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Soviet space dreams: looking for the legacy of the USSR’s cult of outer space

Throughout the life of the USSR, outer space was a place of utopia, a zone where science, technology, art and fantasy soared beyond the brute realities of communism. What’s the legacy of those cosmic dreams today?

Photography

Event horizon: Scenes from the frontier of extraterrestrial exploration

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Feature

Cult of the cosmic: How space travel became the unofficial religion of the USSR

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Feature

Dressing Solaris: Notes from the costume designer of the greatest ever Soviet sci-fi movie

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Film

Exhibition space: How the greatest show on earth is counting down to lift-off

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Photography

Rockets away: The space race remade as child’s play

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Photography

Inner space: At home with the cosmonauts of Star City

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