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Youri Gagarine

Yuri Gagarin

Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин / Yuriy Alekseyevich Gagarin
Klushino 1934 - Novosyolovo 1968
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut; the first human being to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.
(Wikipedia)

Alexei Leonov
2016

Description

Bust of Yuri Gagarin wearing a space helmet. It stands in front of the Aviation Museum.

N.B. Alexei Leonov, the sculptor of this bust, was the first cosmonaut making a spacewalk (1965).

Inscription(s)

Youri GAGARINE 09.03.1934-27.03.1968

Cosmonaute Soviétique,
premier humain à tre allé dans l'espace
avec la mission spatiale "Vostok-1"

le 12 avril 1961

La sculpture en bronze <<Buste de Youri Gagarine>>
a été réalisée par le sculpteur Alexey D. Leonov
et offerte au Musée de l'Aviation luxembourgeoise
par la Fondation Internationale de bienfaisance Russe

<<DIALOGUE OF CULTURES - UNITED WORLD>>.

Le socle est offert par les CARRIERES FEIDT
Installé avec le soutien du Domaine Thermal et du
Centre Culturel et Scientifique de Russie au Luxembourg

Signature

скульптор Леонов А. 2016

Sculptor

Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov - Алексей Архипович Леонов (Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai 1934), Soviet/Russian cosmonaut, Air Force Major general, writer and artist (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 49°30'3" - E 6°16'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lu076; Photograph: 31 May 2019
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