Michael LaxerJun 161 minDaily LIFT #734Nikita Khrushchev with Valentina Tereshkova, Yuri Gagarin and other Soviet cosmonauts in Moscow's Red Square on June 22, 1963 -- Daily...
Michael LaxerJun 151 minDaily LIFT #733Che greets Yuri Gagarin as he arrives in Cuba after his historic flight, 1961 -- Daily LIFT #733
Michael LaxerApr 131 minDaily LIFT #689Yuri Gagarin and Fidel Castro meet, Havana 1961 -- Daily LIFT #689
Michael LaxerApr 122 minFirst Flight: Gagarin goes into space April 12, 1961Soviet photos, statements and accounts of the historic launch and the days that followed. On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first...
Michael LaxerApr 121 minDaily LIFT #688Yuri Gagarin suited up as captain of the "Cosmonaut" amateur hockey team, USSR 1963 --Daily LIFT #688 Tomorrow, April 12, is the 61st...
Michael LaxerMar 106 minChe Guevara: 32 images from 1940-1967Over the course of February we shared daily photos of Che Guevara, iconic revolutionary leader and hero. These came from a Soviet archive...
Michael LaxerMar 101 minDaily LIFT #668Comrades Yuri Gagarin and Nikita Khrushchev embrace in Moscow days after Gagarin's historic flight into space -- Daily LIFT #668 Gagarin...
Michael LaxerMar 105 minYuri Gagarin in his own words. Yuri Gagarin, his wife Valentina Ivanovna and Nikita Khrushchev during a parade after his triumphant flight. In honour of the birth...
Michael LaxerNov 6, 20211 minDaily LIFT #571Castro and Brezhnev meet with future cosmonauts at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre, 1972 -- Daily LIFT #571
Michael LaxerNov 4, 20211 minDaily LIFT #570A very young Yuri Gagarin at Lyubertsy trade school, USSR, learning foundry work, 1951 -- Daily LIFT #570 From the Soviet press, 1961:...
Michael LaxerSep 25, 20214 minYuri Gagarin's letter to a young CanadianGagarin and Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space) sign autographs and chat with young people at a youth forum, 1964 As we all...
Michael LaxerAug 16, 202118 minArtek: The vast Soviet internationalist complex of children's campsAn in-depth look at the Soviet Artek Pioneer youth camp, a sprawling internationalist complex of ten sub-camps and various facilities...
Michael LaxerApr 13, 20211 minDaily LIFT #432Yuri Gagarin with his daughters Galya and Lena, 1964 -- Daily LIFT #432 Today marked the 60th anniversary of Gagarin's historic,...
Michael LaxerApr 12, 20212 minThe Soviet Space Program: A ReviewA look at the Soviet space program from the Soviet point-of-view on the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic flight. Soviet stamp...
Michael LaxerMar 10, 20211 minDaily LIFT #408Space Will Serve People, Gagarin poster, USSR 1971 -- Daily LIFT #408 Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, was born March 9, 1934. A...
Michael LaxerMar 9, 20211 minYuri Gagarin, First Man in Space, born March 9, 1934"Having rounded the Earth in a satellite spaceship, I have seen how beautiful our planet is. Let us preserve and multiply this beauty,...
Michael LaxerMar 7, 20211 minDaily LIFT #406The Yuri Gagarin Monument, Moscow USSR 1981 -- Daily LIFT #406
Michael LaxerMar 4, 20212 minSoviet Kaluga 1974 -- Images of the city of TsiolkovskyKaluga is a mid-sized city (pop. approximately 300,000) located about 100 miles southwest of Moscow that is best known for being the...
Michael LaxerFeb 25, 20211 minDaily LIFT #399Che and Yuri Gagarin share a laugh -- Daily LIFT #399 Wonderful photo of Che and Gagarin. It is not dated but is likely from 1964 in...