MFA Russia π·πΊ @mfa_russia
#OTD in 1961 the title of Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR was established. π¨βπ The first person to receive the honorary title was Yury #Gagarin himself. π It was awarded to all the 72 Soviet cosmonauts. After 1991 - renamed to Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation. https://t.co/YjA78xXBWk — PolitiTweet.org