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| − | '''Yuri Gagarin''' (1934-1968) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]]. In 1961 he became the first human being to orbit the [[Earth]].<ref>[http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/gagarin.html NASA bio]</ref> | + | '''Yuri Gagarin''' (1934-1968) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[cosmonaut]]. In 1961 he became the first human being to orbit the [[Earth]].<ref>[http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/gagarin.html NASA bio]</ref> When he returned from his first mission, Premier [[Khrushchev]] immediately asked him if he had seen God during his trip. Gagarin quickly replied "Boga nyet" ("God no"). The exchange was meant to shake religious beliefs in the [[Soviet Union]] and elsewhere, but all it did was reveal how little the [[Communist]]s knew about the religions they tried to suppress. |
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Revision as of 00:37, July 17, 2008
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1961 he became the first human being to orbit the Earth.[1] When he returned from his first mission, Premier Khrushchev immediately asked him if he had seen God during his trip. Gagarin quickly replied "Boga nyet" ("God no"). The exchange was meant to shake religious beliefs in the Soviet Union and elsewhere, but all it did was reveal how little the Communists knew about the religions they tried to suppress.
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