According to the website of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the first human space flight, a bronze bust of Yuri Gagarin will be installed this month on the territory of the Embassy in Ashgabat.

According to the message, "This year, the whole world is celebrating a truly significant event, the 60th anniversary of the first human space flight. On April 12, 1961, a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, for the first time in human history, made the first human journey into outer space".

According to the diplomatic mission, "In April this year, in honor of the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, a bronze bust of a Soviet cosmonaut will be installed on the territory of the Embassy in the center of Ashgabat, by agreement with Turkmenistan".

According to the diplomatic mission, Turkmenistan honors Gagarin and remembers his feat, and there are streets in the country named after the first cosmonaut.

The bust of sculptor Alexei Leonov was donated by the international charitable public foundation "Dialogue of Cultures - One World". Since 2011, the Foundation has implemented the project on installation of sculptural compositions dedicated to Yuri Gagarin in dozens of countries around the world.

The architectural design and the granite pedestal were provided by the representative office of the Russian construction company Vozrozhdenie, which has successfully worked in Turkmenistan for years.

Correspondent, “The Golden Age”