Cosmonautics Day, space race, Soviet propaganda poster.

Title: 12/IV/1961  Cosmonautics Day
 
Scene depicts Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin who was a Soviet Air Forces 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. Gagarin became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, his nation's highest honour.
 
Size: 43x53cm
 
Artist: V. Suris
 
Printed in 1988
 
Made in Russia,Soviet Union.
 
Condition: very good