Mythology of Soviet Space
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Mythology of Soviet Space
14.99 €
Soviet space mythology arose under the pressure of conflicting forces – demands for secrecy, on the one hand, and requests for propaganda, on the other. From cultural memory erased any mistakes and failures associated with space, and the story boiled down to a set of clichés: flawless astronauts performed error-free flights with the help of trouble-free technology. But the image of the hero-pilot was poorly combined with the image of the passenger of a fully automated ship. Both engineers who created space technology in complete obscurity, and astronauts forced to engage in propaganda work instead of preparing for new flights, tried to counter the myths of official history with the help of word-of-mouth stories that grew into a kind of counter-myths. Based on extensive archival research and interviews with cosmonauts and engineers, this book traces the formation of Soviet space myths and counter-myths and their relationship to the changing image of the cosmos in Soviet and post-Soviet culture.
Vyacheslav Gerovich is a historian of science and technology, author of books and articles on the history of Soviet cybernetics, cosmonautics, mathematics and computing, head of a research project on the oral history of Soviet mathematics. Teacher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Vyacheslav Gerovich is a historian of science and technology, author of books and articles on the history of Soviet cybernetics, cosmonautics, mathematics and computing, head of a research project on the oral history of Soviet mathematics. Teacher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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