Impressive portrait of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin etched in the sands of Anapa

An artist, its resident Russian city ​​of Anapa, on the northern shores of the Black Sea, created an impressive portrait of him Yuri Gagarinwith an area of ​​30 meters, in beach of the area.

His design is the iconic image of Yuri Gagarin in the spaceship that carried him into space, accompanied by his catchphrase “Let’s go!” Leonid Valitov claimed he made the sand drawing to celebrate the anniversary of man’s first space flight – which took place on April 12, 1961.

This portrait was recorded on video and posted on its official website by the Municipality of Anapa.

Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin’s Vostok-1 flight was the only one in which he participated, but he played an important role in the Soviet Union’s space efforts. He later obtained the position of deputy director of training at the cosmonaut training center outside Moscow, which was named in his honor.

Gagarin died in 1968 when the MiG-15 he was flying during training crashed due to mechanical failure. The Yuri Gagarin Award has been established in his honor.

His name went around the world and he was awarded a large number of medals and awards.

Source: News Beast

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