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Yuri Gagarin: Still a hero after 60 years

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Video. Russians remember their space hero, Yuri Gagarin

Updated: 11/04/2021 - 16:36 GMT+2

60 years after Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space, Russia still hails the man who became a national hero.

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