Speakers for Radio Broadcasting in Moscow 1961 1

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Speakers for radio broadcasting in Moscow 1961, photo; licensed article; original: 5740×4315; photographer: unknown; subject to licensing; rights: © Bleek/zb Media. The photo depicts a street scene in Moscow in April 1961, when the news of Yuri Gagarin’s historic space flight was announced over public loudspeakers. Foreground: A lamp post with speakers, as they were used in the Soviet Union for broadcasting public announcements. They might be playing the distinctive voice of Yuri Levitan announcing the first manned space flight. Background: A busy square with trolleybuses, typical means of transport in Soviet Moscow, and passersby. Atmosphere: A mixture of everyday life and great national enthusiasm – people are experiencing one of the greatest moments in Soviet space history. The photo captures the historic moment when all of Moscow learned about Gagarin’s flight and shows how the public was informed through loudspeakers in the urban landscape – a typical element of Soviet times.