Yelena Gagarina
Yelena Gagarina | |
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| Елена Юрьевна Гагарина | |
 Gagarina in 2014 | |
| Born | April 17, 1959 Zapolyarny, Murmansk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | art historian |
Yelena Yurievna Gagarina (Russian: Еле́на Ю́рьевна Гага́рина; born 17 April 1959, Zapolyarny, Murmansk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR[1]) is a Soviet and Russian art historian. She is the General Director of the State historical and cultural Museum-reserve Moscow Kremlin Museums (since 2001), and the eldest daughter of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.[2]
Career
Gagarina graduated from MSU Faculty of History; her specialty is the history of art. She has been a member of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO since 16 March 2005.[3][4]
In 2014, she signed a Collective appeal of cultural figures of the Russian Federation in support of the policy of President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and Crimea.[5]
Personal life
Gagarina is the daughter of the Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin. She grew up in Zvyozdny gorodok, the space training facility known as Star City.[6] American immigrant Anna Gagarina is a granddaughter of Yuri’s younger brother Boris, and so is the daughter of Yelena's cousin.[7]
References
- ^ Старт в космос из-за полярного круга
- ^ Елена Гагарина — кремлёвская золушка
- ^ Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 16 марта 2005 года
- ^ Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 28 августа 2009 года
- ^ Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму
- ^ "Елена Гагарина: Я стараюсь работать так, как это умел отец". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "The Family He Left Behind". Air / Space Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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- Recipients of the Order of Friendship
- Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
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