This year marks the 60th anniversary of Gagarin's flight to space. Therefore, we expect the State media to talk a lot about him. Along with the victory in 1945, Gagarin's flight to space is a symbol of Russia's government legitimacy.
We thought it would be good to learn more about him. What do we know about Gagarin? About his flight to space and incredible smile? His early death? His childhood hunger in a village during Germans' presence? Do we know he was disliked by some people? How did the worldwide fame influence him? Why are materials related to his death still remain in secret archives?
We wanted to tell you Gagarin's story. In order to do that, we talked to people who met him in person and visited places where he had been to. We ended up filming a long but exciting story and therefore decided to split the film into two parts. It is incredible full of details, so Gagrin's life can certainly act as a plot for TV series.
Content:
0:00 Intro
1:05 What do we not know about Gagarin?
3:08 Was some of his biography made up?
4:45 Gagarin's family
11:18 Germans kicked Gagarin's family out of the house and nearly killed his brother.
22:17 Gagarin could not become a technician because he had only finished 6 classes at school.
24:07 College in Saratov. First flying experience.
31:16 Did women like Gagarin?
33:16 How did he become a pilot?
39:04 The pilot's school that Gagarin graduated from.
46:42 Was his height a problem for flying?
50:26 Gagarin was almost expelled from the college for poor performance.
52:44 Why was Gagarin beaten up?
56:12 How did Gagarin meet his wife and why his parents did not attend his wedding?
1:00:40 Service in the North
1:02:37 How did he end up in the first cosmonauts group?
1:05:08 How did Sergey Korolev became a senior engineer after the imprisonment?
1:11:49 Workouts of the first cosmonauts group
1:15:03 Why did they choose Gagarin?
1:23:09 Space race
1:25:17 Go!