{"product_id":"soviet-space-culture-cosmic-enthusiasm-in-socialist-societies-9781349324378","title":"Soviet Space Culture Cosmic Enthusiasm in Socialist Societies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Notes on Contributors Introduction: What does 'space culture' Mean in Soviet society?; E.Maurer , J.Richers , M.Rüthers \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; M.Rüthers Memories of Space and the Spaces of Memory: Remembering Sergei Korolev; S.Gerovitch The Heroic and the Ordinary: Photographic Representati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Notes on Contributors Introduction: What does 'space culture' Mean in Soviet society?; E.Maurer , J.Richers , M.Rüthers \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp;  M.Rüthers 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.Rüthers 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.Vu?etic Children and the Cosmos as Projects of the Future and Ambassadors of Soviet Leadership; M.Rüthers PART IV: SPACE IN POPULAR CULTURE Introduction: Space in Popular Culture; J.Richers \u0026amp;  M.Rüthers 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","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187283976535,"sku":"9781349324378","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/soviet-space-culture-cosmic-enthusiasm-in-socialist-societies-9781349324378","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}