Cosmonaut : A Cultural History PDF
by Cathleen S. Lewis
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How the public image of the Sovietcosmonaut was designed and reimagined over time
Inthis book, Cathleen Lewis discusses how the public image of the Sovietcosmonaut developed beginning in the 1950s and the ways this icon has beenreinterpreted throughout the years and in contemporary Russia. Compilingmaterial and cultural representations of the cosmonaut program, Lewis providesa new perspective on the story of Soviet spaceflight, highlighting how the governmenthas celebrated figures such as Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova through newspapers,radio, parades, monuments, museums, films, and even postage stamps and lapelpins.
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- Pages:324 pages
- Publisher:University of Florida Press
- Publication Date:08/08/2023
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- ISBN:9781683403814
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:324 pages
- Publisher:University of Florida Press
- Publication Date:08/08/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781683403814