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Space exploration on Soviet stamps
Soviet space exploration history has been well documented on Soviet stamps. These
Soviet stamps cover a broad spectrum of subjects related to the
Soviet space program. While much of the focus has been placed on the nation's
notable "firsts" in space flight, including: Earth orbiting
satellite,
Sputnik 1;
animal in space, the dog
Laika on
Sputnik 2;
human in space and Earth orbit,
Yuri Gagarin on
Vostok 1; first spacewalk,
Alexei Leonov on
Voskhod 2;
woman in space,
Valentina Tereshkova on
Vostok 6;
Moon impact, 1959, and uncrewed landing;
space station; and
interplanetary probe; numerous stamps have paid tribute to more general
astronomical topics as well.
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Further reading
- Gurevich, Iakov Borisovich and Vladimir Il'ich Shcherbakov. Kosmicheskaia filateliia: katalog-spravochnik. Moscow: Radio i sviaz, 1986, 126p.
- Kvasnikov, IU. S. Rossiiskaia kosmonavtika na pochtovykh markakh 1951–1995. Moscow: Novosti Kosmonavtiki?, 1996, 154p.
- Kvasnikov, Yuri. Russian Cosmonautics On Postage Stamps. Falkirk: Astro Space Stamp Society, 1999, 35p.
- Reichman, James G. Soviet and Russian philatelic items related to dogs in space. Mesa, Arizona, James G. Reichman, 2012, 97p.
- Sashenkov, Evgeniĭ Petrovich. Sovetskaia kosmonavtika v filatelii: katalog-spravochnik. Moscow: Glavnaia Filatelisticheskaia kontora, Soiuzpechati Ministerstva sviazi SSSR, 1967, 138p.
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