gagarin's bbg

But the first cosmonaut didn't refuse the gift of a Volga car; he always gave rides to his neighbors. He drove it himself, and even

"One day after school, I was rushing to pick up Irek from kindergarten," Asiya Fatykhovna recalls. Yuri was driving by, saw me, looked out the window, and waved, "Neighbor! I'll give you a ride!" I started to refuse—I thought he was a bit tipsy. But Yura insisted, and I got in the front seat. He drove off really fast, and suddenly the car swerved off the road and crashed into a tree. I hit my forehead on the dashboard, and blood splattered my face. But Yura was fine. He was so worried, he immediately turned back toward the house, "Valya will bandage it herself." Valentina quickly treated the wound and put a bandage on it. I didn't go to the hospital, and everything slowly healed. But I still have a scar on my forehead as a reminder of that trip.

The August 1963 cosmonaut picnic but its cropped so its only Volodya and Yuri