCarlosgrados]

Soviet Union won the space race

[@posteveryside-beatsnews]

Pfft. Dude the way the soviet union send astronauts to certain death was barbaric

[@urgedpanda]

we got to the moon before them, instead of denying history focus on what the USSR did achieve.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

If they did, it was Sputnik not Gagarin. Sputnik scared the crap out of every Western leader.

[@magnus7857]

@@urgedpanda But that wasn't the original space race. It was about getting the first human into space, which was achieved by the USSR

[@urgedpanda]

@@magnus7857 ok, but we made it about the moon

[@LalisaManoban-ss2cs]

He represent for all humans.

[@hmg3]

Watching Yuri's smile makes me happy and sad at the same time.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968)

[@VaibhavAKhandare]

He puts smile on your face too..doesnt he??

[@RubberAfro]

He was a true hero because he tried save his friend, Vladimir Komorov from being the one to go into orbit in a faulty spacecraft in 1967 for the 50 year anniversary of the revolution. He showed up to the launch in his flight suit and tried to fight his way on but Komorov didn’t want him to be the one killed.

[@JamesOberg]

That story turned out to be an English author's invention, to sell his book.

[@azifredamigo6621]

He was the hero of my childhood

[@borleyboo5613]

He was my first crush......I was five years old. 😍

[@lovoire2503]

LMAO

[@arsen2506]

Understandable, he was a handsome man

[@lovoire2503]

I'm sorry for laughing

[@johnnyarm1296]

What the

[@allanvirimai7823]

One of the most iconic moments in human history

[@sanmacgregor357]

Thank you 🤗🏹❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Al.j.sweret6289]

Yuri Gagarin the first human being to travel to outer space in 1961.Valentina Tereshkova trained in skydiving at the local Aeroclub first jump at the age of 22 on 21 May 1959.It was expertise in skydiving that led to her selection as a cosmonaut.That was amazing 🤔

[@mrsclio4752]

How much we lost when the Union fell...

[@TheFaveteLinguis]

He didn't say: let's go! 0:35 He said: Let's ride!

[@benhardsim8629]

" I come from the sky " damn that's a cool line

[@daivagarsviene3455]

I’m surprise BBC News tell about that 😉

[@rendermanpro]

_"It was a victory of Soviets propaganda",_ huh? *I think it is a pure simple fact - the fist man in space - Soviets. Period.* _"propaganda - information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view."_ - will you arguing about ("biased or misleading") by the obvious *fact* and the real achievement?

[@jeffsterling2809]

It does make great propaganda, first man in space is one hell of an achievement

[@rendermanpro]

@@jeffsterling2809 Word propaganda recently used mostly in negative context. But achievement really is not the first in space. This is result. The main achievement that someone was born in provincial village in a family of farm workers and by "social elevator" rise up to the sky, literally. Disregard of social status or rich family etc.

[@jeffsterling2809]

@@rendermanpro Yeah must have been good promo for communism at the time

[@JoseLopez-wo7so]

My school was named after him.

[@AndreRusse]

Where is your school? What city?

[@JoseLopez-wo7so]

@@AndreRusse Sofia, Bulgaria

[@alisia413]

Glad to know that 🙂

[@rubin6202]

Flat earthers say this man never been to space....

[@PixelAspen]

It doesn't matter if you support the USSR or communism, this was a win for humanity and everyone should be happy for it.

[@ximrade4287]

USSR was destroyed by CIA spy named gorbachev and yeltsin!

[@FlaringStardust]

@@ximrade4287 We don't care.

[@ximrade4287]

@@FlaringStardust I didnt ask that you dont dont care so stfu

[@ssik9460]

@@ximrade4287 I’ll admit Yeltsin was shit but Gorbachev allowed greater freedom and more democracy

[@ximrade4287]

@@ssik9460 Greater freedom for the capitalists

[@josephstalin1506]

Comrade Gagarin! The world will never forget you.

[@gunjibadanba]

I think every single astronaut any nation is a hero. Then and now, this type of work demands enormous strength, big courage and huge dedication. Even now, after sixty years of humans working in space, there are still many people who say 'Gagarin didn't rotate around the Earth', 'Apollon didn't land on the Moon, it's all lies and Soviet/American propaganda'. It shows that we still see people travelling to space as a miracle. And it actually is. Every cosmonaut, engineers and all who are connected with it doing a miracle. Nevertheless, I am sure there is a tiny part into our Universe that will forever belong obly to Yuri Gagarin and Sergey Korolev. The fact that Yuri was a son of mother and father from working, class, ordinary people who survived disastrous war and just trying to live their lives decently is making me proud of my coutry as a Russian and being who I am as a daughter of a working-class mom. We, Humans, regardless of our nation, age, gender are the ones who make history everyday. Let's not forget that and proceed to work together for a better future!

