Sputnik’s legacy behind the Iron Curtain

By Vasili Kharchenko | Tuesday, October 9, 2007 | The Boston Globe

“FIFTY YEARS ago the skies were opened for me and became a part of my world. It was done by the first Sputnik, a small metallic ball rotating around Earth. Many people have described how Sputnik changed the United States. I, a former Russian scientist now living in the United States, would like to share a vision of the Sputnik impact from the other side of the Iron Curtain….”…BS

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/10/09/sputniks_legacy_behind_the_iron_curtain?mode=PF

 

 

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