Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
(9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Siviet Air force pilot
and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey
into outer space , achieving a major milestone in the Space
Race; his capsule , Vostok 1 completed one orbit of Earth
on 12 April 1961.
Yuri is pictured here presenting the Komsomol award to the writer Ostrovsky's widow.
Soviet printed photographic postcard , printed in 1969
CONDITION :
Mint , please see picture .