[@rumeysaolkay]

So Sad! He died 7 years later after landing

[@Gaudine]

You’re very pretty

[@mrslavinator1057]

@@Gaudine Calm Down

[@Gaudine]

@@mrslavinator1057 I’m calm

[@sheikhakbar2067]

Or was he killed so not to let out the secret of the whole thing!

[@comfeytimid1207]

@@sheikhakbar2067 no, he died in an accident during a training flight.

[@lavendertea21]

Gagarin was the most simple yet very wise and hardworking person. There are photos of him after fame, just chilling and being a normal human being just like the rest of us

[@parvchetri0995]

This was not just a victory for USSR but for humanity. The beginning of our journey to space.

[@grantchallinor5263]

Nice tribute to a great achievement by Steve Rosenberg, and well done to the BBC for sending Steve down to the Saratov region to do this - instead of just rehashing a lot of old footage from 60 years ago. In 1961, despite being the cold war era, and at a stage when both the Soviet Union and "The West" were developing missile systems that could deliver death to millions in the event of war (with huge suspicions from both sides of the other's political systems - among other things) all this was put aside to congratulate Russia for its great achievement. In the summer of 1961, Yuri Gagarin toured Great Britain, appeared on British TV (many times) and even visited 10 Downing Street (it's in the video) to meet the British Prime Minister of the time. Yuri Gagarin was absolutely welcomed by the British people, and you can see from TV and film coverage from the time, that British people genuinely warmed to him, were so glad he came to visit, and that Russia had shared him with us. Yes, there was an aspect of propaganda, to promote Soviet achievement and technology to the world, but to be fair: Gagarin had actually been to space! It was (and is) a great achievement - barely believable in 1961. If Yuri Gagarin's heroic achievement had happened today (60 years later, with the Soviet Union gone 30 years ago, and at a time when we supposedly live in a safer world) would international politics be put aside to celebrate such an achievement? Maybe, but I'm not so sure - which would be a great pity. In many ways attitudes were better in 1961 and there was more hope for the future then.

[@diegotavel5872]

Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong would have forever attached to their names the word FIRST.

[@2ndkombat]

The grandma & lil lady must be very terrified watching some dude in weird suit coming towards them. Much less on a potato farm LMAO 🤣

[@hashy4940]

Happy 60 years of human spaceflight!

[@breathemanually6783]

Ussr : does alot of stuff in space that usa dint Usa: send a random guy to a floating rock Everyone: usa wins!

[@user-xt5iy3lr8j]

Russians r genius 😢😢😢😢

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

I am very proud to be born in Kazakhstan, the country where Yuri took off!

[@russiannorth2440]

Baikonur !!!

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

@@russiannorth2440 oh yeah!

[@russiannorth2440]

@@saulgoodmanKAZAKH I have now posted a video of icebreakers. pleasant viewing

[@capitalismisshit]

При всем уважении к Казахстану, взлетел он из Советского Союза и работал на это весь советский народ.

[@player1n2]

Slava Gagatin, Slava Rusija

[@gareginnzhdehhimself]

*Rossii

[@-Ryan_Gasoline-]

удачи, гагарин. A true pioneer of mankind.

[@jarmilabelkova7247]

Jurij Alexejevič Gagarin, Thank. 💐✨ All good to the Russians. Greet from Slovakia ❤️😇🇸🇰

[@RobertJackson437]

"Propaganda"🤣🤣 Get over it BBC, this is a very good news for all the world, not only for Russia. Don't be pathetic

[@activex1643]

and then america got jealous and changed the rules to the moon

[@universe25.x]

True 😀

[@CyberMartian890]

Not even, they lost everytime, so the rules changed when they beat the Russians at anything

[@joermnyc]

@@CyberMartian890 Russia put 2 robots on the moon (Lunokhod 1 and 2)... but the US put 2 people there, and the USSR just gave up on trying to outdo them. (aka, the costs were spiraling out of control, and “losing” to the Americans probably saved the USSR from going broke!)

[@moe3213]

@@joermnyc Even with the odds stacked against ussr they still sent the first man to space

[@jonathanrice1070]

That’s a beautiful story. He lands in a field and is greeted by a little girl and her grandmother.

[@shreyandattagupta5605]

Bless the eyewitness too Long live Yuri Gagarin's Legacy

[@mr.n0ne]

Once First always the First. Erasing his name is like erasing the name of Neil Armstrong to settle political scores. Sad, Disappointing.

[@grimsleeper5945]

What an incredible man. Russians have every right to be proud of him.

[@blodifire5771]

That smile. That damn smile

[@ThereAre4Lights]

Countries are just lines in the sand. Humanity made an incredible achievement that day.