108 minutes that changed the world. Chronicles of the first space flight

What happened behind the scenes of the first flight into space? How did it happen that Russia made such a fantastic leap to the stars? And what were the consequences?

Anton Pervushin is a science fiction writer, science journalist, publicist, screenwriter, futurist, laureate of numerous literary awards, member of the Federation of Cosmonautics of Russia and the Union of Scientists of St. Petersburg. He has been studying the secret and forgotten pages of the history of cosmonautics for many years and has published two dozen books on this topic. This is the third edition of the author's popular book. In honor of the 90th anniversary of the birth of the first cosmonaut of Earth.