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Dictatorship of the air : aviation culture and the fate of modern Russia / Scott W. Palmer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge centennial of flightPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: xx, 307 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521859573 (hardback)
  • 9780521859578 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 629.1300947 22
LOC classification:
  • TL 515 P176d 2006
Online resources:
Partial contents:
Imperial aviation, 1909-1917 -- The dawn of Russian aviation -- "The air fleet is the strength of Russia" -- The origins and institutions of the Soviet air fleet, 1917-1929 -- Mandating Red aviation -- The images and institutions of Soviet air-mindedness -- Aeronautical iconography and political legitimacy -- Aviation in service to the state -- Soviet aviation in the age of Stalin, 1929-1945 -- Soviet aviation and Stalinist culture -- "Higher, faster, farther!" -- Red phoenix.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección de Tecnología Humanidades (4to. Piso) TL 515 P176d 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000083071

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-298) and index.

Imperial aviation, 1909-1917 -- The dawn of Russian aviation -- "The air fleet is the strength of Russia" -- The origins and institutions of the Soviet air fleet, 1917-1929 -- Mandating Red aviation -- The images and institutions of Soviet air-mindedness -- Aeronautical iconography and political legitimacy -- Aviation in service to the state -- Soviet aviation in the age of Stalin, 1929-1945 -- Soviet aviation and Stalinist culture -- "Higher, faster, farther!" -- Red phoenix.

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