The anniversary Gagarin ball was held in St. Petersburg.
At the Mozhaisky Military Space Academy, officers, cadets and veterans gathered for the X All-Russian Ball, dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the first manned flight into space and the love story of Yuri Gagarin and his wife.
The main event of the evening was "Waltz Gagarin" to a song written especially for the holiday. Russian cosmonauts greeted the participants aboard the ISS.