This is a fragment of the huge monument in Moscow dedicated to the Explorers of Space. The dog sitting by the man is Laika - the first live object in space launched by a Russian booster in 1958. Laika died when the space capsule ran out of oxygen. A few months later the dog duet, Belka and Strelka followed suit and were returned to earth safely. The obelisk is made of pure titanium, a strong, lightweight metal that is used to build aircraft and space equipment.
Kids like to climb it - as high as possible until the angle is too steep.
These pictures were taken in November 1993, on my first trip to Moscow. Pamela Campbell Please send us your pictures.