A series of films about important pages of the life of Soviet and Russian cosmonauts.
Gennady Vasilyevich Sarafanov is the first cosmonaut in the world who managed to make a successful emergency landing of a descent vehicle at night.




Portrait of Sarafanov in a spacesuit.
Classes at the aviation school.
The cadet is in the cockpit, next to the instructor.
Instrument readings.
The plane begins to take off, shooting from the cockpit.
The plane takes off.
The pilot is in the cockpit.
Photos of Sarafanov.
Baikonur, Sarafanov and Demin, a report before the flight.
Astronauts climb into the rocket and wave goodbye.
The launch of Soyuz-15.
Astronauts during the flight.
Salyut-3 station.
It's night, the lander is on the ground, there are people with signal lights nearby.
Gagarin Air Force Academy.
Photos of Sarafanov.
Sarafanov G.V. -- pilot-cosmonaut
1960s 1974
Moscow Kazakhstan