Гагарин - Выступление перед стартом Gagarin: Speech before launch

There are many videos about Gagarin, but few of him speaking. English translation below.

Dear friends, close acquaintances and strangers, fellow countrymen, people of all countries of all contintents: in a few minutes a mighty spaceship will carry me into the distant regions of the universe. What can I tell you in these few minutes before launching? All my life seems to me now like one wonderful moment, everything experienced and done earlier was experienced and done for the sake of this minute. You should understand, it's hard to grasp how I feel as the hour for which we worked so long and hard closely approaches. It's hardly worth talking about the feelings I experienced when I was chosen to make this historic flight. Joy? No, this wasn't only joy. Pride? No this wasn't only pride. I felt immense happiness to be first to enter the cosmos. To enter a face to face, unprecedented challenge with nature. But after this I thought of the immense responsibility laid upon me--first to achieve that which generations have dreamed about, first to pave the road for humanity into the cosmos. I am aware of the greater difficulty of the tasks than that which I have fulfilled. This is a responsibility not before one, not before tens of people, not before a collective, it's a responsibility before all Soviet people, before all humanity, before it's present and future. And if nonetheless I decided to make this flight, it's only because I'm a Communist, because I have behind me the unmeasurable heroism of my fellow countrymen, the Soviet people. I know, I will gather all my will to best accomplish this task. Understanding the responsibility of the task, I'll do everything within my power to fulfill the tasks of the Communist Party and the Soviet people. The minutes are counting down to the launching now. I say to you dear friends, until we meet again! As people always say to each other--[audio file ends abruptly]

corrections will be greatly appreciated!

I downloaded this audio file from http://www.sovmusic.ru/download.php?fname=vistupl6
It's also on
http://www.rgantd.ru/gag70_cd/data/audio.htm
Best organized collection of Gagarin I've found so far, all in Russian though.

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[grummeper]

Thanks!

[thecollector89]

pozhalusta! your welcome!

[netravidushu]

there's a little misprint in the word "acquaintances"

good translaion! oh man, he was rather a strong communist! :-o

btw, they say that he wasn't actually there..

Tags: космонавты

well done!

[thecollector89]

First time I heard "he wasn't there" was few days ago, here on youtube! (very reliable source!) =P

Before you listen to new "theories" look at who promotes them and what motivates them. Who are "they"? When "they" lose an argument, they resort to posting bigoted rants. Like one guy told an immigrant 13 year old to go back to his country! Just minutes after I blocked him from my channel another creature posted 3 disgusting remarks that had nothing to do with anything. Scary people.

[thecollector89]

Thanks for the feedback! Good catch on the misspelling! =}

Yes, I don't agree with some things Gagarin says, but I admire his dedication and loyalty. However, looking at some youtube "Communists" (especially Russian) I can see what makes you go :-o

[777909777]

Glory to the hero!!!

Glory great косманавту to Jury Gagarin!!!

For Russia and for all world it remains as the pioneer and it it is great as do not twist!!! Its words as inspired in awake its novel here it and thinks!!!

And, about Lenin well because such mode it has been compelled was to glorify "communism" as well as at you cosmonauts glorified "capitalism" in a word ideology!!!

[Alicia7777777]

Very interesting and historical words. 5*, of course. Thank You so much!

[Axon3613]

УРА УРА УРААААААААААААА!!!!!!!

[TheDimka79]

УУРРРААА!!! Как же таких героев сейчас не хватает!!!!

[workergirls]

Yuru Gagarin_Man Enters Space

[romerosaliano]

Ебаный совок)

[ArthF1]

слава СССР!

[ensert2]

Кто эту хуету для него писал?

[ugollanoscruz]

Юрий Гагарин теперь ходить со звездами

[AlTiMoPSuS]

"...и если я тем не менее решаюсь на это, то только потому, что я коммунист, что у меня за спиной беспримерный героизм моих соотечественников..."

Юра был есть и будет эталоном настоящего большевика !!!

Славься Гагарин, Славься СССР !

[TheTimasia]

@blatatacom Ну что, ты что-то умное сказал? Вряд ли. У всего человечества праздник - 50 лет со дня первого полета человека в космос но обязательно найдутся мизерабли, которые хотят этот праздник испортить. Вам, гагарам, недоступно...

[blatatacom]

Циолковский, Ленин, Сталин,

Берия, Гулаг, Гагарин!