MIR -- a Russian cosmonaut space station!
A cosmonaut is another term for an astronaut. Generally, the term "cosmonaut" is used only for astronauts associated with the Soviet or Russian space program.
He was a Russian cosmonaut and the first man into space in April 1961
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on 12 April 1961.
Cosmenauts
Yuri Gagarin, Russian Cosmonaut
Cosmonaut is the conventional English term for a Russian astronaut, but the terms astronaut and cosmonaut are considered interchangeable. Cosmonaut derives from the Greek for universe + sailor.The Soviet [Russian] cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin has the distinction of having been the first human in space and the first to orbit, orbiting the Earth in 1961.
The Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova
The first man to go to space was Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut.
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian Cosmonaut. 12th April 1961
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian test pilot and cosmonaut, was the first man in space
The first person in space was Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin.