a story about Vladimir Kamarov and Yuri Gagarin

pauldun170 · 03-22-2011, 03:55 PM

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So there's a cosmonaut up in space, circling the globe, convinced he will never make it back to Earth; he's on the phone with Alexei Kosygin — then a high official of the Soviet Union — who is crying because he, too, thinks the cosmonaut will die.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/20...crying-in-rage

Archren · 03-22-2011, 04:23 PM

Apparently the author of the blog responded to some commentary from readers (see link at the bottom of the article ). Apparently some people brought up some questions as to the validity of the book, being as the narrative relies heavily on one former KGB agent's account. The blog author said he would do some more delving into the subject, so I guess in time we will see.

That said, whether the particular book is true or not, his death was still tragic.

pauldun170 · 03-22-2011, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Archren

Apparently the author of the blog responded to some commentary from readers (see link at the bottom of the article ). Apparently some people brought up some questions as to the validity of the book, being as the narrative relies heavily on one former KGB agent's account. The blog author said he would do some more delving into the subject, so I guess in time we will see.

That said, whether the particular book is true or not, his death was still tragic.

I thought the image of the open casket funeral to pretty powerful.

fatbuckRTO · 03-22-2011, 06:23 PM

In Soviet Russia, space explores you!

Papa_Complex · 03-23-2011, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by fatbuckRTO

In Soviet Russia, space explores you!

Didn't know that Yakov Smirnoff was a fan of HP Lovecraft.

03-22-2011, 04:23 PM	#2
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03-22-2011, 06:23 PM	#4
fatbuckRTO This is not the sig line. Join Date: Dec 2008 Moto: Be prepared. What? Oh, moto... Posts: 1,279	In Soviet Russia, space explores you! __________________ This was no time for half measures. He was a captain, godsdammit. An officer. Things like this didn't present a problem for an officer. Officers had a tried and tested way of solving problems like this. It was called a sergeant. -Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!