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Gagarin's 43/4-ton Vostok 1 spacecraft was launched at 9:07 am Moscow time on
April 12, 1961, orbited the Earth once in 1 hour 29 minutes at a maximum altitude
of 187 miles (301 kilometres), and landed at 10:55 am in the Soviet Union.
Gagarin's 43/4-ton Vostok 1 spacecraft was launched at 9:07 am Moscow time on
April 12, 1961, orbited the Earth once in 1 hour 29 minutes at a maximum altitude
of 187 miles (301 kilometres), and landed at 10:55 am in the Soviet Union.
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23, 1939), nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that was
concluded a few days before the beginning of World War II and which divided
eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence. The Soviet Union ...
23, 1939), nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that was
concluded a few days before the beginning of World War II and which divided
eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence. The Soviet Union ...
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March 2, 1931, Privolye, Stavropol kray, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Soviet official, the
general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1985
to 1991 and president of the Soviet Union from 1990. He was awarded the Nobel
...
March 2, 1931, Privolye, Stavropol kray, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Soviet official, the
general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1985
to 1991 and president of the Soviet Union from 1990. He was awarded the Nobel
...
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