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Soviet space mythologies : public images, private memories, and the making of a cultural identity /

Slava Gerovitch, Author | Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press | Pitt series in Russian and East European studies | 2015

"From the start, the Soviet human space program had an identity crisis. Were cosmonauts heroic pilots steering their craft through the dangers of space, or were they mere passengers riding safely aboard fully automated machines? Tensions between[...]

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Into the cosmos : space exploration and Soviet culture

James T. Andrews, Editor ; Asif A. Siddiqi, Editor | Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press | Pitt series in Russian and East European studies | 2011

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