Moscow April 1961 1

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Moscow April 1961, Photo; Licensed item; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; fee required; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows a street in Moscow in April 1961, on the day of Yuri Gagarin’s historic space flight with Vostok 1. Passers-by walk along the street. Few cars and buses are visible on the street, as Moscow at that time still had relatively little motorized private transport.
The photo captures everyday life in Moscow during one of the greatest moments in space history – a day that caused a sensation worldwide and placed the Soviet Union at the forefront of the space race.