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A wonderful, whimsical journey through the pioneering space-race graphics of the former Soviet UnionThis otherworldly collection of Soviet space-race graphics takes readers on a cosmic adventure through Cold War-era Russia. Created against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, the extraordinary images featured, taken from the period's hugely successful popular-science magazines, were a vital tool for the promotion of state ideology. Presenting more than 250 illustrations - depicting daring discoveries, scientific innovations, futuristic visions, and extraterrestrial encounters - Soviet Space Graphics unlocks the door to the creative inner workings of the USSR.
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Soviet Space Graphics, Detlef Mertins
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Soviet Space Graphics
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Detlef Mertins
- Publisher
- Phaidon Verlag GmbH
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 1838660534
- ISBN13
- 9781838660536
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, History, Art, Design, Space, Russia
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- A wonderful, whimsical journey through the pioneering space-race graphics of the former Soviet UnionThis otherworldly collection of Soviet space-race graphics takes readers on a cosmic adventure through Cold War-era Russia. Created against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, the extraordinary images featured, taken from the period's hugely successful popular-science magazines, were a vital tool for the promotion of state ideology. Presenting more than 250 illustrations - depicting daring discoveries, scientific innovations, futuristic visions, and extraterrestrial encounters - Soviet Space Graphics unlocks the door to the creative inner workings of the USSR.