Honouring Yuri Gagarin

Thursday, 28 April 2011 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

A cultural portrait of the first cosmonaut in the world, Soviet Air Force Pilot Yuri Gagarin – dedicated to the 50th anniversary of his space flight and visit to Ceylon in 1961 – was unveiled by Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne yesterday.

The event was hosted by the Embassy of the Russian Federation and the Galle Face Hotel – Pix by Krishan Ranasinghe