Soviet space culture [electronic resource] : cosmic enthusiasm in socialist societies / edited by Eva Maurer, Julia Richers, Monica Rüthers and Carmen Scheide.
During the late 50s and early 60s, the Soviet Union boasted an impressive succession of 'space firsts': the first satellite, the first dog, the first man, and the first woman in space were all sent there by the leading socialist country. The influence of the Sputnik and cosmonaut Yuri Gaga...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: What does 'space culture' Mean in Soviet society?; E. Maurer, J. Richers, M. Ruthers & C. Scheide
- Writing about Soviet Space Exploration: A Short Overview over the State of Research; J. Richers
- PART I: SPIRITUALITY, TRANSCENDENCE AND SOVIET UTOPIANISM IN REFLECTIONS ON SPACE TRAVEL
- Introduction: Spirituality, Transcendence and Soviet Utopianism in Reflections on Space Travel; E. Maurer & J. Richers
- The Conquest of Space and the Bliss of the Atoms
- Konstantin Tsiolkovskii; M. Hagemeister
- Empty/Void Space and the Cybernetic God: Kosmos in the Works of StanisLaw Lem and the Strugatsky Brothers; T. Grob
- The Contested Skies: The Battle of Science and Religion in the Soviet Planetarium; V. Smolkin
- PART II: REMEMBERING SPACE, CONSTRUCTING HEROES
- Introduction: Remembering Space, Constructing Heroes; C. Scheide & M. Ruthers
- Memories of Space and the Spaces of Memory: Remembering Sergei Korolev; S. Gerovitch
- The Heroic and the Ordinary: Photographic Representations of Soviet Cosmonauts in the Early 1960's; I. Kohonen
- 'Let's Find Out Where the Cosmonaut School Is': Soviet Girls and Cosmic Visions in the Aftermath of Tereshkova; R. Sylvester
- Constructing Cosmic Enthusiasm: A Case Study of the Krasnodar Territory; A. Eremeeva
- Propaganda and Cultural History of Cosmonautics: The Example of Regional Public Organizations; V. Sadym
- PART III: PERFORMING SPACE IN WORLD POLITICS: COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIALITY
- Introduction: Performing Space in World Politics: Communications and Mediality; M. Ruthers
- Sputnik Goes to Brussels: The Exhibition of a Soviet Technological Wonder; L. Siegelbaum
- Soviet Cosmonauts and American Astronauts in Yugoslavia
- Who Did the Yugoslavs Love More?; R. Vucetic
- Children and the Cosmos as Projects of the Future and Ambassadors of Soviet Leadership; M. Ruthers
- PART IV: SPACE IN POPULAR CULTURE
- Introduction: Space in Popular Culture; J. Richers & M. Ruthers
- A Dream Come True: Close Encounters with Outer Space in Soviet Popular Scientific Journals of the 1950's and 60's; M. Schwartz
- Space Exploration in Russian and Western Popular Culture: Wishful Thinking, Conspiracy Theories and other Related Issues; A. Rogatchevski
- Two Images of a Spaceman in Estonian Art: The Missing Myth of a Hero and the Fable of Failure; A. Porri
- Epilogue: End of Utopia, Start of Nostalgia
- From 'Cosmic Enthusiasm' to 'Nostalgia for the Future': A Tale of Soviet Space Culture; A. Siddiqi
- Appendix.