Article (magazine)  (2011)  Page(s) 48.  
 
Major Gagarin. Grandiflora. (V. N. Klimenko, 1956). Light pink with deep pink edges, cupped, large (up to 11 cm), very full (up to 63 petals), strong fragrance. Dark green glossy large foliage. Compact, strong, up to 1 cm tall, Profuse, long bloom. Suitable for group plantings.

Magazine  (Feb 1977)  Page(s) 1. trimester, p. 17.  
 
From "Sur les côtes méridionales de la Crimée c'est efficace", by P.-G. Novikov, Director of the Experimental Station "Primorskoje", Alushta, published in Tsvetovodstvo, 1976]
Major Gagrine, Moyenne de rameaux de base per plant 3,3/2,4 [own root/grafted], Diamètre moyen des rameaux (mm) 8,3/8,6