Introduction -- The Birth of the Cosmonaut: "Real Cosmonaut Lives" as a Guide to Youth, the Nation, and the World -- The Women: The Collison of Expectations in Domestic and International Politics -- ...

This silent archival film captures a series of rare and intimate moments featuring Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space. The footage shows Gagarin in a variety of ...

New year, new beginnings. This week, the millennium arrives without disruption as the dreaded Y2K bug fails to bite. Elsewhere, milestones mark the turning of the year, from a record-breaking mission ...