Posted on 01/20/2015 2:58:06 PM PST by NEWwoman
And as long as I’m listing them, Kosygin’s wife was a believer; and when he buried her, he tossed in an evergreen sprig—a symbol of eternal life; which was something no communist was supposed to do.
At Brezhnev’s funeral, his wife went up to the casket (as she would do in a Russian-style funeral), but she made the sign of the cross there. That part was edited out of the video given to the media.
IE, there were believers “in Caesar’s household”, even there.
Sorry, but I doubt Gorby was (or is) a Christian (no matter what he may have said publicly).
Which Caesar? The one I’m thinking of died in 44BC. Unless they knew something we didn’t. Christ didn’t appear on the scene until some 66 years later..
First heard about it when our pastor preached a message about him, rd16989.
So true, Regulator. And I’m sure their faith is strong for they are much tested. I remember in the early 2000s a Russian gospel group, the Russian Angels sang at our church. I’m sure many were believers before the USSR broke apart.
Amen, yearddog.
Early astronauts, cosmonauts were brave.
Astronauts on both sides respected each other. They knew the score on the reliability of the machines they were shoe horned into.
In retrospect, would you have sat on top of a Redstone Rocket like Al Shepard did?!
Those guys were a different breed.
“Which Caesar? The one I’m thinking of died in 44BC.”
Nero. Paul mentioned the believers in Ceasar’s household.
There is an old saying, KoRn, there are no atheists in foxholes ... should add, attached to giant rockets.
I remember Yuri I was 12 years old and we discussed this at school...
I also remember learning that one of the astronauts went “around the world in 80 minutes” (from the Around the World in 80 days” movie..)
the article says Yuri took 108 minutes
was that Gary Shepherd that went around in 80 minutes ???
Gagarin wasn’t the first man in space. The first one was a Soviet Cosmonaut who died
I think it was Alan Shepherd. And he went to the moon, Tennessee Nana - http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/shepard-alan.html
” a Redstone Rocket”
Better that than a Vanguard!
Who?
(I’m sure this was keep under wraps)
Thanks, I wondered which one..
sorry Alan Shepherd..
Im remembering from more than 50 years ago !!!
:)
I remember watching those Navy Vanguard rockets try to take off and then burn/explode etc.
They finally let the Army try and they succeeded their first time with the Jupiter C.
Some spectacular explosions from those Vanguards!
I’m around your age, Tennesse Nana. I remember when that happened.
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