Yelena Gagarina
Yelena Gagarina | |
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| Елена Гагарина | |
 Gagarina in 2014 | |
| Born | April 17, 1959 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Art historian |
| Parent(s) | Yuri Gagarin (father) Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina (mother) |
Yelena Yurievna Gagarina (Russian: Еле́на Ю́рьевна Гага́рина; born 17 April 1959)[1] is a Russian art historian. She is the general director of Moscow Kremlin Museums since 2001. She is also the elder daughter of Yuri Gagarin.[2]
Career
[edit]Gagarina graduated from MSU Faculty of History; her specialty is the history of art. She has been a member of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO since 16 March 2005.[3][4]
In 2014, she signed a collective appeal of cultural figures of the Russian Federation in support of the policy of President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and Crimea.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Gagarina is the daughter of the Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin. She grew up in Zvyozdny gorodok, the space training facility known as Star City.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Старт в космос из-за полярного круга
- ^ Елена Гагарина — кремлёвская золушка
- ^ Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 16 марта 2005 года
- ^ Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 28 августа 2009 года
- ^ Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму
- ^ "Елена Гагарина: Я стараюсь работать так, как это умел отец". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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