A vintage historical machine typed letter from Nikita Khrushchev to Leonid Brezhnev, dated April 10, 1961, a mere two days before Yuri Gagarins historic flight into space. This letter offers a poignant glimpse into the inner workings of Soviet space exploration and the meticulous preparations leading up to this monumental event. The letter discusses the preparation of lists of designers and engineers to be honored on the occasion of the spacecraft launch with a man on board. Signed with additional hand writing comments. Vintage Russian Soviet Space Travel Memorabilia For Collectors.