Gagarin’s 108-Minute Smoke Break

Yuri Gagarin didn't drink, didn't smoke and trained all his life in order to spend 108 minutes outside the Soviet Union

Yuri Gagarin is shown in his spacesuit with what appears to be a cigarette or cigar in his mouth. The joke contrasts his disciplined training and Soviet identity with the absurd image of him smoking after spending 108 minutes outside the Soviet Union, making it a reaction to unexpectedly brief freedom or a rebellious moment.