Comments on: Covers from 1960s Russian tech-youth mag, and other SF/space art of the era http://boingboing.net/2012/06/22/covers-from-1960s-russian-tech.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 01:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Chentzilla http://boingboing.net/2012/06/22/covers-from-1960s-russian-tech.html#comment-1457313 Chentzilla Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=167313#comment-1457313 They also had The Neverending Story game for Russian programmable calculator in this magazine sometime around the film hit the screens (that was, of course, much later). They also had The Neverending Story game for Russian programmable calculator in this magazine sometime around the film hit the screens (that was, of course, much later).

]]> By: Its Nice Dn.-Here http://boingboing.net/2012/06/22/covers-from-1960s-russian-tech.html#comment-1456934 Its Nice Dn.-Here Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=167313#comment-1456934 Yes, or a kind of a Dyson sphere. The cutaway on top shows a 'protective cover, living and industrial belts, a subway and some piping (with the steam intakes)'. On the big cutaway the feeding system with the steaming water layer around the core also added. The motto is 'through space into eternity', but it sounds kinda overoptimistic on eternity taking into account a non-sustainable source of a steam. Yes, or a kind of a Dyson sphere. The cutaway on top shows a ‘protective cover, living and industrial belts, a subway and some piping (with the steam intakes)’. On the big cutaway the feeding system with the steaming water layer around the core also added. The motto is ‘through space into eternity’, but it sounds kinda overoptimistic on eternity taking into account a non-sustainable source of a steam.

]]> By: Halloween_Jack http://boingboing.net/2012/06/22/covers-from-1960s-russian-tech.html#comment-1456759 Halloween_Jack Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=167313#comment-1456759 I want to make a "In Soviet Russia" joke about the gargantuan flying space-eyeball ship, but I can't--it's too awesome.  I want to make a “In Soviet Russia” joke about the gargantuan flying space-eyeball ship, but I can’t–it’s too awesome. 

]]> By: HahTse http://boingboing.net/2012/06/22/covers-from-1960s-russian-tech.html#comment-1456352 HahTse Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=167313#comment-1456352  This is generally the case with "soviet" SciFi-Books and their covers. Say what you will, some of the best Science Fiction ever was written in the eastern bloc.  This is generally the case with “soviet” SciFi-Books and their covers. Say what you will, some of the best Science Fiction ever was written in the eastern bloc.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/06/22/covers-from-1960s-russian-tech.html#comment-1456348 Stefan Jones Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=167313#comment-1456348 Any translators here? The sphere on the left, if I had to guess, is a planet transformed into a spaceship, with  domed cities and motors powered by geothermal taps. (Olaf Stapledon imagine interstellar travel via flying planet in <I>Star Maker</I>.) Any translators here?

The sphere on the left, if I had to guess, is a planet transformed into a spaceship, with  domed cities and motors powered by geothermal taps. (Olaf Stapledon imagine interstellar travel via flying planet in Star Maker.)

]]> By: Andrew Singleton http://boingboing.net/2012/06/22/covers-from-1960s-russian-tech.html#comment-1456223 Andrew Singleton Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=167313#comment-1456223 Trippy and awesome cover work. Trippy and awesome cover work.

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