A delegation led by the Chairman of the Committee on Defense of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Heroes' Association, Vladimir Shamanov, visited the center of Uzbekistan’s Mirzachul district – the city of Gagarin.

The delegation visited the monument to the first cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, installed in the center of the district. The delegation laid wreaths at the monument to the first cosmonaut and honored his memory.

At the event, the hokim of Jizzakh region Ergash Soliyev, head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Shamanov noted that this museum will become an important scientific and educational place where young people can get acquainted with the history of cosmonautics and its achievements, with the scientific heritage of great ancestors such as Abu Reikhan Beruni, Mirzo Ulugbek who made a huge contribution to the world astronomical science.

“The courageous flight of Yuri Gagarin, which he made for the first time in the world 60 years ago, will remain in history as a huge achievement in space exploration”, says V. Shamanov. “His courage is valuable to all of us. The fact that there is a city in Uzbekistan named after Gagarin, the opening of a museum of cosmonautics here is evidence of the country’s great attention to the development of science.

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In the 60s of the last century, the development of Mirzachul steppe was compared with the exploration of outer space. Therefore, the city was named after the first cosmonaut. Another reason is that Yuri Gagarin loved sunny Uzbekistan, its people, and often came here. From 1961 to 1968, he visited the country six times. During his trips, he made friends with many public figures, representatives of culture and art, young people.

In 1974, Mirzachul district center was given the status of a city, which was named after Gagarin.

The head of the delegation, Vladimir Shamanov, made a great contribution to the creation of the museum. He grew up in Mirzachul district, graduated from secondary school No.1 in the district center, then the Chirchik military school.

The museum has sections dedicated to the achievements of cosmonautics, the contribution of Uzbekistan to this sphere, the role of the outstanding thinkers of the East Mirzo Ulugbek, Beruni in space exploration. The exhibits presented here create a rich impression of space exploration.

Russian guests and other participants of the event got acquainted with the exhibition halls and presented new exhibits.

T. Beknazarov, UzA