Bust of Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) at the Russiches Haus Berlin

Bronze bust of Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space.

The German inscription reads: “Sein Flug am 12. April 1961 öffnete das Tor zum Weltall für die Menschheit” — “His flight on 12 April 1961 opened the door to space for humanity.”