MHM Forum

Dear partners,
below you have the topics which will be discussed on the 4th virtual meeting.
But we are ready to start the discussion even earlier on the forum.


1.    How was presented the first human being's successful flight into the space on the western press' pages? Are there any available sources according to which the Gagarin's flight was described as a mystyfication?

2.    What influence did the Soviet Union's success take on the relationships between the USSR and  the USA.? Is that question presented anywhere in  various sources?

3.    What was the common impression as regards the first human being's flight into the space in  respective countries- especially according to the interviews and witnesses' statements recorded?

4.    Did the Gagarin's success contribute anyhow to the promotion of the socialistic ideas within the socialistic political parties in the western block?

5.    What general impact did the first flight into the space.