Yuri Gagarin Is Welcomed In The White House On His World Tour?

After becomming the first man in space, Yuri went on a world tour which included a visit to the UK where he get a heroe's welcome including meeting Betty Windsor at the palace and giving a speech at the foundary workers' union, his father had worked in that field back home.However there was one place he was not allowed to go ie America. What would have happened had this famous and pleasant man been feted there? Also what of the notion that the Kremlin actually killed him out of jealousy over his fame?
 
Also what of the notion that the Kremlin actually killed him out of jealousy over his fame?

Not sure that's a good reason for killing him off. Essentially, what fame Yuri had could be attributed to the Kremlin and their pursuit of the space program. He's beneficial to Soviet image during the Cold War and it's hard to see him killed because of his fame. Had he shown indications of criticizing the space program or Soviet practices, then we get into plausible reasons.

But on topic: it probably worked in favor of the Soviets that the Americans wouldn't admit him. Had the Soviets pushed an American visit more, it's likely he could have gone, but still wouldn't have made it to the Whitehouse. I'm willing to bet the Gagarin's tour was at one point considered for a stop in America, but after some light apprehension from the Americans, the Soviets completely dropped the idea and let America look like the intolerant party here.

The implications are that if Gagarin is allowed in the States, and possibly meets with Kennedy, there could be some degree of future cooperation between the American and Soviet space programs. Not immediately of course, but a situation where Gagarin meets with American astronauts in the U.S. could be used as precedence and fuel for international cooperation. It all depends on how the rest of the Cold War turns out, because it can easily prevent any effects from such a visit.
 
Had Gagarin been welcomed to the States, he certainly would have wanted to meet the Mercury astronauts as he was a pilot like them and share much in common and was a colleague of theirs in a sense.
 

Cook

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Also what of the notion that the Kremlin actually killed him out of jealousy over his fame?

A baseless and nonsensical Conspiracy Theory.

Had Gagarin visited the US the image of the Soviet Union would have been much better than that generated by Khrushchev’s banging his shoe on the table.
 

Sachyriel

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I think it would be cool if he went to the USA, and while I don't think it would increase American-Soviet relations I think it would provide more incentive for the Americans who saw him to study sciences and the kids who watched him on TV want to be like him, or at least their American equivalent and are inspired differently, leading to a more beneficial result, intangible in the ways it effects the USA except in the ways we can compare it with our own. But it does mean more internet faster. :p

Yuri Gagarin is welcomed to the White House by a loud crash, his ODST-esque slamming through the roof and busting open, he leads the USSR's space marines into action as they strike at the head of their capitalist dragon. He seeks to stab it in the eye, his sword a pair of Makarov pistols and his shield the surprise and speed of his attack. If all went well he would assassinate his targets and meet the advancing Soviet forces on the coast later today, to continue on his world tour of death and destruction.
 
A baseless and nonsensical Conspiracy Theory.

This.

It has been described that Gagarin did not bear the newfound fame well, had several breakdowns, and in the end communicated to a few people that he has nothing any more to live for. His crash probably has been a suicide. This actually damaged the Soviet standing in the propaganda race quite a bit - no matter whether it was a suicide or an accident.
 
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