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Every year on April 12, Russia celebrates Cosmonautics Day: a commemorative event to remember the achievements of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961. The 27-year-old circled Earth in the Vostok 1 (Восток-1) spacecraft for one hour and 48 minutes, making the first manned space flight and marking a new chapter in space exploration.

On Saturday, a ceremonial procession will visit a number of important commemorative landmarks including Gagarin's statue in Moscow, then his grave in the Red Square's Kremlin Wall Necropolis and through Cosmonauts Alley before concluding in Novodevichy Cemetery. More recently, the celebration on April 12 has spread to communities worldwide as "Yuri's Night"—an occasion to inspire public interest in space exploration.

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