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About this book
How the public image of the Soviet cosmonaut was designed and reimagined over time
In this book, Cathleen Lewis discusses how the public image of the Soviet cosmonaut developed beginning in the 1950s and the ways this icon has been reinterpreted throughout the years and in contemporary Russia. Compiling material and cultural representations of the cosmonaut program, Lewis provides a new perspective on the story of Soviet spaceflight, highlighting how the government has celebrated figures such as Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova through newspapers, radio, parades, monuments, museums, films, and even postage stamps and lapel pins.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Note on Transliterations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Birth of the Cosmonaut: “Real Cosmonaut Lives” as a Guide to Youth, the Nation, and the World
- 3. The Women: The Collison of Expectations in Domestic and International Politics
- 4. New Cultures of the Cosmonaut: Collectibles, Monuments, and Film
- 5. A Removal and Three Deaths: The Declining Official Need for Heroes
- 6. Outpost in the Near Frontier: Orbiting Space Stations during the Era of Stagnation
- 7. Remembrance of Hopes Past: Nostalgia and Editing Public History
- 8. Epilogue
- Chronology
- Library of Congress System Russian Transliteration Table
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author