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Topic: Yuri's Day: The Road to the Stars (graphic novel)
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gliderpilotuk Member Posts: 3398 From: London, UK Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-29-2011 12:42 PM
According to BBC News, a comic book written by Wiltshire space enthusiasts about Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin has been condemned as propaganda in Russia. The graphic novel, Yuri's day, The Road to the Stars, has been featured on Russian TV and newspapers.Illustrator Andrew King said: "It was a bit alarming to hear of former cosmonauts accusing us of propaganda and distorting history." But the publisher admitted the book shows "the dark side of Soviet life". |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-29-2011 12:50 PM
For more about Yuri's Day: The Road to the Stars, see its official website.That it's attracting controversy in Russia shouldn't be too surprising for those who have been following the discussion about Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin by Piers Bizony. Yuri's Day is based on Starman. To paraphrase S.R. Hadden from the movie Contact, "Why write one [inaccurate history] when you can have two at twice the price?" |
perssj Member Posts: 73 From: Sweden Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 05-22-2011 10:12 AM
An interesting book giving us good old story from 1961.Editor's note: Threads merged. | |
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