11-21-2003, 04:42 AM
I don't think there is anything really wrong with these photos. I have a feeling that most Soviet film-processing technicians were lazy, or at least inattentive in their approach to their tasks, because I have seen scores of private russian photos in which small details, usually un-noticed things like signs, banners, etc., gave witness to the fact that the image was flipped during processing. Why Gagarin would sign such an obviously reversed print, however, is beyond me. I would think he'd at least've insisted that it be an accurate representation of himself. :confused:













