Moscow to New-York: Fasten Your Seatbelts

It's the height of the Cold War between the USSR and the U.S. But even under these heavy circumstances, there's still room for high-flying relations — in the air. In 1968, the Soviet airline Aeroflot launches its first direct flight from Moscow to New York. This straight line connects the lives of the citizens in both countries, including cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and actress Elizabeth Taylor.