Or like people who create silly nationalist threads like this, no? Takes a conspiracy theorist to balance a blind patriot.
I saw someone say "long live the SU". In case you missed it, the USSR collapsed about two decades ago. Belarus, Ukraine and a whole host of other countries lie over the remains of a nation consigned to the history books.
A memorable day to manking, science and technology. I will not deny that. Sacrifices had to be made to allow such thing to happen. In return, we have been able over the decades to learn more about Earth and our solar system. About how the planet interacts with us, etc. And also about the bazilion amount of rocks that may hit us at any given time.
Still. This thread has turned into a political topic...Instead of an historical one. Shame. Locking.