Soviet Space Culture

Cosmic Enthusiasm in Socialist Societies

By: Eva Maurer (Editor), Julia Richers (Editor), Monica Ruthers (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 September 2011 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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List of Figures	p. viii
Preface	p. x
Notes on Contributors	p. xi
Introduction: What Does 'Space Culture' Mean in Soviet Society?	p. 1
Space is the Place! Writing About Soviet Space Exploration	p. 10
Spirituality, Transcendence and Soviet Utopianism
Introduction to Part I	p. 23
The Conquest of Space and the Bliss of the Atoms: Konstantin Tsiolkovskii	p. 27
Into the Void: Philosophical Fantasy and Fantastic Philosophy in the Works of Stanisiaw Lem and the Strugatskii Brothers	p. 42
The Contested Skies: The Battle of Science and Religion in the Soviet Planetarium	p. 57
Remembering Space, Constructing Heroes
Introduction to Part II	p. 81
Memories of Space and Spaces of Memory: Remembering Sergei Korolev	p. 85
The Heroic and the Ordinary: Photographic Representations of Soviet Cosmonauts in the Early 1960s	p. 103
'Let's Find Out Where the Cosmonaut School Is': Soviet Girls and Cosmic Visions in the Aftermath of Tereshkova	p. 121
The Regional Dimension of Space Propaganda	p. 139
Propaganda of the Historical and Cultural Heritage of Cosmonautics: The Experience of Russian Regional Non-Governmental Organizations	p. 151
Performing Space in World Politics: Communications and Mediality
Introduction to Part III	p. 167
Sputnik Goes to Brussels: The Exhibition of a Soviet Technological Wonder	p. 170
Soviet Cosmonauts and American Astronauts in Yugoslavia: Who Did the Yugoslavs Love More?	p. 188
Children and the Cosmos as Projects of the Future and Ambassadors of Soviet Leadership	p. 206
Space in Popular Culture
Introduction to Part IV	p. 229
A Dream Come True: Close Encounters with Outer Space in Soviet Popular Scientific Journals of the 1950s and 1960s	p. 232
Space Exploration in Russian and Western Popular Culture: Wishful Thinking, Conspiracy Theories and Other Related Issues	p. 251
Two Images of a Spaceman in Estonian Art: The Missing Myth of a Hero and the Fable of Failure	p. 266
Epilogue: From Utopia to Nostalgia
From Cosmic Enthusiasm to Nostalgia for the Future: A Tale of Soviet Space Culture	p. 283
Select Bibliography	p. 307
Index	p. 315
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