Into the Cosmos - Space Exploration and Soviet Culture

The launch of the Sputnik satellite in October 1957 changed the course of human history. In the span of a few years, Soviets sent the first animal into space, the first man, and the first woman. These events were a direct challenge to the United States and the capitalist model that claimed ownership of scientific aspiration and achievement. Into the Cosmos shows us the fascinating interplay of Soviet politics, science, and culture during the Khrushchev era, and how the space program became a binding force between these elements.

About the author

James T. Andrews (Editor)
James T. Andrews is professor of modern Russian history at Iowa State University, and director of the Humanities Center. He is the author or editor of four books, including Red Cosmos: K. E. Tsiolkovskii, Grandfather of Soviet Rocketry; Science for the Masses: The Bolshevik State, Public Science, and the Popular Imagination in Soviet Russia, 1917-1934; and Maksim Gor'kii, Science, and Revolution.

Asif A. Siddiqi (Editor)
Asif A. Siddiqi is professor of history at Fordham University in New York. He writes and teaches on the history of science and technology as well as on modern Russian history. His books include The Red Rockets' Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 and the forthcoming Departure Gates: Global Histories of Space on Earth. Siddiqi is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (2015) and the coeditor of the Studies in the History of Science and Technology series at Johns Hopkins University Press.

Summary

Into the Cosmos shows us the fascinating interplay of Soviet politics, science, and culture during the Khrushchev era, and how the space program became a binding force between these elements.

Product details

• Assisted by: James T Andrews (Editor), James T. Andrews (Editor), Asif Siddiqi (Editor), Asif A Siddiqi (Editor), Asif A. Siddiqi (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2011
• EAN: 9780822961611
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6161-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 238 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 530 g
• Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies; Pitt Series in Russian and Eas; Russian and East European Stud; Pitt Series in Russian and Eas; Russian and East European Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries