Yuri Gagarin and Khrushchev at Red Square 7

Description

Yuri Gagarin and Khrushchev at Red Square, Photo; Licensed item; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; subject to license; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows Yuri Gagarin and Nikita Khrushchev on the tribune of the Lenin Mausoleum at Red Square in Moscow on April 12, 1961, while they wave to the cheering crowd.
Scene: Gagarin is wearing a military coat and beaming with joy. Khrushchev, in a dark coat and hat, stands beside him, waving vigorously and showing his enthusiasm.
Background: Red Square is full of people waving flags and banners with space exploration symbols. The Kremlin building and Lenin Mausoleum are visible in the background.
Significance: This scene symbolizes the triumph of Soviet space exploration. Khrushchev uses Gagarin’s success as political propaganda to emphasize the superiority of socialism.
The photo captures the festive atmosphere and national euphoria over the first manned spaceflight – a moment when Gagarin was celebrated as a folk hero and symbol of Soviet achievements.