Soviet Union cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space and he was from Russia.
The first country to launch the first successful manned space flight was Russia. Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space as a result of that achievement.
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The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
The first man to go to space was Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut.
Russia Yuri Gagarin
Russia (at the time the Soviet Union) was the first country to send a man into space. The man was cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
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The former USSR was.
The USSR (Russia) was.