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The Mir press event was a platform for the just-returned and much-maligned cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliev to defend himself and to vent about the Russian space program, the Russian economy, and Russian life.
At Gagarin's post-flight press conference the pioneering cosmonaut claimed, "While in outer space, I was thinking about our party and our homeland."
The American avoids placing blame for Mir's woes, but does say his cosmonaut pals feared retribution from the Russian government.
Since then, Mir's main oxygen system has failed repeatedly (forcing its crew to burn chemical candles to survive), its commander has developed heartbeat irregularities (caused by stress), and a cosmonaut has accidentally unplugged its main computer (which is less powerful than the chip in some cellular phones).
The WP says that the cosmonaut's in-orbit performance has become Russia's Topic A. The country's papers have been all over him, and upon his return, Boris Yeltsin took a swipe at him as well.