Soviet Space Culture
Cosmic Enthusiasm in Socialist Societies
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Russia, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780230307049 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | August 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780230307049 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | August 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Starting with the first man-made satellite 'Sputnik' in 1957 and culminating four years later with the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, space became a new utopian horizon. This book explores the profound repercussions of the Soviet space exploration program on culture and everyday life in Eastern Europe, especially in the Soviet Union itself.
Starting with the first man-made satellite 'Sputnik' in 1957 and culminating four years later with the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, space became a new utopian horizon. This book explores the profound repercussions of the Soviet space exploration program on culture and everyday life in Eastern Europe, especially in the Soviet Union itself.
