On: Death of Yuri Gagarin demystified 40 years on

[jnazario]

yuri gagarin's life is the subject of the book "Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin", it's pretty fascinating to watch him through his life and ultimately become a tool of the state for propaganda purposes. his death was largely caused by him ceasing his flying so much, a skill that dulls unless used constantly.

http://www.amazon.com/Starman-Truth-Behind-Legend-Gagarin/dp...

[atombender → jnazario]

Also looking forward to the new Russian biopic coming out soon, trailer looks good (or at least expensive): http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum9/HTML/002381.html (could find a better link, but I'm on my phone, sorry).

[pavel_lishin → atombender]

I wonder when we'll be able to buy it on DVD. I have a feeling I'm going to end up having to get one of my relatives to ship it to me from Russia.

[akiselev → pavel_lishin]

Oh don't worry it'll be on torrent trackers and usenet with full subtitles a week or two before theatrical release. Full dubs a month or two after, if they think it will be popular in Europe (which it might well be).