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Yuri Gagarin monument to be raised Antarctica

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Yuri Gagarin monument to be raised Antarctica


23.02.2018

Research and Studies Center Cosmonauts' training centre n.a. Gagarin

The monument to the first cosmonaut of the Earth Yuri Gagarin is erected at the Russian station Progress in Antarctica, IA Interfax reports. Russian, Chinese, and Indian polar explorers were present at the bust inauguration.

Foundation Culture Dialog – United World manages Gagarin monuments installations. Antarctica wasn't chosen randomly: brave scientists work here in a tough conditions. They, like the first cosmonaut, chose the way that would benefit the entire human race.

The bust in Antarctica has become the 45th memorial to Gagarin raised in the frames of the project. The previous one was inaugurated on the Nativity of Christ Square in Babylon on January 19, when Orthodox Christians celebrate the Theophany of Christ.

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