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[SOVIET SPACE PROGRAM]. Group of 3 Soviet Souvenir Candy Tins with Lids. [Soviet Union, ca. 1950s-60s]. Pictorial circular tins and lids. Sizes range from approximately 4 ½" to 3 ¼" in diameter. Large tin with some wear. Generally fine. The 2 smaller tins feature dogs who were sent into space by the Soviet Space Program (one tin features “Laika," the first living creature sent into space; the other features two other dogs sent into space, “Belka" and “Strelka.") The large tin features the Vostok 1 mission, in which Cosmonaut Yuri Gagaran (1934-1968) became the first human sent into space.